Apparatus, a system and a method for testing a cartridge
First Claim
1. An apparatus for testing a cartridge in a printer for a defect wherein the printer has a port wherein the defect of the cartridge is identified by a yield test and a post test, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing having walls defining an interior wherein the housing has an exterior surface;
a logical device within the interior of the housing wherein a power source supplies a voltage to the logical device wherein the logical device is programmed to instruct the printer to perform the yield test and the pulse test;
a user interface located on the exterior surface of the housing wherein the user interface is connected to the logical device wherein the yield test or the post test is selected with the user interface and further wherein the logical device is programmed to produce a signal corresponding to the yield test and the post test; and
a connector on the exterior surface of the housing wherein the connector connects to the logical device wherein the logical device communicates with the printer via the connector and the port of the printer wherein the signal is transmitted from the logical device to the printer via the connector and the port of the printer and further wherein the cartridge prints a page of paper based on the signal from the logical device.
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Abstract
An apparatus, a system and a method are provided for testing a cartridge. The apparatus and/or the system is attached and/or is connected to the printer containing the cartridge via a port of the printer. The apparatus and/or the system communicates with and/or controls the printer. The apparatus and/or the system transmits a signal to the printer. The printer prints one or more pages of paper to test a quality, an effectiveness, a longevity and/or a durability of the toner cartridge. A user inspects and/or reviews one or more pages of paper printed by the cartridge to determine the quality, the effectiveness, the longevity and/or the durability of the toner cartridge.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for testing a cartridge in a printer for a defect wherein the printer has a port wherein the defect of the cartridge is identified by a yield test and a post test, the apparatus comprising:
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a housing having walls defining an interior wherein the housing has an exterior surface;
a logical device within the interior of the housing wherein a power source supplies a voltage to the logical device wherein the logical device is programmed to instruct the printer to perform the yield test and the pulse test;
a user interface located on the exterior surface of the housing wherein the user interface is connected to the logical device wherein the yield test or the post test is selected with the user interface and further wherein the logical device is programmed to produce a signal corresponding to the yield test and the post test; and
a connector on the exterior surface of the housing wherein the connector connects to the logical device wherein the logical device communicates with the printer via the connector and the port of the printer wherein the signal is transmitted from the logical device to the printer via the connector and the port of the printer and further wherein the cartridge prints a page of paper based on the signal from the logical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for testing a cartridge in a printer for a defect wherein the printer has a port wherein the printer performs a test to identify the defect of the cartridge wherein a page of paper is printed by the cartridge based on the tests, the system comprising:
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a housing having walls defining an interior wherein the housing has an exterior surface;
a logical device within the interior of the housing wherein the logical device is programmed to instruct the printer to perform the tests;
a battery within the interior of the housing wherein the battery provides a voltage to the logical device;
a user interface on the exterior surface of the housing wherein the user interface is connected to the logical device wherein one of the tests is selected with the user interface and further wherein a signal corresponding to one of the tests is produced by the logical device; and
a connector on the exterior surface of the housing wherein the connector is connected to the logical device wherein the signal from the logical device is transmitted to the printer via the connector and the port of the printer and further wherein the printer executes one of the tests based on the signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for testing a cartridge in a printer for a defect wherein the printer has a port wherein the defect of the cartridge is identified by a post test or a yield test, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a housing having walls defining an interior wherein the housing has an exterior surface wherein a logical device is located within the interior of the housing wherein a user interface is located on the exterior surface of the housing wherein the user interface is connected to the logical device;
providing a voltage to the logical device wherein the voltage is continuous and uninterrupted;
programming the logical device to instruct the printer to execute the post test and the yield test; and
transmitting a signal from the logical device to the printer via the port of the printer wherein the signal corresponds to the post test or the yield test and further wherein the signal instructs the printer to execute the post test or the yield test. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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