Liquid container and liquid supplying system
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Abstract
A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes apparatus electrical contacts corresponding to the liquid containers, respectively, photoreceptor means for receiving light, and an electric circuit connected with a line which is commonly connected with the apparatus electrical contacts, the liquid container includes a container electrical contact electrically connectable with one of the apparatus contacts; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; a controller for controlling emission of light of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative of individual information supplied through the container electrical contact and the information stored in the information storing means.
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32 Claims
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20. A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus,
the recording apparatus including a plurality of liquid container mounting portions, a plurality of apparatus electrical contacts, sending means for sending a signal through a common electrical line, a photoreceptor, and a discriminator for discriminating a matching properness relative to the mounting portion where said liquid container is mounted; -
said liquid containing portion comprising; a plurality of electrical contacts for electrical connection with the apparatus electrical contacts; a liquid container containing the liquid; an information storing portion storing discrimination information; a light emitting portion for emitting light toward the photoreceptor; and a controller for controlling said light emitting portion to emit the light for said discriminator to discriminate the matching properness, on the basis of information supplied by the sending means and said discrimination information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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