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Image forming and office automation device consumable with memory

  • US 5,930,553 A
  • Filed: 04/25/1997
  • Issued: 07/27/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An image forming device which comprises:

  • a housing;

    a print engine residing within the housinga printer controller electrically connected to the print engine;

    a consumable having a nonvolatile memory device in electronic communication with the printer controller; and

    a communication channel connected to the printer controller and operatively connectable to a host device to obtain information therefrom and to store received information in the memory device.

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