Image forming and office automation device consumable with memory
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1. An image forming device which comprises:
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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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Abstract
A consumable having a memory device for storing information such as usage information to be used by a the original manufacturer or re-manufacturer. The memory device can also be used to provided software updates or patches for the microcomputers within an image forming or other office automation device.
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10 Claims
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1. An image forming device which comprises:
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a housing; a print engine residing within the housing a 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A consumable for image forming devices which comprises:
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a consumable housing; and a nonvolatile memory device attached to the consumable housing and configured to communicate electronically with the image forming device and to store data received from a connected host device. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A toner cartridge for image forming devices which comprises:
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a housing; and a memory device attached thereto configured to communicate electronically with the image forming device and to store data received from a connected host device. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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