Reusable camera system which authenticates a refill station
First Claim
1. A system for authentication of the refilling of a recyclable, one-time use, instant printing digital camera which has an internal ink supply and print media for the printing out of images sensed by said camera, said system comprising:
- a communications connector within said camera for connection to a corresponding communications link of a refill station during replenishment of ink of the ink supply and print media of the camera effected at said refill station; and
an interrogation means stored in said camera and connected to said connector to interrogate the refill station during replenishment of the ink and print media so as to determine the authenticity of the refill station.
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Abstract
A system for authentication of the refill of a camera system having an internal ink supply and print media for the printing out of images sensed by the camera system, the system comprising: refill means for providing a supply of the ink and print media to the camera system; communication connection means within the camera system adapted to interconnect with a corresponding communication connection means within the refill station; a camera system interrogation means stored internally to the camera system and adapted to utilize the communication connection means to interrogate the refill station so as to determine the authenticity there of. The camera system interrogation means can be created on a silicon chip integrated circuit stored within the camera system, with the camera system interrogation means being created on the same silicon chip as an image sensor for sensing images by the camera system. The communication connection means can be a JTAG interface of the chip.
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1. A system for authentication of the refilling of a recyclable, one-time use, instant printing digital camera which has an internal ink supply and print media for the printing out of images sensed by said camera, said system comprising:
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a communications connector within said camera for connection to a corresponding communications link of a refill station during replenishment of ink of the ink supply and print media of the camera effected at said refill station; and
an interrogation means stored in said camera and connected to said connector to interrogate the refill station during replenishment of the ink and print media so as to determine the authenticity of the refill station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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