×

Method and apparatus for checking compatibility of a replaceable printing component

  • US 6,488,352 B1
  • Filed: 09/03/1998
  • Issued: 12/03/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A replaceable printing component for an ink jet printing system, the ink jet printing system having at least one replaceable printing component, the replaceable printing component comprising:

  • an information storage device responsive to printing system control signals for transferring information between the replaceable printing component and the ink jet printing system, the information storage device having a plurality of data organizations for storing data therein; and

    data stored within the information storage device for specifying a particular data organization from a plurality of data organizations so that information can be selectively transferred between the information storage device and the ink jet printing system, wherein the data specifying the particular data organization is a three-bit value representing that the data format is a fixed data format.

View all claims
  • 3 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×