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Method and apparatus for checking compatibility of a replaceable printing component

  • US 6,722,753 B2
  • Filed: 10/15/2002
  • Issued: 04/20/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A replaceable marking component for a marking system, the marking system having at least one replaceable marking component, the replaceable marking component comprising:

  • an information storage device responsive to marking system control signals for transferring information between the replaceable marking component and the marking 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 marking system, wherein the data specifying the particular data organization is a three-bit value representing that the data format is a fixed data format.

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