Secure resource tracker
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1. A system for tracking resource parameters, said system comprising:
- a container of ink having an associated memory tag;
a parameter sensing element sensing a weight of said container of ink; and
a memory tag reader/writer;
in which said system is configured to identify said container of ink based on said memory tag;
in which said system is configured to store information gathered from said parameter sensing element on said memory tag; and
in which said system is configured to verify a strictly decreasing weight of said container of ink for detecting use of an alternative-brand ink.
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Abstract
A system for tracking resource parameters includes a resource having an associated memory tag; a parameter sensing element sensing a parameter of the resource; and a memory tag reader/writer. The system is configured to store information gathered from the parameter sensing element on the memory tag.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for tracking resource parameters, said system comprising:
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a container of ink having an associated memory tag; a parameter sensing element sensing a weight of said container of ink; and a memory tag reader/writer; in which said system is configured to identify said container of ink based on said memory tag; in which said system is configured to store information gathered from said parameter sensing element on said memory tag; and in which said system is configured to verify a strictly decreasing weight of said container of ink for detecting use of an alternative-brand ink. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of monitoring ink usage in a printing system, said method comprising:
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placing an ink container in a resource positioning element wherein said resource positioning element is configured to align a memory tag secured to said ink container and a memory tag reader/writer with a slopping bottom member of said resource positioning element so that said resource will slide to align said memory tag with said memory tag reader/writer; and recording changes in a weight of said ink container on said memory tag secured to said container. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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