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Liquid container and liquid supplying system

  • US 8,678,569 B2
  • Filed: 03/16/2010
  • Issued: 03/25/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An ink container comprising:

  • a chamber configured to contain ink;

    a light emitter positioned outside of the chamber;

    a memory positioned outside of the chamber and storing container discrimination information that indicates a color of the ink in the chamber;

    an electrical contact positioned outside of the chamber; and

    a control circuit positioned outside of the chamber and configured;

    (i) to receive information via the electrical contact,(ii) to turn on the light emitter, if the received information includes information corresponding to the container discrimination information stored in the memory and a turn-on code for turning on the light emitter, and(iii) to turn off the light emitter, if the received information includes information corresponding to the container discrimination information stored in the memory and a turn-off code for turning off the light emitter.

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