Methods and apparatus for facilitating installation of imaging media cartridges in imaging apparatus
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorWilliam Leonard Cornelius
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Abstract
The invention provides methods and apparatus for facilitating installation of cartridges containing imaging media cartridges into imaging apparatus, such as printers. In one embodiment of the invention a cartridge is configured to contain imaging media. The cartridge is defined by an outer surface and is configured to be received within a designated receptacle defined within an imaging apparatus. The cartridge includes indicia on the outer surface. The indicia is selected to convey to a user a designated orientation of the cartridge with respect to the designated receptacle.
Claims23
A cartridge configured to contain imaging media, the cartridge defined by an outer surface and configured to be received within a designated receptacle defined within an imaging apparatus, the cartridge comprising indicia on the outer surface, and wherein the indicia is selected to convey to a user a designated orientation of the cartridge with respect to the designated receptacle.
A plurality of cartridges configured to contain imaging media, each cartridge defined by an outer surface and configured to be received within a dedicated receptacle defined within an imaging apparatus, each cartridge comprising a unique indicia on the outer surface of the cartridge, and wherein, when the cartridges are received within the respective designated receptacles, the indicia on the cartridges collectively form an overall pattern.
An imaging apparatus having a surface visible to a user, the imaging apparatus defining at least one designated receptacle configured to receive a cartridge containing imaging media, the imaging apparatus comprising a pattern on the surface, and wherein the pattern is selected to correspond to an essentially identical indicia on a cartridge configured to be received within the receptacle.
An imaging apparatus having a surface visible to a user, the imaging apparatus defining a plurality of receptacles, each receptacle designated to receive a respective dedicated cartridge containing imaging media, the imaging apparatus comprising a pattern on the surface, and wherein the pattern is selected to correspond to an essentially identical pattern which is produced from indicia on the dedicated cartridges when the dedicated cartridges are received within the respective designated receptacles.
A method of identifying a cartridge configured to contain imaging media and to be received within an imaging apparatus, comprising:
- providing a cartridge configured to contain imaging media;
- and
- placing an indicia on the cartridge, and wherein the indicia is selected to convey to a user a designated orientation of the cartridge with respect to the imaging apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.