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US 2006/0139421 A1Published application
Liquid container and recording apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKenji Kitabatake, Kimiyuki Hayasaki, Nobuyuki Hatasa, Takayuki Ochiai, Shinji Watanabe
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Abstract
A liquid container that can present various information using illumination of a light-emitting unit includes an IC package having a storage element and the light-emitting unit. The storage element stores information used for controlling the amount of light emitted from an LED included in the light-emitting unit, so that variation in brightness of the light-emitting unit can be reduced and the information can be adequately presented.
Claims14
A liquid container for storing liquid used in a recording apparatus, the container comprising:
- an electrical contact facilitating electrical connection with the recording apparatus;
- a light-emitting unit configured to emit light based on an input signal supplied through the electrical contact;
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- a storing unit that stores light amount information for controlling an amount of light emitted from the light-emitting unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.