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US 6,584,290 B2Granted
System for providing information for a customer replaceable unit
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsKarl E. Kurz, Daniel A. Chiesa, Tom W. Claessens
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Abstract
An information system for informing a user about consumable components such as a CRU using printed documents in an electrostatographic system.
Claims22
A printing system comprising:
- a printing machine;
- and
- a replaceable unit comprising:
- (a) a container for containing a marking substance used in a printing process in the printing machine, the container having a first volume of substance prior to use in the printing machine and a second volume of substance less than the first volume after use;
- and (b) a memory storage device integral with the container, the memory storage device including data about the replaceable unit;
- wherein the replaceable unit is adapted to communicate with the printing machine and wherein the printing machine is adapted to automatically produce a human readable document upon reaching a threshold volume of substance in the container, the document including:
- information on at at least one of recycling and installing the customer replaceable unit.
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A printing system comprising:
- an electrostatographic machine;
- and
- a customer replaceable unit comprising a memory storage device, the memory storage device including data about the customer replaceable unit;
- wherein the customer replaceable unit communicates electronically with the electrostatographic machine and wherein the electrostatographic machine automatically prints a human readable document including information for at least one of recycling and installing the customer replaceable unit upon a threshold condition in the customer replaceable unit.
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A printing system comprising:
- an electrostatographic machine;
- and
- a customer replaceable unit comprising a memory storage device, the memory storage device including data about the customer replaceable unit;
- wherein the customer replaceable unit communicates electronically with the electrostatographic machine and wherein the electrostatographic machine produces a human readable document including order information for the customer replaceable unit upon a condition in the customer replaceable unit;
- wherein the data further comprises information for at least one of recycling and installing the customer replaceable unit and wherein the human readable document further comprises information for at least one of recycling and installing the customer replaceable unit.
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A printing system comprising:
- an electrostatographic machine;
- and
- a customer replaceable unit comprising a memory storage device, the memory storage device including data about the customer replaceable unit;
- wherein the customer replaceable unit communicates electronically with the electrostatographic machine and wherein the electrostatographic machine automatically produces a human readable document including at least one of recycling and installing information for the customer replaceable unit upon a condition in the customer replaceable unit;
- wherein the data is adapted to be electronically communicated to a user at a computer.
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A xerographic apparatus comprising:
- a customer replaceable component including a memory containing data for identifying characteristics of the customer replaceable component;
- wherein the xerographic apparatus automatically sends an electronic mail document including the data and wherein the data relates to at least one of recycling and installing the replacement customer replaceable component.
An apparatus comprising:
- a component for use in a printing machine;
- and
- a memory storage device integral with the component, the memory storage device containing data including an identification code of the apparatus;
- wherein the identification code of the apparatus is electronically readable;
- and further comprising a printing machine associated with the by apparatus, wherein the printing machine is adapted to automatically print a document directed at at least one of recycling and installing the component upon occurrence of a condition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.