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US 7,404,616 B2Granted
Printhead cartridge having an integrated circuit storing an identifier for use in mobile device
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsKia Silverbrook, Richard Thomas Plunkett, Simon Robert Walmsley, Paul Lapstun
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Abstract
A replaceable cartridge for installation in a mobile device, the cartridge comprising: a printhead; one or more ink reservoirs for supplying ink to the printhead; and an integrated circuit for enabling validation of the cartridge upon installation of the cartridge into the mobile device, the integrated circuit including non-volatile memory for storing secret information.
Claims14
A replaceable cartridge for installation in a mobile device, the cartridge comprising:
- a printhead;
- a capping mechanism including a capper moveable between;
- a capping position in which the capper is urged into engagement with the printhead;
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- an uncapped position in which the capper is displaced away from the printhead;
- one or more ink reservoirs for supplying ink to the printhead;
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- an integrated circuit with non-volatile memory storing information regarding at least characteristic of the cartridge such that upon installation of the cartridge into the mobile device, interrogation of the integrated circuit provides the information to the mobile device.
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