Dynamic address change optimizations
AssigneeLexmark International, Inc.
InventorsZachary Fister, Gregory Scott Woods
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Abstract
A method of setting an address of a component that includes determining a characterization value associated with a consumable, calculating a number of address change operations based upon the characterization value, and setting a last address generated from the number of address change operations as the new address of the component, wherein the characterization value is determined based upon a usage of the consumable.
Claims20
A method of setting an address of a component, comprising:
- determining a characterization value associated with a consumable;
- calculating a number of address changes based upon the characterization value;
- sending a number of address change commands equal to the calculated number of address changes to the component;
- and
- setting the address of the component to a last address generated by the component in the course of performing a number of address change operations, wherein the number of address change operations corresponds to the number of address change commands.
A method of setting an address of a component in an imaging device, comprising:
- determining a characterization value associated with a consumable of the imaging device;
- performing a number of address change operations based upon the characterization value;
- and
- setting a last address generated from the number of address change operations as the address of the component, wherein the characterization value is based upon a usage of the consumable such that the number of address change operations is dependent upon the usage of the consumable.
A method of setting a new address of a component, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of address change commands;
- performing a number of address change operations corresponding to the plurality of address change commands;
- and
- setting a last address generated from the number of address change operations as the new address, wherein the number of address change operations is dependent upon a usage of a consumable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.