Systems for configuring settings of an electronic device for customization thereof

A system for configuring one or more settings of an imaging device, the system comprising:

• a portion of an outer casing of the imaging device mountable on a support of the imaging device;
• an optical member on the portion of the outer casing having an optical characteristic that is indicative of configuration settings to be used by the imaging device among a plurality of possible configurations settings for the imaging device;
• an optical sensor positioned to detect the optical characteristic of the optical member when the portion of the outer casing of the imaging device is mounted on the support;
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• a controller communicatively coupled to the optical sensor and operative to adjust one or more configuration settings of the imaging device based upon the detected optical characteristic of the optical member.

An image forming device, comprising:

• a replaceable component having a transmissive region composed of a transmissive material that allows a fraction of optical energy received by the transmissive region to pass through the transmissive material modifying an amount of optical energy that leaves the transmissive region relative to an amount of optical energy received by the transmissive region;
• an optical sensor positioned to detect the amount of optical energy that leaves the transmissive region when the replaceable component is installed on the image forming device;
• memory having stored therein a plurality of transmissivity values associated with a plurality of possible configuration settings for the image forming device;
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• a controller communicatively coupled to the optical sensor and the memory, the controller operative to compare the detected amount of optical energy that leaves the transmissive region relative to the amount of optical energy received by the transmissive region to the stored plurality of transmissivity values to determine configuration settings corresponding to the detected amount of optical energy that leaves the transmissive region relative to the amount of optical energy received by the transmissive region, and to configure the image forming device based upon the determined configuration settings.

A system for configuring one or more settings of an electronic device, the system comprising:

• a portion of an outer casing of the electronic device mountable on a support of the electronic device;
• an optical member on the portion of the outer casing having an optical characteristic that is indicative of configuration settings to be used by the electronic device among a plurality of possible configurations settings for the electronic device;
• an optical sensor positioned to detect the optical characteristic of the optical member when the portion of the outer casing of the electronic device is mounted on the support;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to the optical sensor and operative to adjust one or more configuration settings of the electronic device based upon the detected optical characteristic of the optical member.

An electronic device, comprising:

• a replaceable component having a transmissive region composed of a transmissive material that allows a fraction of optical energy received by the transmissive region to pass through the transmissive material modifying an amount of optical energy that leaves the transmissive region relative to an amount of optical energy received by the transmissive region;
• an optical sensor positioned to detect the amount of optical energy that leaves the transmissive region when the replaceable component is installed on the electronic device;
• memory having stored therein a plurality of transmissivity values associated with a plurality of possible configuration settings for the electronic device;
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• a controller communicatively coupled to the optical sensor and the memory, the controller operative to compare the detected amount of optical energy that leaves the transmissive region relative to the amount of optical energy received by the transmissive region to the stored plurality of transmissivity values to determine configuration settings corresponding to the detected amount of optical energy that leaves the transmissive region relative to the amount of optical energy received by the transmissive region, and to configure the electronic device based upon the determined configuration settings.