CN102442073B - Universal chip, communication method of universal chip, consumable container and imaging equipment - Google Patents
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The invention provides a universal chip for a consumable container, which comprises a memory unit, a control unit, an interface unit, a data acquisition unit and a state machine model selection unit, wherein the memory unit is used for storing information related to the consumable container, including parameter information and metrical information; the control unit is used for controlling the information access in the memory unit; the interface unit is used for providing an interface or a protocol for communication; the data acquisition unit is used for acquiring identification information of imaging equipment; and the state machine model selection unit is used for determining the model of the imaging equipment corresponding to the universal chip currently according to the identification information and a data operation state in which the universal chip is. The invention further provides a communication method of the universal chip, the consumable container with the universal chip and the imaging equipment. By adopting the universal chip, the communication method of the universal chip, the consumable container and the imaging equipment disclosed by the invention, the problem of failed matching between the universal chip and a printer resulted from cross of key authentication information is avoided; furthermore, the universal chip has individual service life.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of general-purpose chip and communication means thereof, specifically, a kind of method that relates to general-purpose chip for consumable container and communicate with imaging device, the invention still further relates on it consumable container that this general-purpose chip is installed, the imaging device that uses this consumable container.
Background technology
The said imaging device of the present invention refers to the signals of telecommunication such as word, pattern is converted to the equipment that forms visual image on the media such as paper, for example printer, duplicator, facsimile machine and the all-in-one multifunctional machine of ink-jet approaches or laser class.
Two class printers commonly used are ink-jet printer and laser printer, and ink-jet printer uses the print cartridge that accommodates ink that the ink of printing use is provided to printer as consumable container, needs on paper, to form word or the pattern printed; Laser printer uses the cartridge that accommodates carbon dust that the carbon dust of printing use is provided to printer as consumable container, on medium, to form, need word or the pattern printed, the image-forming principle of duplicator, facsimile machine and all-in-one multifunctional machine, use consumable container etc. are basic identical with printer.The said consumptive material of the present invention refers to ink or carbon dust, the communication means of general-purpose chip refers to that this general-purpose chip is arranged on consumable container, when consumable container is installed on imaging device while carrying out work, the communication means carried out between general-purpose chip and imaging device master controller.
During imaging device access consumable chip 10, at first consumable chip is verified, whether the key with the checking consumable chip is correct, namely at first by imaging device, send a group key authentication command to consumable chip 10, after consumable chip 10 is received this authentication command, the cryptographic algorithm that taking-up is attached to data in authentication command and consumable chip 10 inside carries out computing and obtains a group key authentication information, then, consumable chip 10 returns to this good key authentication information to imaging device, imaging device judges the legitimacy of this consumable chip 10 according to the information of receiving, if this consumable chip 10 is legal, the consumable chip 10 of coupling is read or write the operation of memory, otherwise, the imaging device prompting makes mistakes or unmatched information.
For example: generally, the key authentication order that A money printer sends is: " 2B8A ... " wherein: " 0X2B " is the key authentication order, " 8A " is the key authentication code, " ... " other value for key authentication code random data group, if the key authentication code is identical, these other Value Datas are also identical, after the consumable chip of A money printer receives this order and data, show that as calculated also the " return " key" authentication information is: " 2B30 ... " after A money printer receives this key authentication information of returning, through confirming, the cipher authentication information that this consumable chip returns is legal, therefore, this printer can carry out read-write operation to the memory of this consumable chip.Similarly, the order of B money printer key authentication is: " 2BE8 ... " after the consumable chip of B money printer receives this order and data, calculating also " return " key" authentication information is: " 2B74 ... " after B money printer received this information, through confirming, the cipher authentication information that this consumable chip returns was legal, therefore, can carry out read-write operation to the memory of this consumable chip.
Usually, the form of the key authentication order that printer sends is identical, that is: 1 byte key authentication order+key authentication random data group, key authentication with the money printer is identical, that is: the key authentication solicited message of same printer model is the same, utilize this characteristics, many producers adopt the whole bag of tricks to obtain authentication code and with manufacture, are common to the general-purpose chip of each type of printer, conventional method is: obtain the key authentication information of 1 byte to authenticate coupling, some producer also arranges a data collecting unit in chip, for gathering the some bytes after key authentication order (as: " 0X2B "), so that printer authenticates coupling, for example: can select the first byte after the key authentication order, as A money printer, select " 0X8A ", and B money printer is selected " 0XE8 ", application the method, can manufacture the consumable chip that is common to each printer--general-purpose chip, yet, increasing along with printer model, the key authentication random information unavoidably there will be the situation of intersection, if still adopt above-mentioned method, carry out the general-purpose chip authentication, tend to occur the situation of general-purpose chip selection printer model confusion, cause printer can not identify the general-purpose chip on the installation cartridge, occur that printer reports an error, make cartridge can't continue to use, and, owing in the general-purpose chip that adopts the method manufacturing, being provided with the information that is applicable to many moneys printer, be provided with the consumable container of this general-purpose chip after on certain printer, finishing using, be installed to again on another printer while using, another printer chip information corresponding because of general-purpose chip was not used, information is still brand-new, there will be still spendable situation of this consumable container of printer prompts, and in fact, consumptive material in this consumable container is finished, can not on another printer, continue to use, if this general-purpose chip is applicable to N money printer, this general-purpose chip has N life-span, so, make troubles for user's use.
Summary of the invention
Main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of general-purpose chip of joining the type failure because key authentication information intersection causes general-purpose chip and imaging device, having the single life-span of avoiding, to solve above-mentioned the deficiencies in the prior art part.
For achieving the above object, general-purpose chip provided by the present invention is for consumable container, comprise: memory cell, control module, interface unit, data acquisition unit and state machine type selecting unit, memory cell, for the storage information relevant to consumable container, comprises parameter information and metrical information; Control module is for the access of control store unit internal information; Interface unit is used to communication that interface or agreement are provided; Data acquisition unit is for gathering the identifying information of imaging device; The current corresponding imaging device model of general-purpose chip is determined according to identifying information and the residing data manipulation state of general-purpose chip in state machine type selecting unit.
Visible by upper scheme, in general-purpose chip provided by the present invention, utilize state machine this at finite state machine, shifting between these states and the Mathematical Modeling of the behavior such as action, its output depends on input and state, be namely: according to the residing data reading of general-purpose chip or write state, using the current imaging device model of choosing as the final imaging device type selecting of determining, chip is used chip information and the printer that this imaging device is corresponding to carry out data communication, thus, the identification confusion phenomena that can effectively avoid existing general-purpose chip to gather identification signal merely and cause.
Its further scheme is, this general-purpose chip also comprises consumption Check processing part, described consumption Check processing part detects the printing consumption information in described metrical information in real time, and when described printing consumption information is more than or equal to p%, lock imaging unit type information, wherein, the value of p is the arbitrary numerical value in 2 ~ 100.
Adopt the consumption Check processing partly to carry out to detect in real time the printing consumption information in metrical information, when printing consumption, be more than or equal to a certain amount of, as while being more than or equal to 30%, illustrate that the cartridge that this general-purpose chip is installed fixedly has been used in this imaging device, therefore, lock the imaging device model of current use, follow-up this general-purpose chip is used the corresponding chip information of imaging device and the printer of locking to carry out data communication, therefore, can be fixed in a certain imaging device of choosing model, after avoiding existing general-purpose chip to be finished a life-span, be installed on different imaging devices, show that data are brand-new and have the phenomenon in a plurality of life-spans, also avoid the selected model of existing general-purpose chip installation to cause printing test page when manufacturer produces, and to point-of-sale terminal can't be general drawback.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of communication means of above-mentioned general-purpose chip, its concrete grammar is: imaging device powers on while using, at first gather identifying information the starting state machine type selecting unit of imaging device, then by state machine type selecting unit, select corresponding imaging device model according to identifying information, and with general-purpose chip, carry out state machine type selecting unit is chosen for the last time before data read-write operation the corresponding chip information of imaging device model and imaging device and communicate.
When imaging device powers on, can send identifying information to chip, this programme is by gathering above-mentioned identifying information, and starting state machine type selecting unit is to select corresponding imaging device model according to this identifying information, when general-purpose chip is in the state of sense data or data writing, using the current imaging device model of choosing as the final imaging device model of determining, and come to carry out data communication with imaging device according to the corresponding chip information of this imaging device model, even if imaging device sends other signals at this moment, this general-purpose chip can type selecting not made mistakes yet, thereby avoid occurring the situation of type selecting confusion.
Its further scheme is, detect in real time the printing consumption in metrical information, be consumption information, when the printing consumption information is more than or equal to p%, to the model lock cell, the model lock cell locks corresponding imaging device model after receiving this signal, uses the corresponding chip information of imaging device model and imaging device to carry out data communication to guarantee this general-purpose chip always by amount detection unit output type locking signal, wherein, the value of p is arbitrary numerical value of 2 ~ 100.
Adopt to detect in real time and print consumption and in the method for printing lock imaging unit type when a certain amount of, in the time of can avoiding the user that one consumable container is applied to many imaging devices and the phenomenon in a plurality of chip life-span occurred is easy to use.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a kind of consumable container, and this consumable container comprises housing, and this housing surrounds the cavity that holds consumptive material, and general-purpose chip as above is installed on the outer wall of housing.
Visible by upper scheme, consumable container provided by the present invention can be realized the correct type selecting of printer model, avoids type selecting confusion and consumable container successively to install and be used in the phenomenon of many life-spans occurred on different imaging devices.
An also purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of imaging device, and this imaging device comprises image-generating unit, and consumable container as above removably is installed in image-generating unit.
Owing to adopting such scheme, on this imaging device, can avoid the general-purpose chip type selecting be mounted thereon chaotic and successively use different imaging devices and the phenomenon of many life-spans that causes.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of existing consumable container chip.
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the present invention's general-purpose chip embodiment.
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of the present invention's general-purpose chip embodiment integrated circuit part.
Fig. 4 is the state machine type selecting exemplary plot of the present invention's general-purpose chip embodiment.
Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the present invention's general-purpose chip data communications method.
Fig. 6 is the structural representation sketch of the present invention's cartridge embodiment.
Fig. 7 is the structural representation of the present invention's printer embodiment.
Below in conjunction with drawings and Examples, the present invention is further described.
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General-purpose chip embodiment
Referring to Fig. 2, a kind of general-purpose chip for cartridge 30, comprise: substrate 31 and be arranged on the electronic module 32 on substrate 31, in electronic module 32, include the communication unit that receives laser printer signal and electric energy and with realization and laser printer between the integrated circuit part of communicating by letter, above structure is consistent with existing consumable chip, the cartridge that this general-purpose chip is installed is packed into after laser printer, with the laser printer master controller, establish a communications link, in the laser printer master controller, also be provided with a memory cell, in this memory cell, store be used to identifying the identifying information of laser printer type, the structure of general-purpose chip integrated circuit part is referring to Fig. 3, comprising: control module, memory cell, interface unit, data acquisition unit, state machine type selecting unit and consumption Check processing part, memory cell is for the storage information relevant to cartridge, comprise parameter information and metrical information, parameter information is the parameter information communicated with laser printer, comprise: the cartridge model, toner color and printer model etc., metrical information comprises: the carbon dust surplus, print the metrical informations such as consumption, in the present embodiment, adopt nonvolatile memory as memory cell, in its information area, store: the A type information, Type B information, the C type information, D type information and E type information, metrical information comprises that above-mentioned each model is corresponding, metrical informations such as carbon dust surplus that communicate with laser printer etc., control module is connected with interface unit and memory cell respectively, for the access of control store unit internal information, interface unit is the interface that this general-purpose chip and laser printer carry out data communication, is used to communication that interface or agreement are provided, and the power supply of general-purpose chip is also provided by interface unit by laser printer, data acquisition unit is connected with interface unit and state machine type selecting unit respectively, be used to gathering the identifying information of laser printer, by data acquisition unit, can extract the identifying information in the laser printer memory cell, state machine type selecting unit is connected with memory cell, and the residing data manipulation state of its input according to identifying information and general-purpose chip is determined the current corresponding laser printer model of general-purpose chip, consumption Check processing part also is connected with memory cell, it comprises use amount detection unit and the model lock cell of interconnection, with amount detection unit for detection of the printing amount in metrical information, and when printing amount is more than or equal to 20%, output model locking signal, after the model lock cell receives locking signal, output model lock command, namely carry out the locking bit of revising memory cell and lock model, so that the current corresponding chip information of laser printer model of the fixing use of this general-purpose chip.
State machine (finite-state machine, FSM), claim again finite-state automata, is called for short state machine, means the Mathematical Modeling of limited state and the behaviors such as the transfer between these states and action; Wherein limited state storage is the information about the past, its reflection changes from the identical beginning input in the moment till now, shift the indication change, and with meeting the condition that really makes to shift generation, it is described, action is will carry out movable description at given time, comprising: enter action, release action, input action and transfer action.Utilize the These characteristics of state machine, in the present embodiment, adopted state machine type selecting unit, identifying information and the general-purpose chip state type selecting that realizes the laser printer model according to input, its input is key authentication order first byte afterwards of data acquisition unit output, and according to input state before, the model of selecting namely, then according to state machine circuit or the logic of this unit, can determine the laser printer model of current general-purpose chip application, and carry out with the laser printer type information of determining the data that select storage unit is corresponding, general-purpose chip is used these data and laser printer to communicate, the service condition of record this cartridge of storage in print procedure, as: printing amount, use the date, the information such as carbon dust surplus.
The model lock cell is after the model locking signal received with amount detection unit output, export a lock command, the current laser printer model of choosing is locked as to fixedly model, even now there is new authenticate key state machine signal also can't again type selecting be changed over to other models, thereby while preventing that the cartridge be finished is installed on other laser printers, general-purpose chip is pointed out problem brand-new and that can continue to use.
Unit in above-mentioned general-purpose chip, also available a small amount of peripheral circuit and microcontroller (MCU) are realized, logic control relation wherein can realize by coding.
Below illustrate key authentication information and the process of current laser printer:
The key authentication process of E money laser printer is as follows:
Laser printer request key authentication: 0X2BE6 ... (data of getting after 0X2B are 0XE6)
Chip is rear " return " key" authentication information: 2BA1 as calculated
Laser printer request key authentication: 0X2BE6 ... (data of getting after 0X2B are 0XE6)
" return " key" authentication information: 0X2BA1 after chip calculates
Laser printer request key authentication: 0X2B8A ... (data of getting after 0X2B are 0X8A)
" return " key" authentication information: 0X2B02 after chip calculates
Laser printer reading chip memory address information: 0X3500
Chip returns to this address information: 0X3502 ...
The key authentication process of D money laser printer is as follows:
Laser printer request key authentication: 0X2BE6 ... (data of getting after 0X2B are 0XE6)
" return " key" authentication information: 0X2BA1 after chip calculates
Laser printer request key authentication: 0X2BE6 ... (data of getting after 0X2B are 0XE6)
" return " key" authentication information: 0X2BA1 after chip calculates
Laser printer reads or writes chip memory information (similar with E money laser printer, as to omit)
The key authentication process of C money laser printer is as follows:
Laser printer request key authentication: 0X2B9F ... (data of getting after 0X2B are 0X9F)
" return " key" authentication information: 0X2B35 after chip calculates
Laser printer request key authentication: 0X2BE8 ... (data of getting after 0X2B are 0XE8)
" return " key" authentication information: 0X2B56 after chip calculates
Laser printer request key authentication: 0X2BE8 ... (data of getting after 0X2B are 0XE8)
" return " key" authentication information: 0X2B56 after chip calculates
Laser printer reads or writes chip memory information (similar with E money laser printer, as to omit) herein.
The key authentication process of B money laser printer is as follows:
Laser printer request key authentication: 0X2BE8 ... (data of getting after 0X2B are 0XE8)
" return " key" authentication information: 0X2B74 after chip calculates
Laser printer reads or writes chip memory information (similar with E money laser printer, as to omit) herein.
The key authentication process of A money laser printer is as follows:
Laser printer request key authentication: 0X2B8A ... (data of getting after 0X2B are 0X8A)
" return " key" authentication information: 0X2B30 after chip calculates
Laser printer reads or writes chip memory information (similar with E money laser printer, as to omit) herein.
Therefore, the key authentication information of the key authentication information of the key authentication information of E money laser printer, A money laser printer and D money laser printer is intersected, and namely the key authentication information of the key authentication information of A money laser printer and D money laser printer is the part of the key authentication information of E money laser printer; The key authentication information of B money laser printer is also intersected with the key authentication information of C money laser printer, and namely the key authentication information of B money laser printer is the part of the key authentication information of C money laser printer.If adopt existing general-purpose chip and communication means to come, to the laser printer type selecting, to there will be the model confusion phenomena, thereby cause due to the authentication information problem that existing general-purpose chip selects the laser printer model to make mistakes that crosses.
The general-purpose chip that the present embodiment provides can address the above problem.In the memory cell of the general-purpose chip of the present embodiment, store the information of the laser printers such as H series brand laser printer (comprising A money laser printer, B money laser printer, C money laser printer and D money laser printer) and C series brand printer (as E money laser printer), be laser printer type information and data message, the order of laser printer key authentication is 0X2B, the present embodiment adopts first byte after data acquisition unit takes out authentication command 0X2B, also can take out thereafter any byte or check byte, then, the laser printer model is determined according to authentication command and the residing data manipulation state of general-purpose chip of laser printer input in state machine type selecting unit, if this general-purpose chip is in read message or write information state at present, the laser printer model of current type selecting is the corresponding laser printer type information of this general-purpose chip, this laser printer type information is corresponding parameter information and metrical information, specifically, if determine it is A money laser printer, select the information data of A money laser printer, this general-purpose chip is used the A corresponding information data of money laser printer and A money laser printer to communicate, if determine it is E money laser printer, select the information data of E money laser printer, this general-purpose chip is used information data and the E money laser printer of E money laser printer to communicate, the type selecting principle of other types laser printer is the same, therefore, adopt said structure, can be so that general-purpose chip be common to the laser printer of each model, and not there will be the laser printer model to select chaotic problem.
As Fig. 5, the course of work of the general-purpose chip state machine type selecting unit of the present embodiment is as follows:
IDLE (free time) state: this state is that laser printer powers on to general-purpose chip, prepares the state that general-purpose chip is carried out to data manipulation; Or laser printer starts the general-purpose chip memory cell is carried out the state of read command operation or write order operation (Read/Write); Above-mentioned two states is defined as the IDLE state, and general-purpose chip can re-start type selecting under the IDLE state.
After general-purpose chip enters IDLE, if the authentication command of laser printer to general-purpose chip input 0X9F, general-purpose chip state machine type selecting unit type selecting is C money laser printer type information, now, if carrying out the Read/Write operation to general-purpose chip, laser printer gets back to the IDLE state in state machine type selecting unit, after this, laser printer all Read/Write operations that general-purpose chip is carried out are all C money laser printer type information corresponding to the selected model in general-purpose chip state machine type selecting unit now.As the current type selecting in state machine type selecting unit, be C money laser printer model, but carry out Read/Write operation, follow-uply input 0X9F authentication command or 0XE8 authentication command, now general-purpose chip state machine type selecting is all C money laser printer type information again.After general-purpose chip enters IDLE, if printer is directly inputted the authentication command of 0XE8 to chip, the type selecting of general-purpose chip state machine type selecting unit is B money laser printer type information, after this, even printer is repeatedly inputted the authentication command of 0XE8, the type selecting of general-purpose chip state machine type selecting unit still is maintained B money laser printer type information, until laser printer is carried out the Read/Write operation to general-purpose chip, makes general-purpose chip get back to the IDLE state and can carry out type selecting next time.After general-purpose chip enters IDLE, if the authentication command of printer to general-purpose chip input 0XE6, the type selecting of state machine type selecting unit is D money laser printer type information, if now laser printer is carried out the Read/Write operation to general-purpose chip, general-purpose chip is got back to the IDLE state, and after this laser printer all Read/Write operations that general-purpose chip is carried out are all D money laser printer type information corresponding to the selected model in general-purpose chip state machine type selecting unit now, as the current type selecting in state machine type selecting unit, it is D money laser printer model, but do not carry out the Read/Write operation, even laser printer is repeatedly inputted the authentication command of 0XE6, the type selecting of general-purpose chip state machine type selecting unit still is maintained D money laser printer type information, if the authentication command of now laser printer input 0X8A, now the type selecting of general-purpose chip state machine type selecting unit is E money model information, even follow-up laser printer is repeatedly inputted the authentication command of 0X8A again, the type selecting of this general-purpose chip state machine type selecting unit still is maintained E money laser printer type information.After entering IDLE, if the authentication command of laser printer input 0X8A, the type selecting of general-purpose chip state machine type selecting unit is A money laser printer type information, after this laser printer is repeatedly inputted the authentication command of 0X8A, type selecting still is maintained A money laser printer type information, until laser printer is carried out the Read/Write operation to general-purpose chip, when general-purpose chip is got back to the IDLE state, just can carry out type selecting next time.
Due to most of laser printer during to the general-purpose chip executable operations, generally first to general-purpose chip, power on, and then a key authentication order authenticates, if general-purpose chip is legal, read the general-purpose chip storage operation or write chip memory to operate to carry out printing, thereby play the state recording effect of cartridge use procedure, therefore, general-purpose chip embodiment of the present invention adopts and when by the laser printer read-write memory, being operated, gets the determined laser printer model in current state machine type selecting unit, can guarantee that general-purpose chip correctly selects corresponding model.Above-mentioned state machine type selecting exemplary plot is that a kind of of this enforcement profit gives an example, and its type selecting logic can reset according to actual needs.
As a kind of conversion of general-purpose chip embodiment of the present invention, the modules unit in general-purpose chip can realize by a small amount of peripheral circuit and PLD (as: FPGA or CPLD), and its logic control relation can realize by hardware program language; Can also with application-specific integrated circuit ASIC, realize the function of each modular unit, above-mentioned conversion all can realize purpose of the present invention.
Another kind of conversion as general-purpose chip embodiment of the present invention, consumption Check processing part can be set, be that the general-purpose chip integrated circuit partly comprises: control module, memory cell, interface unit, data acquisition unit and state machine type selecting unit, this conversion also can realize the present invention's the goal of the invention of avoiding the type selecting confusion.
Another conversion as general-purpose chip embodiment of the present invention, with amount detection unit, detecting the value of printing amount can set in advance according to actual conditions, can be namely that value is arbitrary integer or the decimal in 2 ~ 100, this conversion can realize purpose of the present invention equally, because carbon dust actual consumption in print procedure often has deviation with general-purpose chip, and for the actual toner amount, laser printer can detect its carbon dust amount and approach and to run out of that to be referred to as the powder amount low, also can detect its carbon dust runs out of and is referred to as the powder amount to the greatest extent, laser printer generally also has the low and most function of prompting powder amount of prompting powder amount, and record in the general-purpose chip memory cell, with amount detection unit also can by detect the low or powder amount of powder amount to the greatest extent information provide locking signal to the model lock cell, to carry out the foundation of model locking, above-mentioned conversion can realize purpose of the present invention equally.
Another conversion as general-purpose chip embodiment of the present invention, this general-purpose chip can also be the general-purpose chip be applied on print cartridge, what in its memory cell, store is the information relevant to print cartridge and ink, and this print cartridge general-purpose chip can be common to the corresponding ink-jet printer of institute's storage class in chip.
General-purpose chip communication means embodiment
This method is the method that in above-mentioned general-purpose chip embodiment, general-purpose chip and laser printer carry out data communication, and as above general-purpose chip embodiment is described for its general-purpose chip structure, repeats no more herein.The method is that laser printer powers on while using, at first gather identifying information the starting state machine type selecting unit of laser printer, then by state machine type selecting unit, select corresponding laser printer model according to identifying information, and communicate with the general-purpose chip corresponding chip information of laser printer model and the laser printer that last state machine type selecting unit is chosen before operation that read and write data; In the type selecting process, general-purpose chip detects the printing consumption in the information area in real time, when the printing consumption is more than or equal to 20%, with amount detection unit, export locking signal to the model lock cell, corresponding laser printer model in model locking unit locks memory cell is used the corresponding general-purpose chip information of laser printer model and the laser printer of this locking to carry out data communication to guarantee this general-purpose chip always; Referring to Fig. 6, concrete steps are as follows:
S100: start, laser printer powers on; Laser printer powers on to general-purpose chip, and now state machine type selecting unit is in the IDLE state, prepares the key authentication information of laser printer is processed and the type selecting operation;
S101: judge whether general-purpose chip is in locking model state, if so, enters step s400, otherwise, enter step s200; Whether this step is used for before judging state machine type selecting unit the model of selecting is the fixedly model of locking, judges that namely whether previous consumption is more than 20%, if, directly adopt this model to carry out data communication, do not need to carry out type selecting, otherwise, the type selecting operation continued;
S200: starting state machine type selecting unit; General-purpose chip starting state machine type selecting unit is processed and type selecting the key authentication information of laser printer, this type selecting process is carried out type selecting through certain state machine graph of a relation, result depends on key authentication input information and the current data manipulation state of general-purpose chip of laser printer, as general-purpose chip, be in IDLE, be in the type selecting incipient stage, as general-purpose chip, be in a certain selected model, the Output rusults of next time is relevant with authentication information and the current selected model of laser printer input;
S300: judge that whether laser printer is in the information that reads or writes the general-purpose chip memory cell, if not, get back to step s200 to continue the type selecting operation of state machine, if so, enter step s301; When laser printer being detected and read or write the general-purpose chip signal, description status machine type selecting unit has finished type selecting, because laser printer is any while starting to read or write the general-purpose chip memory cell at every turn, all to can carry out through key authentication, in case read or write end,, to the general-purpose chip outage, when read or write general-purpose chip next time again, re-start again key authentication; Therefore, the beginning of laser printer read-write operation illustrates that type selecting finishes;
S301: judge that the corresponding printing consumption of current laser printer model is more than or equal to 20%? if so, enter step s302, otherwise, step s400 entered; This step prints consumption and detects, whether the printing consumption that general-purpose chip detects current use laser printer model arrives setting value, if reach, lock the laser printer model of current use, initiate mode machine type selecting unit does not carry out type selecting when power on next time, and communicate with laser printer model data and the laser printer of locking, if do not reach, enter the communication steps of s400;
S302: lock operation is carried out in the consumption test section, corresponding laser printer model in the locking memory cell;
S400: communicate with state machine type selecting unit current definite laser printer type information and laser printer, in the general-purpose chip memory cell, store the data of a lot of laser printer models, as: A money laser printer type information, B money laser printer type information, C money laser printer type information, D money laser printer type information and E money laser printer type information, after selected certain the laser printer model in state machine type selecting unit, general-purpose chip selects information corresponding to this laser printer model and laser printer to communicate, after B money laser printer model as selected as state machine type selecting unit, selected B money laser printer chip information district is to read relevant information and laser printer communicates,
S500: finish.Read or write completes to chip when laser printer, after temporarily no longer carrying out read or write, can disconnect the powered operation of chip.When visit again next time, restart to power on and the type selecting operation from the first step.
Method provided by the present invention namely can be applicable on the cartridge general-purpose chip, also can be applied to, on the print cartridge general-purpose chip, equally also can realize purpose of the present invention.
As a kind of conversion of general-purpose chip communication means embodiment of the present invention, the percentage of printing consumption can be the arbitrary numerical value between 2% ~ 100%, sets in advance according to actual conditions, and this conversion can realize purpose of the present invention equally.
Another kind of conversion as general-purpose chip data communications method embodiment of the present invention, can omit the step to detection and the model locking of printing consumption, namely omit step s101, s301 and s302, only adopt state machine type selecting unit to determine current laser printer model according to the authentication command of input and the data manipulation state of chip.
Cartridge embodiment
Carbon powder cartridge for laser printer, as shown in Figure 7, cartridge comprises housing to its structural representation sketch, housing surrounds the cavity that holds consumptive material, and the as above general-purpose chip described in general-purpose chip embodiment 30 is installed on the outer wall of housing.
Printer embodiment
Laser printer comprises image-generating unit, the interior dismountable above-mentioned cartridge that is equipped with of image-generating unit, and as shown in Figure 8, in figure, general-purpose chip is not shown.
As a kind of conversion of printer embodiment of the present invention, this imaging device can be duplicator or facsimile machine or all-in-one multifunctional machine etc.
The invention is not restricted to the various embodiments described above and conversion, other also should be included in the protection domain of the claims in the present invention based on technical solution of the present invention and without prejudice to the structural change of the object of the invention.
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1. general-purpose chip, for consumable container, comprise
Memory cell, for the storage information relevant to described consumable container, comprise parameter information and metrical information;
Control module, be used to controlling the access of described memory cell internal information;
Interface unit, be used to communication that interface or agreement are provided;
Data acquisition unit, be used to gathering the identifying information of imaging device;
It is characterized in that:
State machine type selecting unit, the current corresponding imaging device model of described general-purpose chip, according to identifying information and the residing data manipulation state of described general-purpose chip of input, is determined in described state machine type selecting unit;
Also comprise consumption Check processing part, described consumption Check processing part detects the printing consumption information in described metrical information in real time, and, when described printing consumption information is more than or equal to p%, locks described imaging device model, wherein, the value of p is the arbitrary numerical value in 2 ~ 100.
2. general-purpose chip as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:
Described consumption Check processing partly comprises use amount detection unit and the model lock cell of interconnection;
Described with amount detection unit for detection of the printing consumption information in described metrical information, and when described printing consumption information is more than or equal to p%, the output locking signal;
Described model lock cell receives described locking signal, carries out lock command, uses current imaging device model to fix.
3. general-purpose chip communication means, this general-purpose chip is for consumable container, and this general-purpose chip comprises:
Memory cell, for the storage information relevant to described consumable container, comprise parameter information and metrical information;
Control module, be used to controlling the access of described memory cell internal information;
Interface unit, be used to communication that interface or agreement are provided;
Data acquisition unit, be used to gathering the identifying information of imaging device;
State machine type selecting unit, according to identifying information and the residing data manipulation state of described general-purpose chip of input, determine the current corresponding imaging device model of described general-purpose chip;
Consumption Check processing part, described consumption Check processing part detects the printing consumption information in described metrical information in real time, and, when described printing consumption information is more than or equal to p%, locks described imaging device model, wherein, the value of p is the arbitrary numerical value in 2 ~ 100;
Imaging device powers on while using, at first described data acquisition unit gathers the identifying information of described imaging device and starts described state machine type selecting unit, then by described state machine type selecting unit, select corresponding imaging device model according to described identifying information, and with described general-purpose chip, carry out described state machine type selecting unit is chosen for the last time before data read-write operation the corresponding information of imaging device model and described imaging device and communicate.
4. general-purpose chip communication means as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that:
Described consumption Check processing partly comprises use amount detection unit and the model lock cell of interconnection;
Detect in real time the printing consumption information in described metrical information, when described printing consumption information is more than or equal to p%, describedly by amount detection unit output locking signal, give described model lock cell, the described imaging device model of described model locking unit locks, to guarantee that this general-purpose chip is used the corresponding information of imaging device model and the imaging device of described locking to communicate always, wherein, the value of p is arbitrary numerical value of 2 ~ 100.
5. consumable container, comprise housing, and described housing surrounds the cavity that holds consumptive material,
It is characterized in that:
General-purpose chip as claimed in claim 1 is installed on the outer wall of described housing.
6. imaging device, comprise image-generating unit,
It is characterized in that:
Consumable container as claimed in claim 5 removably is installed in described image-generating unit.
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