CN101544122B - Consumable container, information processing system and information processing method - Google Patents
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The invention provides a consumable container, an information processing system and an information processing method. The consumable container comprises a shell and a cavity surrounded by the shell, wherein the outer wall of the shell is provided with a record strip comprising a plurality of magnetic bodies. The information processing system comprises a demagnetization device, a demagnetization controller for controlling the work of the demagnetization device, a plurality of magnetic bodies of which magnetism can be removed by the demagnetization device, and a magnetic field sensing apparatus. The information processing method comprises that: the magnetic field sensing apparatus detects the amount of the magnetic bodies with the magnetism on the record strip and transmits the detection result to a body controller; the body controller judges whether the consumable excess is enough in the consumable container, and if the consumable excess is enough, printing work begins, otherwise, warning information is sent out; and after the printing work begins, the body controller judges whether the magnetism of one magnetic body needs to be removed, and if the magnetism needs to be removed, the demagnetization device removes the magnetism of the magnetic body, otherwise, the judgment is continuous. The invention can effectively avoid occurrence of abnormal work situation because the related information of the consumable container cannot be read.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of consumable container, the consumable container of information carrier especially is installed and the represented information of information carrier is carried out information processed treatment system and information processing method.
Background technology
Printer is common office equipment, for modern office provides great convenience.Existing printer comprises ink-jet printer and laser printer, and wherein ink-jet printer uses dismountable print cartridge to load mostly and prints the ink that uses, and existing print cartridge structure is as shown in Figure 1.Existing print cartridge comprises housing 5, and housing 5 surrounds cavity 2, accommodates ink in the cavity 2.Below housing 5, be provided with ink outlet port 3, the ink in the cavity 2 can be supplied with ink-jet printer through ink outlet port 3.
On the outer wall of cartridge case 5 chip 4 is installed, it carries out communication through contact or antenna with wired or wireless mode and ink-jet printer.Chip 4 is provided with a memory module, stores information such as print cartridge ink inside surplus.After print cartridge was packed ink-jet printer into, ink-jet printer started working chip 4 through contact or 4 power supplies of day alignment chip.Then, ink-jet printer reads the information that is stored in the memory module, and judges whether sufficient ink is arranged in this print cartridge, and having only ink-jet printer to judge in the print cartridge has enough inks just to print work.And; Ink-jet printer after reading the ink balance information at every turn;, the printing engineering ejects quantity of ink in falling into a trap the calculation print cartridge; Use initial ink surplus data to deduct the quantity of ink that ejects then and obtain current ink balance information, and after printing is accomplished, current ink balance information is write back in the memory module.
Equally, laser printer also uses dismountable cartridge to load and prints the carbon dust that consumes, and existing a kind of cartridge is as shown in Figure 2.Cartridge comprises housing 15, and housing 15 surrounds the carbon dust chamber, accommodates in the carbon dust chamber to print the carbon dust that uses.One end of cartridge has carbon dust outlet 13, is contained in carbon dust in the cavity and can exports 13 through carbon dust and see off.Chip 14 also is installed on the outer wall of housing 15; The memory module of chip 14 stores the information of carbon dust surplus in the cartridge; Laser printer also need be read the carbon dust balance information before printing work, and after print job finishes, current carbon dust balance information is write memory module.
Yet above-mentioned ink box chip or carbon powder box chip all must obtain could work after the printer power supply, in case that the contact of chip contacts with printer is bad, perhaps the antenna appearance can cause overtension that chip receives or low excessively unusually.If the overtension that chip receives will cause memory module to burn out, printer can't read the information that is stored in the memory module, can not print work; If the brownout that chip receives will cause chip to work, printer can not read the information that is stored in the memory module, and printer can not print work.
Summary of the invention
Main purpose of the present invention provides a kind of consumable container of effectively avoiding printer can't read the consumable container relevant information and can't operate as normal;
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of information processing system that can correctly discern and handle above-mentioned consumable container relevant information;
A purpose more of the present invention provides the above-mentioned information processing system of a kind of application the consumable container relevant information is carried out the information processed processing method.
In order to realize above-mentioned main purpose, consumable container provided by the invention comprises housing, is surrounded the cavity that holds consumptive material by housing; Housing has a consumptive material flow export; Wherein, the outer wall of housing is provided with the record strip that contains a plurality of magnetics, but in a plurality of magnetic each is the magnetic of demagnetization; And expendable variation takes place in the magnetic field intensity of magnetic under the degaussing gear effect, and a plurality of magnetics are used to represent consumptive material balance information in the consumable container.
The magnetic quantity that has magnetic on the consumable container application records bar is represented the information relevant with consumable container; Represent in the consumable container that like each magnetic that has magnetic also residue has 10% consumptive material; After then consumable container was installed to printer, printer uses the magnetic field induction device to detect the magnetic quantity that has magnetic then can judge consumable items allowance in the consumable container.Like this; Need be when printer obtains consumable items allowance information to record strip operation such as supply power; Record strip also need be after printer supplies some the expression information relevant just with consumable container, so the situation with the consumable container relevant information can not take place to read.
For realizing another above-mentioned purpose; Information processing system provided by the invention comprises degaussing gear; Control the demagnetization controller of degaussing gear work, can be eliminated a plurality of magnetics of magnetic by degaussing gear, and the magnetic field induction device that detects the magnetic quantity that has magnetic.
The magnetic field induction device of information processing system can accurately detect the magnetic quantity that has magnetic, thereby lets printer accurately judge consumable items allowance in the consumable container.And when the needs elimination had the magnetic magnetic of magnetic, degaussing gear can be eliminated the magnetic of corresponding magnetic, correctly reflect consumable items allowance in the consumable container.Like this, guarantee that printer can accurately obtain the information of consumable items allowance in the consumable container.
In order to realize an above-mentioned purpose again, information processing method provided by the invention comprises: have the magnetic quantity of magnetic on the magnetic field induction device detection record bar, testing result is sent to this body controller; This body controller judges according to testing result whether consumable items allowance is sufficient in the consumable container, if abundance then begins print job, otherwise the information that gives a warning.After printer was started working, whether body controller judges need eliminate the magnetic of a certain magnetic, if need then by degaussing gear this magnetic magnetic to be eliminated, otherwise proceeded to judge.
Visible by such scheme; AIPS identification and need not supplying power when handling the consumable items allowance information of consumable container to record strip; Only need the magnetic field induction device accurately to detect the magnetic quantity that has magnetic; Printer can correctly be judged consumable items allowance in the consumable container, and printer just can print work.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of existing print cartridge;
Fig. 2 is the structure chart of existing cartridge;
Fig. 3 is the sketch map of record strip among the consumable container embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the composition schematic block diagram of information processing system embodiment of the present invention, and information processing system is connected with this body controller of ink-jet printer among the figure;
Fig. 5 is the flow chart of information processing method embodiment of the present invention.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and embodiment the present invention is described further.
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An embodiment of consumable container of the present invention is the print cartridge that is installed to ink-jet printer, and this print cartridge comprises housing, and this housing surrounds a cavity, the ink that uses when in cavity, accommodating printing of inkjet printer.Below housing, be provided with ink outlet port, this ink outlet port can offer ink-jet printer through ink outlet port for the consumptive material flow export of consumable container of the present invention, the ink that is contained in the cavity.On an outer wall of housing, a record strip is arranged, this record strip is to be fixed on the outer wall through modes such as stickup, welding.The structure chart of record strip embodiment is as shown in Figure 3.In the present embodiment, record strip 6 is the thin bar of a rectangle, is made up of substrate 7 and magnetic 8.Substrate 7 is one not have the magnetic plastics thin plate, on substrate 7, evenly is furnished with ten microscler magnetics 8.Magnetic 8 has stronger magnetic, and magnetic property keeps for a long time, and the magnetic field intensity of magnetic 8 under the effect of degaussing gear expendable variation can take place simultaneously, and promptly in a single day its magnetic be eliminated, irrecoverable.
In the present embodiment; Ten magnetics 8 are used to represent the consumption situation of print cartridge ink inside, have like each also to remain 10% ink in the magnetic 8 expression print cartridges of magnetic, if print cartridge is not used; Then ten magnetics 8 all have magnetic, and expression ink surplus is 100%.Whenever print cartridge ink inside consumption 10%, degaussing gear will carry out demagnetization to one of them magnetic 8, till the magnetic of all magnetics 8 all is eliminated.Like this, can calculate print cartridge ink inside surplus through magnetic 8 quantity that calculating has magnetic.
Certainly, use ten magnetics 8 to represent the ink balance information in the present embodiment, during actual the use, can also use 20 or more magnetics 8 to represent the information of ink surplus, like this general's accurate Calculation ink surplus more.Equally, magnetic also differs and is decided to be strip, can also be circle, triangle, rhombus or multiple shape such as irregularly shaped, and can be non-uniformly distributed on the substrate.
Referring to Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is the composition schematic block diagram of information processing system embodiment of the present invention, and information processing system is connected with this body controller of ink-jet printer among the figure.In the present embodiment, this body controller 40 can send control order to demagnetization controller 33, and carries out work by demagnetization controller 33 control degaussing gears 30.Degaussing gear 30 comprises an eraser 31 and a magnetic field induction device 32.But the quantity that has the magnetic 8 of magnetic on the magnetic field induction device 32 detection record bars 6, and the accurate position of judging the magnetic 8 that has magnetic.Eraser 31 can carry out demagnetization to magnetic 8 under the control of demagnetization controller 33.
After print cartridge is installed to ink-jet printer, have the quantity of the magnetic 8 of magnetic on the magnetic field induction device 32 detection record bars 6, and be sent to this body controller 40 through demagnetization controller 33.This body controller 40 calculates print cartridge ink inside surplus according to magnetic 8 quantity that have magnetic.For example, print cartridge is a brand-new print cartridge, and then ten magnetics 8 all have magnetic, and this body controller 40 will judge that print cartridge ink inside surplus is 100% this moment.
Use along with print cartridge; Ink in the print cartridge is consumed; This body controller 40 calculates ink surplus in the print cartridge through the number of ink droplets that calculating ejects, and after ink had been consumed 10%, this body controller 40 sent the order of eliminating a certain magnetic 8 magnetic to demagnetization controller 33.Degaussing gear 30 detects a certain exact position that has the magnetic 8 of magnetic through magnetic field induction device 32 earlier, then eraser 31 accurately is positioned at this magnetic 8 before, by eraser 31 magnetic of magnetic 8 is eliminated again.When print cartridge be removed be installed to another ink-jet printer after, this body controller of another ink-jet printer 40 also can be confirmed print cartridge ink inside surplus through the detection of magnetic field induction device 32.
Like this, print cartridge just has magnetic 8 quantity of magnetic in the service recorder bar and representes the ink surplus, lets ink-jet printer effective monitoring print cartridge ink inside consume situation, and when the ink surplus is not enough to user's information that gives a warning.
How introduce information processing system of the present invention below in conjunction with Fig. 5 discerns and to handle information.After print cartridge is installed to ink-jet printer; This body controller sends control order to the demagnetization controller; The operation of the magnetic field induction device execution in step S1 of degaussing gear has the magnetic quantity of magnetic on the detection record bar, and testing result is sent to this body controller.This body controller is according to testing result, and execution in step S2 judges whether print cartridge ink inside surplus is sufficient; If sufficient ink is arranged in the print cartridge; Then begin to print work, otherwise send the warning message of print cartridge setup error, shown in step S4 to the user; And the print cartridge that whether more renews of judges, i.e. execution in step S5.Behind the print cartridge that the user more renews, the magnetic field induction device has the magnetic quantity of magnetic once more on the detection record bar.If the print cartridge that the user does not more renew, ink-jet printer continues execution in step S4, and information gives a warning.
After ink-jet printer is started working, the quantity of ink that calculating is ejected, and judge whether to consume 10% ink; Be execution in step S3, judge whether to need to eliminate the magnetic of some magnetics, in this way; Then give an order, eliminate controller controlling magnetic field sensing device execution in step S6, confirm a magnetic exact position that has magnetic to the demagnetization controller; The eraser of degaussing gear is eliminated the magnetic of this magnetic then, i.e. execution in step S7.At last, magnetic field induction device execution in step S8, whether detection needs the magnetic of the magnetic of elimination magnetic to be eliminated, if be not eliminated, then returns execution in step S6, carries out the demagnetization operation once more, if eliminated the magnetic of magnetic, message handling program finishes.
This shows; The information that chip comes the store ink water surplus need be installed on the print cartridge; Ink-jet printer can obtain the information of ink surplus through the magnetic quantity that has magnetic on the detection record bar; And ink-jet printer need not supplied power to record strip, can effectively avoid like this can't reading the generation that the ink balance information causes normally printing working condition because of ink-jet printer.
Simultaneously; Record strip of the present invention is different from the magnetic stripe that is used for stored information; Magnetic on the record strip of the present invention does not have the function of stored information; Ink-jet printer can not write information to record strip, and record strip only is to use the magnetic quantity that has magnetic to come expression information, and the situation of similar magnetic stripe stores information dropout can not take place.
Certainly, in the foregoing description, a bar code can also be set on the outer wall of cartridge case, use bar code to store the out of Memory relevant, the information that does not change like print cartridge model, ink color etc. with the use of print cartridge with print cartridge.Bar code can be an one-dimensional bar code, also can be two-dimensional bar, and certainly, bar code can also be arranged on the same outer wall with record strip.
Like this, information processing system need increase the scanning means of scanning bar code, and scanning means will scan the information that obtains and be sent to ink-jet printer, and ink-jet printer can obtain the out of Memory relevant with print cartridge.
Certainly; Consumable container of the present invention is not necessarily to be used for the print cartridge on the ink-jet printer; Can also be the cartridge that is used for laser printer, the toner Cartridge that is used for duplicator etc., information processing system of the present invention, information processing method also can be discerned and handle the record strip that is mounted thereon.
It is emphasized that at last; The invention is not restricted to above-mentioned embodiment; Such as the change of record strip and magnetic shape, the change of magnetic quantity, the minor variations such as change of the represented information of bar code, also should be included in the protection domain of claim of the present invention.
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1. consumable container comprises
Housing;
Surround the cavity that holds consumptive material by said housing;
Said housing has the consumptive material flow export;
It is characterized in that:
The outer wall of said housing is provided with the record strip that contains a plurality of magnetics; But each in said a plurality of magnetic is the magnetic of demagnetization; And each in said a plurality of magnetic is the magnetic that irrecoverable variation can take place under degaussing gear effect magnetic field intensity, and said a plurality of magnetics are used to represent consumptive material balance information in the said consumable container.
2. consumable container according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
Said record strip comprises a substrate, and said a plurality of magnetics are evenly distributed on the substrate.
3. information processing system comprises
Degaussing gear;
Control the demagnetization controller of said degaussing gear work;
It is characterized in that:
Said information processing system also comprises a plurality of magnetics that can be eliminated magnetic by said degaussing gear, and said a plurality of magnetics are arranged on the record strip on the consumable container housing outer wall;
Said degaussing gear comprises that one detects the magnetic field induction device of the magnetic quantity that has magnetic.
4. use the information processing method of information processing system process information as claimed in claim 3, said information processing system is connected with this body controller of printer, and this method comprises:
Have the magnetic quantity of magnetic on the magnetic field induction device detection record bar, testing result is sent to this body controller;
This body controller judges according to testing result whether consumable items allowance is sufficient in the consumable container, if, the beginning print job, otherwise information gives a warning;
Whether body controller judges need eliminate the magnetic of a certain magnetic, if degaussing gear is eliminated the magnetic of this magnetic, otherwise, continue to judge.
5. information processing method according to claim 4 is characterized in that:
When this body controller provides order that need to eliminate a certain magnetic magnetic, confirm the exact position of this magnetic by the magnetic field induction device, the eraser of degaussing gear is eliminated the magnetic of this magnetic.
6. according to claim 4 or 5 described information processing methods, it is characterized in that:
Said body controller gives a warning after the information, judges whether consumable container is changed, and in this way, the magnetic field induction device detects the magnetic quantity that has magnetic once more, otherwise continues the information of giving a warning.
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