TWI509461B - Consumable management method and equipment thereof - Google Patents
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本發明係關於一種耗材管理方法，特別係關於一種列印裝置的耗材管理方法及其設備。The invention relates to a consumables management method, in particular to a consumables management method and a device thereof for a printing device.
目前印表機的耗材(如色帶)通常包含燒錄有專屬啟動碼的啟動晶片。當印表機欲執行列印工作前，印表機會先存取啟動晶片的專屬啟動碼。當此專屬啟動碼與印表機預設的認證碼相符時，則印表機可執行列印工作；相對地，當此專屬啟動碼與印表機預設的認證碼不同時，則印表機無法執行列印工作。Currently, printer consumables (such as ribbons) typically contain a boot wafer that has a proprietary boot code. Before the printer wants to perform the printing job, the printer first accesses the exclusive boot code of the boot wafer. When the exclusive activation code matches the preset authentication code of the printer, the printer can perform the printing operation; in contrast, when the exclusive activation code is different from the preset authentication code of the printer, the printer is printed. The machine cannot perform the printing job.
一般來說，耗材提供者會提供燒錄有不同專屬啟動碼的耗材給不同經銷商，以防止經銷商互搶客戶而造成惡性競爭。但這麼一來，耗材提供者只能夠提供耗材A給經銷商A，且只能夠提供耗材B給經銷商B，故當耗材A的庫存過剩時，耗材提供者無法提供耗材A給經銷商B。因此，這樣的耗材管理方式容易導致耗材提供者的庫存調節不易。In general, consumable suppliers will provide consumables with different exclusive activation codes to different dealers to prevent dealers from robbing customers and causing vicious competition. However, the consumable supplier can only provide consumable A to dealer A, and can only supply consumable B to dealer B, so when the inventory of consumable A is excessive, the consumable provider cannot provide consumable A to dealer B. Therefore, such a consumable management method tends to cause the inventory adjustment of the consumable supplier to be difficult.
有鑑於此，本發明之一目的係在於讓耗材提供者可較輕鬆地調節庫存，而無須受限於特定耗材僅能提供特定經銷商的困擾。In view of this, one of the objects of the present invention is to allow consumable suppliers to adjust inventory more easily without being limited by the particular consumables that only provide trouble for a particular dealer.
為了達到上述目的，依據本發明之一實施方式，一種耗材管理方法包含提供一通碼耗材以及一啟動碼儲存裝置給一經銷者。通碼耗材包含一啟動晶片。啟動碼儲存裝置儲存有一專屬啟動碼。指示經銷者利用一燒錄器將專屬啟動碼燒錄至通碼耗材之啟動晶片，使得通碼耗材形成一專碼耗材，而供僅能讓專屬啟動碼通過認證之至少一第一列印裝置使用。In order to achieve the above object, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a consumable management method includes providing a pass code consumable and a boot code storage device to a dealer. The pass-through consumable contains a boot wafer. The boot code storage device stores a dedicated boot code. Instructing the distributor to use a burner to burn the exclusive activation code to the activation chip of the through-source consumable, so that the pass-through consumable forms a special-code consumable, and at least one first printing device that can only pass the exclusive activation code through certification use.
依據本發明之另一實施方式，一種耗材管理方法包含從一耗材提供者接收一通碼耗材以及一啟動碼儲存裝置。通碼耗材包含一啟動晶片。啟動碼儲存裝置儲存有一專屬啟動碼。利用一燒錄器將專屬啟動碼燒錄至通碼耗材之啟動晶片，使得通碼耗材形成一專碼耗材，而供僅能讓專屬啟動碼通過認證之至少一第一列印裝置使用。In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a consumable management method includes receiving a pass-through consumable and a boot code storage device from a consumable provider. The pass-through consumable contains a boot wafer. The boot code storage device stores a dedicated boot code. The dedicated boot code is burned to the boot wafer of the passcode consumable by a burner, so that the passcode consumable forms a special code consumable, and is used by at least one first printing device that can only pass the exclusive boot code through authentication.
依據本發明之又一實施方式，一種耗材管理設備包含一啟動碼儲存裝置以及一燒錄器。啟動碼儲存裝置係由一耗材管理者提供給一經銷者。啟動碼儲存裝置儲存有一專屬啟動碼。燒錄器係由經銷者所使用，以將專屬啟動碼燒錄至一通碼耗材之一啟動晶片，使得通碼耗材形成一專碼耗材，而供僅能讓專屬啟動碼通過認證之至少一第一列印裝置使用。According to still another embodiment of the present invention, a consumable management device includes a boot code storage device and a programmer. The activation code storage device is provided by a consumable manager to a distributor. The boot code storage device stores a dedicated boot code. The burner is used by the distributor to burn the exclusive activation code to one of the one-pass consumables to start the wafer, so that the through-source consumables form a special-code consumable, and at least one of the only enable-only activation codes can be certified. A printing device is used.
於上述實施方式中，係由經銷者來將通碼耗材燒錄成為專碼耗材，而耗材提供者僅需提供各個經銷者所通用的通碼耗材給經銷者。換句話說，此通碼耗材並無燒錄有專屬啟動碼，因此，即便原本提供給經銷者A的通碼耗材A過剩，此通碼耗材A亦可提供給經銷者B。如此一來，耗材提供者可輕鬆地調節庫存。In the above embodiment, the dealer supplies the pass-through consumables into a special-purpose consumable, and the consumable provider only needs to provide the cross-link consumables common to each dealer to the dealer. In other words, the pass code consumable does not have a proprietary start code, so even if the pass-through consumable A originally provided to the dealer A is excessive, the pass-through consumable A can be provided to the dealer B. As a result, the consumable provider can easily adjust the inventory.
以上所述僅係用以闡述本發明所欲解決的問題、解決問題的技術手段、及其產生的功效等等，本發明之具體細節將在下文的實施方式及相關圖式中詳細介紹。The above description is only for explaining the problems to be solved by the present invention, the technical means for solving the problems, the effects thereof, and the like, and the specific details of the present invention will be described in detail in the following embodiments and related drawings.
10‧‧‧耗材管理設備10‧‧‧Supply management equipment
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110‧‧‧第一啟動碼儲存裝置110‧‧‧First activation code storage device
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為讓本發明之上述和其他目的、特徵、優點與實施例能更明顯易懂，所附圖式之說明如下：第1圖繪示依據本發明一實施方式之耗材管理方法的架構示意圖；第2圖繪示依據本發明一實施方式之耗材提供者、經銷者與第一終端用戶間的耗材管理方法的架構示意圖；第3圖繪示依據本發明一實施方式之燒錄器的立體示意圖；第4圖繪示依據本發明一實施方式之耗材提供者、經銷者與第二終端用戶間的耗材管理方法的架構示意圖；以及第5圖繪示依據本發明一實施方式之耗材提供者、經銷者與第三終端用戶間的耗材管理方法的架構示意圖。The above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention will become more apparent and understood. The description of the drawings is as follows: FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a consumables management method according to an embodiment of the present invention; 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a consumables management method between a consumable supplier, a distributor, and a first end user according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the programmer according to an embodiment of the present invention; 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a consumables management method between a consumable supplier, a distributor, and a second end user according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 5 illustrates a consumable supplier and distribution according to an embodiment of the present invention. Schematic diagram of the consumable management method between the third terminal user and the third end user.
以下將以圖式揭露本發明之複數實施方式，為明確說明起見，許多實務上的細節將在以下敘述中一併說明。然而，熟悉本領域之技術人員應當瞭解到，在本發明部分實施方式中，這些實務上的細節並非必要的，因此不應用以限制本發明。此外，為簡化圖式起見，一些習知慣用的結構與元件在圖式中將以簡單示意的方式繪示之。The embodiments of the present invention are disclosed in the following drawings, and for the purpose of clarity However, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the details of the invention are not essential to the details of the invention. In addition, some of the conventional structures and elements are shown in the drawings in a simplified schematic manner in order to simplify the drawings.
第1圖繪示依據本發明一實施方式之耗材管理方法的架構示意圖。如第1圖所示，經銷者200、300及400可分別使用燒錄器210、310及410來形成專碼耗材。具體地說，首先，耗材提供者100可製造通碼耗材140，並將通碼耗材140提供給經銷者200、300及400。接著，耗材提供者100可指示經銷者200利用燒錄器210對通碼耗材140進行燒錄作業，而產生第一專碼耗材220；相似地，耗材提供者100可指示經銷者300利用燒錄器310對通碼耗材140進行燒錄作業，而產生第二專碼耗材320；又相似地，耗材提供者100可指示經銷者400利用燒錄器410對通碼耗材140進行燒錄作業，而形成第三專碼耗材420。其中第一專碼耗材220、第二專碼耗材320與第三專碼耗材420係分別燒錄了不同的專屬啟動碼，而第一專碼耗材220係用以供僅能讓其專屬啟動碼通過認證的第一列印裝置510所使用，第二專碼耗材320係用以供僅能讓其專屬啟動碼通過認證的第二列印裝置610所使用，而第三專碼耗材420係 用以供僅能讓其專屬啟動碼通過認證的第三列印裝置710所使用。FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a consumables management method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the distributors 200, 300, and 400 can use the burners 210, 310, and 410, respectively, to form a special code consumable. Specifically, first, the consumable provider 100 can manufacture the pass-through consumables 140 and provide the pass-through consumables 140 to the distributors 200, 300, and 400. Next, the consumable provider 100 can instruct the dealer 200 to perform a burning operation on the pass-through consumable 140 by using the programmer 210 to generate the first-code consumable 220; similarly, the consumable provider 100 can instruct the dealer 300 to utilize the burning The device 310 performs a burning operation on the pass-through consumable 140 to generate a second-code consumable 320. Similarly, the consumable provider 100 can instruct the dealer 400 to use the programmer 410 to burn the pass-through consumable 140. A third code consumable 420 is formed. The first special code consumable 220, the second special code consumable 320 and the third special code consumable 420 are separately programmed with different exclusive activation codes, and the first special code consumable 220 is used for allowing only the exclusive activation code. Used by the certified first printing device 510, the second special code consumable 320 is used for the second printing device 610 which can only pass its exclusive activation code through authentication, and the third special code consumable 420 is used. It is used by the third printing device 710 which can only pass its exclusive activation code through authentication.
於本實施方式中，耗材提供者100可提供各個經銷者200、300及400所通用的通碼耗材140給經銷者200、300及400。因此，即便原本提供給經銷者200的通碼耗材140過剩，此通碼耗材140亦可用來提供給經銷者300或400。如此一來，耗材提供者100可輕鬆地調節庫存，而不會受限於特定耗材僅能提供給特定經銷者的困擾。In the present embodiment, the consumable provider 100 can provide the flux consumables 140 common to the various distributors 200, 300, and 400 to the distributors 200, 300, and 400. Thus, even if the pass-through consumable 140 originally provided to the dealer 200 is excessive, the pass-through consumable 140 can be used to provide to the dealer 300 or 400. In this way, the consumable provider 100 can easily adjust the inventory without being limited by the fact that a particular consumable can only be provided to a particular distributor.
此外，由於第一列印裝置510僅能讓第一專碼耗材220通過認證，第二列印裝置610僅能讓第二專碼耗材320通過認證，而第三列印裝置710僅能讓第三專碼耗材420通過認證，因此，經銷者200所燒錄而成的第一專碼耗材220僅可供第一終端用戶500的第一列印裝置510使用，經銷者300所燒錄而成的第二專碼耗材320僅可供第二終端用戶600的第二列印裝置610使用，而經銷者400所燒錄而成的第三專碼耗材420僅可供第三終端用戶700的第三列印裝置710使用。In addition, since the first printing device 510 can only pass the first special code consumable 220, the second printing device 610 can only pass the second special-purpose consumable 320, and the third printing device 710 can only The three-code consumables 420 are authenticated. Therefore, the first-code consumable 220 burned by the distributor 200 can be used only by the first printing device 510 of the first terminal user 500, and the dealer 300 is burned. The second special code consumable 320 is only available to the second printing device 610 of the second end user 600, and the third special code consumable 420 burned by the distributor 400 is only available to the third end user 700. The three printing device 710 is used.
換句話說，由於第一專碼耗材220、第二專碼耗材320及第三專碼耗材420的專屬啟動碼互不相同，故第一終端用戶500、第二終端用戶600及第三終端用戶700只能分別使用第一專碼耗材220、第二專碼耗材320與第三專碼耗材420，以讓第一列印裝置510、第二列印裝置610及第三列印裝置710能夠進行列印工作。如此一來，可防止經銷者200對第二終端用戶600或第三終端用戶700販賣其第 一專碼耗材220，亦可防止經銷者300對第一終端用戶500或第三終端用戶700販賣其第二專碼耗材320，還可防止經銷者400對第一終端用戶500或第二終端用戶600販賣其第三專碼耗材420，故可防止經銷者200、300及400互搶客戶而引發惡性競爭。In other words, since the dedicated activation codes of the first code consumable 220, the second code consumable 320, and the third code consumable 420 are different from each other, the first terminal user 500, the second terminal user 600, and the third terminal user are different. The first code storage material 220, the second code material consumable 320, and the third code material consumable 420 can be used only for the first printing device 510, the second printing device 610, and the third printing device 710. Print the work. In this way, the dealer 200 can be prevented from selling the second terminal user 600 or the third terminal user 700. A special code consumable 220 can also prevent the distributor 300 from selling its second code consumable 320 to the first end user 500 or the third end user 700, and can also prevent the distributor 400 from targeting the first end user 500 or the second end user. 600 sells its third code consumables 420, which can prevent dealers 200, 300 and 400 from robbing customers and causing vicious competition.
第2圖繪示依據本發明一實施方式之耗材提供者100、經銷者200與第一終端用戶500間的耗材管理方法的架構示意圖。如第2圖所示，耗材提供者100除了提供通碼耗材140給經銷者200之外，還可提供第一啟動碼儲存裝置110給經銷者200。換句話說，經銷者200可從耗材提供者100接收第一啟動碼儲存裝置110以及通碼耗材140。第一啟動碼儲存裝置110儲存有第一專屬啟動碼112。通碼耗材140包含耗材捲142以及啟動晶片144。耗材提供者100可指示經銷者200利用燒錄器210將第一專屬啟動碼112燒錄至通碼耗材140之啟動晶片144，而使啟動晶片144成為燒錄有第一專屬啟動碼112之啟動晶片222，以使通碼耗材140成為第一專碼耗材220。經銷者200可將第一專碼耗材220提供給第一終端用戶500。第一終端用戶500的第一列印裝置510可存取燒錄至啟動晶片222的第一專屬啟動碼112，並確認第一專屬啟動碼112是否符合第一列印裝置510預設的認證碼。當第一專屬啟動碼112符合第一列印裝置510預設的認證碼時，則第一專屬啟動碼112可通過第一列印裝置510的認證，使得第一列印裝置510能夠使用第一專碼耗材220，例如：可使用第一專碼耗材220 的耗材捲142來進行列印工作。於部分實施方式中，耗材捲142可包含色帶，但本發明並不以此為限。FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a consumables management method between a consumable supplier 100, a distributor 200, and a first end user 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the consumable provider 100 provides a first activation code storage device 110 to the distributor 200 in addition to the pass-through consumable 140 to the distributor 200. In other words, the dealer 200 can receive the first activation code storage device 110 and the pass-through consumable 140 from the consumable provider 100. The first activation code storage device 110 stores the first dedicated activation code 112. The pass-through consumable 140 includes a supply roll 142 and a boot wafer 144. The consumable provider 100 can instruct the distributor 200 to burn the first exclusive activation code 112 to the boot wafer 144 of the pass-through consumable 140 using the programmer 210, and cause the boot wafer 144 to be activated with the first dedicated boot code 112. The wafer 222 is such that the pass-through consumable 140 becomes the first code consumable 220. The dealer 200 can provide the first code consumable 220 to the first end user 500. The first printing device 510 of the first end user 500 can access the first dedicated activation code 112 that is programmed to the booting chip 222, and confirm whether the first exclusive activation code 112 meets the authentication code preset by the first printing device 510. . When the first exclusive activation code 112 meets the authentication code preset by the first printing device 510, the first exclusive activation code 112 can be authenticated by the first printing device 510, so that the first printing device 510 can use the first The special code consumable 220, for example: the first special code consumable 220 can be used The consumable roll 142 is used for printing work. In some embodiments, the consumable roll 142 can include a ribbon, but the invention is not limited thereto.
於部分實施方式中，耗材提供者100可指示經銷者200將第一啟動碼儲存裝置110裝設於燒錄器210，以使燒錄器210讀取第一專屬啟動碼112，而便於燒錄器210將第一專屬啟動碼112燒錄至通碼耗材140之啟動晶片144。舉例來說，可參閱第3圖，本圖繪示依據本發明一實施方式之耗材管理設備10的立體示意圖。如第3圖所示，燒錄器210可包含儲存裝置連接埠212、啟動晶片插槽214以及燒錄電路216。儲存裝置連接埠212可供第一啟動碼儲存裝置110***，而使第一啟動碼儲存裝置110裝設於其上，而電性連接第一啟動碼儲存裝置110，以讀取儲存於第一啟動碼儲存裝置110的第一專屬啟動碼112(可參閱第2圖)。啟動晶片插槽214可供啟動晶片144***。燒錄電路216電性連接儲存裝置連接埠212，以將第一專屬啟動碼112燒錄至啟動晶片插槽214中的啟動晶片144。如此一來，啟動晶片144可燒錄有第一專屬啟動碼112，而成為啟動晶片222(可參閱第2圖)，使得通碼耗材140形成第一專碼耗材220(可參閱第2圖)。於部分實施方式中，第一啟動碼儲存裝置110可包含儲存有第一專屬啟動碼112的儲存媒體，如：SAM卡、USB隨身碟或RFID感應卡，但本發明並不以此為限。In some embodiments, the consumable provider 100 can instruct the distributor 200 to install the first activation code storage device 110 on the programmer 210 to cause the programmer 210 to read the first exclusive activation code 112 for easy programming. The device 210 burns the first dedicated activation code 112 to the boot wafer 144 of the pass-through consumable 140. For example, referring to FIG. 3, this figure illustrates a perspective view of a consumable management device 10 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the programmer 210 can include a storage device port 212, a boot wafer slot 214, and a programming circuit 216. The storage device port 212 is inserted into the first activation code storage device 110, and the first activation code storage device 110 is mounted thereon, and is electrically connected to the first activation code storage device 110 for reading and storing in the first The first exclusive activation code 112 of the activation code storage device 110 (see FIG. 2). The boot wafer slot 214 is available for boot wafer 144 insertion. The programming circuit 216 is electrically coupled to the storage device port 212 to burn the first dedicated boot code 112 to the boot wafer 144 in the boot wafer slot 214. In this way, the boot wafer 144 can be programmed with the first dedicated boot code 112 to become the boot wafer 222 (see FIG. 2), so that the passcode consumable 140 forms the first coupon consumable 220 (see FIG. 2). . In some embodiments, the first activation code storage device 110 may include a storage medium storing the first dedicated activation code 112, such as a SAM card, a USB flash drive, or an RFID proximity card, but the invention is not limited thereto.
於部分實施方式中，如第1及2圖所示，通碼耗材140係藉由對啟動晶片144設定通用啟動碼所形成，此通用啟動碼對於經銷者200、300及400之燒錄器210、310及 410係可覆寫的。進一步來說，在將通碼耗材140提供給經銷者200、300及400之前，耗材提供者100可對每一通碼耗材140之啟動晶片144設定通用啟動碼。燒錄器210、310及410均可對啟動晶片144的通用啟動碼進行覆寫。舉例來說，燒錄器210裝設有第一啟動碼儲存裝置110，而可藉由燒錄的方式將啟動晶片144的通用啟動碼覆寫為第一啟動碼儲存裝置110所儲存的第一專屬啟動碼112，相似地，燒錄器310及410可裝設有其他啟動碼儲存裝置，而可藉由燒錄的方式將啟動晶片144的通用啟動碼覆寫為其他不同的專屬啟動碼。因此，通碼耗材140能夠供燒錄器210、310及410所通用(亦即，燒錄器210、310及410均可對通碼耗材140進行燒錄作業，而形成不同的專碼耗材)，故可提供給任一經銷者200、300或400，而利於耗材提供者100調節庫存。In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pass-through consumable 140 is formed by setting a universal boot code to the boot wafer 144. The universal boot code is for the distributors 200, 300, and 400 of the programmer 210. 310 and The 410 series can be overwritten. Further, prior to providing the pass-through consumables 140 to the distributors 200, 300, and 400, the consumable provider 100 can set a universal boot code for the boot wafer 144 of each pass-through consumable 140. The programmers 210, 310, and 410 can both overwrite the universal boot code of the boot wafer 144. For example, the programmer 210 is provided with a first boot code storage device 110, and the universal boot code of the boot wafer 144 can be overwritten by the programming to be the first stored in the first boot code storage device 110. The dedicated boot code 112, similarly, the programmers 310 and 410 can be equipped with other boot code storage devices, and the universal boot code of the boot wafer 144 can be overwritten by the burn-in to other different boot code. Therefore, the pass-through consumables 140 can be used by the programmers 210, 310, and 410 (that is, the programmers 210, 310, and 410 can both burn the pass-through consumables 140 to form different special-purpose consumables). Therefore, it can be provided to any distributor 200, 300 or 400, which facilitates the supply provider 100 to adjust the inventory.
第4圖繪示依據本發明一實施方式之耗材提供者100、經銷者300與第二終端用戶600間的耗材管理方法的架構示意圖。如第4圖所示，耗材提供者100還可提供第二啟動碼儲存裝置120給經銷者300。第二啟動碼儲存裝置120儲存有第二專屬啟動碼122。第二專屬啟動碼122與第一專屬啟動碼112(如第2圖所示)不同，且可通過不同列印裝置的認證。耗材提供者100可指示經銷者300利用燒錄器310將第二專屬啟動碼122燒錄至通碼耗材140之啟動晶片144，而使啟動晶片144成為燒錄有第二專屬啟動碼122之啟動晶片322，以使通碼耗材140成為第二專碼耗材 320。經銷者300可將第二專碼耗材320提供給第二終端用戶600。第二終端用戶600的第二列印裝置610可存取燒錄至啟動晶片322的第二專屬啟動碼122，並確認第二專屬啟動碼122是否符合第二列印裝置610預設的認證碼。當第二專屬啟動碼122符合第二列印裝置610預設的認證碼時，則第二專屬啟動碼122可通過第二列印裝置610的認證，使得第二列印裝置610能夠使用第二專碼耗材320，例如：可使用第二專碼耗材320的耗材捲142來進行列印工作。於部分實施方式中，第二啟動碼儲存裝置120可包含儲存有第二專屬啟動碼122的儲存媒體，如：SAM卡、USB隨身碟或RFID感應卡，但本發明並不以此為限。於部分實施方式中，燒錄器310、通碼耗材140與第二啟動碼儲存裝置120的結構關係可如第3圖及前文中的相關段落所示，故在此不重複敘述。FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a consumables management method between a consumable supplier 100, a distributor 300, and a second end user 600 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the consumable provider 100 can also provide a second activation code storage device 120 to the distributor 300. The second activation code storage device 120 stores a second dedicated activation code 122. The second dedicated activation code 122 is different from the first dedicated activation code 112 (as shown in FIG. 2) and can be authenticated by different printing devices. The consumable provider 100 can instruct the distributor 300 to burn the second exclusive activation code 122 to the boot wafer 144 of the pass-through consumable 140 using the programmer 310, thereby causing the boot wafer 144 to be activated with the second exclusive boot code 122. The wafer 322 is such that the pass-through consumable 140 becomes the second code consumable 320. The distributor 300 can provide the second code consumable 320 to the second end user 600. The second printing device 610 of the second end user 600 can access the second exclusive activation code 122 that is programmed to the booting chip 322, and confirm whether the second exclusive activation code 122 meets the authentication code preset by the second printing device 610. . When the second exclusive activation code 122 meets the authentication code preset by the second printing device 610, the second exclusive activation code 122 can be authenticated by the second printing device 610, so that the second printing device 610 can use the second The special code consumable 320, for example, can be printed using the consumable roll 142 of the second special code consumable 320. In some embodiments, the second activation code storage device 120 may include a storage medium storing a second dedicated activation code 122, such as a SAM card, a USB flash drive, or an RFID proximity card, but the invention is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the structural relationship between the programmer 310, the code consumable 140, and the second activation code storage device 120 can be as shown in FIG. 3 and the related paragraphs in the foregoing, and thus the description thereof will not be repeated.
第5圖繪示依據本發明一實施方式之耗材提供者100、經銷者400與第三終端用戶700間的耗材管理方法的架構示意圖。如第5圖所示，耗材提供者100可提供第三啟動碼儲存裝置130給經銷者400。第三啟動碼儲存裝置130儲存有第三專屬啟動碼132。第三專屬啟動碼132與第一專屬啟動碼112(如第2圖所示)及第二專屬啟動碼122(如第4圖所示)不同，且可通過不同列印裝置的認證。耗材提供者100可指示經銷者400利用燒錄器410將第三專屬啟動碼132燒錄至通碼耗材140之啟動晶片144，而使啟動晶片144成為燒錄有第三專屬啟動碼132之啟動晶片422，以 使通碼耗材140成為第三專碼耗材420。經銷者400可將第三專碼耗材420提供給第三終端用戶700。第三終端用戶700的第三列印裝置710可存取燒錄至啟動晶片422的第三專屬啟動碼132，並確認第三專屬啟動碼132是否符合第三列印裝置710預設的認證碼。當第三專屬啟動碼132符合第三列印裝置710預設的認證碼時，則第三專屬啟動碼132可通過第三列印裝置710的認證，使得第三列印裝置710能夠使用第三專碼耗材420，例如：可使用第三專碼耗材420的耗材捲142來進行列印工作。於部分實施方式中，第三啟動碼儲存裝置130可包含儲存有第三專屬啟動碼132的儲存媒體，如：SAM卡、USB隨身碟或RFID感應卡，但本發明並不以此為限。於部分實施方式中，燒錄器410、通碼耗材140與第三啟動碼儲存裝置130的結構關係可如同第3圖及前文中的相關段落所示，故在此不重複敘述。FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a consumables management method between a consumable supplier 100, a distributor 400, and a third end user 700 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the consumable provider 100 can provide a third activation code storage device 130 to the distributor 400. The third boot code storage device 130 stores a third exclusive boot code 132. The third exclusive activation code 132 is different from the first dedicated activation code 112 (shown in FIG. 2) and the second dedicated activation code 122 (shown in FIG. 4) and can be authenticated by different printing devices. The consumable provider 100 can instruct the distributor 400 to burn the third exclusive activation code 132 to the boot wafer 144 of the pass-through consumable 140 using the programmer 410, and cause the boot wafer 144 to be activated with the third exclusive boot code 132. Wafer 422 to The pass code consumable 140 is made into the third code consumable 420. The distributor 400 can provide the third code consumable 420 to the third end user 700. The third printing device 710 of the third end user 700 can access the third exclusive activation code 132 that is programmed to the booting chip 422, and confirm whether the third exclusive activation code 132 meets the authentication code preset by the third printing device 710. . When the third exclusive activation code 132 meets the authentication code preset by the third printing device 710, the third exclusive activation code 132 can be authenticated by the third printing device 710, so that the third printing device 710 can use the third The special code consumable 420, for example, can be printed using the consumable roll 142 of the third special code consumable 420. In some embodiments, the third activation code storage device 130 may include a storage medium storing a third dedicated activation code 132, such as a SAM card, a USB flash drive, or an RFID proximity card, but the invention is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the structural relationship between the programmer 410, the code consumable 140 and the third activation code storage device 130 can be as shown in FIG. 3 and the related paragraphs in the foregoing, and therefore the description is not repeated here.
由於第一專屬啟動碼112、第二專屬啟動碼122及第三專屬啟動碼132不同，且第三列印裝置710預設的認證碼與第三專屬啟動碼132相符，故第一專屬啟動碼112及第二專屬啟動碼122不符合第三列印裝置710預設的認證碼，因此，第一專屬啟動碼112或第二專屬啟動碼122無法通過第三列印裝置710的認證，而僅有第三專屬啟動碼132能通過第三列印裝置710的認證，使得第三列印裝置710僅能使用第三專碼耗材420來進行列印工作。基於相同原理，僅有第一專屬啟動碼112能通過第一列印裝置510的認證，而使得第一列印裝置510僅能使用第一專碼耗 材220來進行列印工作。又基於相同原理，僅有第二專屬啟動碼122能通過第二列印裝置610的認證，使得第二列印裝置610僅能使用第二專碼耗材320來進行列印工作。因此，上述實施方式可使第一終端用戶500僅能採用經銷者200所提供的第一專碼耗材220；使第二終端用戶600僅能採用經銷者300所提供的第二專碼耗材320；使第三終端用戶700僅能採用經銷者400所提供的第三專碼耗材420，故有效防止經銷者200、300及400互搶客戶而引發惡性競爭。Since the first exclusive activation code 112, the second exclusive activation code 122, and the third exclusive activation code 132 are different, and the authentication code preset by the third printing device 710 matches the third exclusive activation code 132, the first exclusive activation code is used. 112 and the second exclusive activation code 122 do not meet the authentication code preset by the third printing device 710. Therefore, the first dedicated activation code 112 or the second exclusive activation code 122 cannot pass the authentication of the third printing device 710, but only There is a third exclusive activation code 132 that can be authenticated by the third printing device 710 such that the third printing device 710 can only use the third coupon consumable 420 for printing. Based on the same principle, only the first dedicated activation code 112 can be authenticated by the first printing device 510, so that the first printing device 510 can only use the first special code. Material 220 is used for printing work. Again based on the same principle, only the second dedicated activation code 122 can be authenticated by the second printing device 610 such that the second printing device 610 can only use the second special code consumable 320 for printing. Therefore, the above embodiment may enable the first end user 500 to use only the first code consumable 220 provided by the distributor 200; the second end user 600 can only use the second code consumable 320 provided by the distributor 300; The third end user 700 can only use the third code consumable 420 provided by the distributor 400, thereby effectively preventing the dealers 200, 300 and 400 from robbing each other and causing vicious competition.
應瞭解到，本文雖係以三個終端用戶及三個經銷者來說明，但上述之終端用戶及經銷者的數量僅係用來解釋本發明，而非用以限制本發明。另應瞭解到，本文中所提及的「第一」、「第二」及「第三」等數量用語僅係用來幫助讀者理解本文內容，而不代表「第一」元件、「第二」元件及「第三」元件必然有所不同。又應瞭解到，本文中所指的耗材提供者「指示」經銷者可包含耗材提供者以明示或暗示的方式，讓經銷者知悉其所需執行的動作(如將通碼耗材燒錄成專碼耗材等動作)。又應瞭解到，本文中雖係以一個經銷者對應一個終端用戶來說明，但每個經銷者亦可對多個終端用戶提供專碼耗材。又應瞭解到，本文中各個經銷者的燒錄器所標示的不同元件符號(210、310及410)僅係為了幫助讀者理解，並不代表各個經銷者所使用的燒錄器必然有所不同。It should be understood that the present invention has been described in terms of three end users and three distributors, but the number of end users and distributors described above is only used to explain the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. It should also be understood that the terms “first”, “second” and “third” mentioned in this article are used only to help the reader understand the content of this article, and do not represent the “first” component, “second. The components and the "third" components are necessarily different. It should also be understood that the consumable provider "instructed" distributor referred to herein may include the consumable supplier in an express or implied manner to let the distributor know what action it needs to perform (eg, burn the pass-through consumables into special Code consumables and other actions). It should also be understood that although this article is described by one distributor for one end user, each distributor may also provide a plurality of end users with special code consumables. It should also be understood that the different component symbols (210, 310, and 410) indicated by the various distributors in this document are only for the purpose of helping the reader to understand, and do not necessarily mean that the burners used by the various distributors are necessarily different. .
雖然本發明已以實施方式揭露如上，然其並非用以 限定本發明，任何熟習此技藝者，在不脫離本發明之精神和範圍內，當可作各種之更動與潤飾，因此本發明之保護範圍當視後附之申請專利範圍所界定者為準。Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not used The scope of the present invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims, unless otherwise claimed.
100‧‧‧耗材提供者100‧‧‧Suppliers
110‧‧‧第一啟動碼儲存裝置110‧‧‧First activation code storage device
120‧‧‧第二啟動碼儲存裝置120‧‧‧Second startup code storage device
130‧‧‧第三啟動碼儲存裝置130‧‧‧ third activation code storage device
140‧‧‧通碼耗材140‧‧‧Communication supplies
200‧‧‧經銷者200‧‧‧Distributors
210‧‧‧燒錄器210‧‧‧ burner
220‧‧‧第一專碼耗材220‧‧‧First code consumables
300‧‧‧經銷者300‧‧‧Distributors
310‧‧‧燒錄器310‧‧‧ Recorder
320‧‧‧第二專碼耗材320‧‧‧Second code consumables
400‧‧‧經銷者400‧‧‧Distributors
410‧‧‧燒錄器410‧‧‧ Recorder
420‧‧‧第三專碼耗材420‧‧‧ Third code consumables
500‧‧‧第一終端用戶500‧‧‧First end user
510‧‧‧第一列印裝置510‧‧‧First printing device
600‧‧‧第二終端用戶600‧‧‧ second end user
610‧‧‧第二列印裝置610‧‧‧Second printing device
700‧‧‧第三終端用戶700‧‧‧ Third end user
710‧‧‧第三列印裝置710‧‧‧ Third printing device
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