CN101734018B - Storage chip of printing device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses an information interaction method of a storage chip of a printing device and the printing device. A plurality of change messages are arranged on the storage chip of an ink box. In the method, after one change message is read by the printing device in the printing process, the corresponding current change message is stored and read in the storage chip;, and until the corresponding current change message represents that the ink box is unusable, another change message of the storage chip is read, and the corresponding current change message is stored and read in the storage chip till all change messages arranged on the storage chip are read completely. The invention enables the ink box with the storage chip to be reused, reduces the cost of the printing device used by users, and is beneficial to environmental protection.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the printing equipment field, particularly a kind of storage chip of printing equipment and and the information interacting method of printing equipment.
Background technology
Along with the development of imaging technique, the imaging device that is similar to laser print apparatus and inkjet-printing device and so on has obtained using widely.In print procedure, printing equipment needs type information.The type information of printing equipment in being recorded in printing equipment, also be recorded on the storage chip, as shown in Figure 1, Fig. 1 is the printing equipment of prior art and the communication interaction schematic diagram between the storage chip.Wherein, storage chip is fixed on the print cartridge, and this print cartridge can be the ink cartridge of filling ink or fill the toner cartridge of carbon dust, and the effect of storage chip is control print cartridge and printing equipment coupling, and in follow-up print procedure the providing of type information.Storage chip and printing equipment carry out information interaction by the communication interface in the storage chip (not drawing among the figure).In storage chip, write down print cartridge initial informations such as relevant print cartridge model, color, recording material capacity, date of manufacture and manufacturer code, and the type informations such as data of the sign recording material capacity that in follow-up print procedure, obtains.
Before this print cartridge of employing is printed for the first time, printing equipment determines whether to use the print cartridge that has this storage chip to print operation by the initial information of identification storage chip, just discern storage chip, printing equipment comes out the data read of the initial token recording material capacity of storage chip, carry out the printing first time of this print cartridge and the consumption of detection record material, according to the data of the consumption of the data of initial token recording material capacity and recording materials, calculate the data of current sign recording material capacity and be stored in the storage chip.
In follow-up print procedure, read the data of the sign recording material capacity of being stored from storage chip, print the also consumption of detection record material, determine whether to continue to print according to the data that calculate current sign recording material capacity once more, if, data with current sign recording material capacity are stored in the storage chip once more, the use when carrying out follow-up print.
On specific implementation, printing equipment is estimated the consumption of recording materials in print procedure, as when being inkjet-printing device, the China ink amount that detects the inkjet mouth ejection is determined the consumption of ink-mist recording material, adopt the consumption of the recording materials that are provided with and the relation between the recording materials total amount then, according to the data of the sign recording material capacity that reads from storage chip and the data of the consumption that detects the recording materials that obtain, calculate the data of current sign recording material capacity, be transferred to storage chip and preserve.When printing equipment prints operation again, use read out the data of the sign recording material capacity of being stored from storage chip after, when determining that according to the data of current sign recording materials record the recording materials surplus is not enough, can have the print cartridge of storage chip or stop print procedure by reminding user to replace.
At present, storage chip in the print cartridge all is " disposable " in use, after promptly determining that according to the data of the consumption of the data of the sign recording material capacity of storing in the storage chip and the current recording materials that detect recording materials that print cartridge is supplied have exhausted, printing equipment just can not re-use the mutual type information of this storage chip, must change new print cartridge with new storage chip, (data of the sign recording material capacity of storing in this storage chip have shown the recording material capacity deficiency even the recording materials of original print cartridge can be filled the current amount that also can't use this original memory chip stores recording material capacity once more, can't revise, printing equipment reads the back and just can't print).Like this, the user can not carry out the filling of recording materials to used print cartridge, just must abandon after the recording materials of print cartridge exhaust, and has increased the user and has used the cost of printing equipment and polluted environment.
In addition, in the storage chip of print cartridge, except the data of the sign record recording material capacity of storage can change information in as print procedure, also have other can change information, such as printing times etc.Printing equipment also can read and store these and can change information in print procedure from storage chip, if the current meeting of reading of printing equipment checking changes information when incorrect, will stop to print.Therefore, because these can change the existence of information, storage chip is exactly " disposable " in use.This has increased the user and has used the cost of printing equipment and polluted environment.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the invention provides a kind of printing equipment storage chip, this storage chip can make the print cartridge with this storage chip reuse, and has reduced the user and has used the cost of printing equipment and be beneficial to environmental protection.
The present invention also provides the information interacting method of a kind of storage chip and printing equipment, this storage chip can the time have this storage chip print cartridge reuse, reduced the user and used the cost of printing equipment and be beneficial to environmental protection.
For achieving the above object, the technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention specifically is achieved in that
A kind of storage chip of printing equipment comprises: communication interface, control module, switch selected cell and a plurality of memory cell, wherein,
A plurality of memory cell, be used for storing respectively separately meeting change information, after the selection through the switch selected cell, one of them memory cell offers printing equipment by communication interface with the meeting change information of being stored under the control of control module, carry out current meeting change information and store and read in print procedure;
The switch selected cell is used for selecting a memory cell of a plurality of memory cell;
Control module is used to control a selected memory cell and carries out information interaction by communication interface and printing equipment.
Described switch selected cell is integrated in the control module or separately and is provided with.
Described switch selected cell adopts fixed carbon resister or adopts the wire jumper mode.
Described a plurality of memory cell, also be used for storing respectively the information of not changing, after the selection through the switch selected cell, in print procedure, one of them memory cell offers printing equipment by communication interface with the not change information of being stored under the control of control module;
Perhaps control module also stores the information of not changing, and in print procedure, by communication interface the not change information of being stored is offered printing equipment under the control of control module.
Described can change information be the data that characterize recording material capacity.
A kind of storage chip of printing equipment comprises: communication interface, switch selected cell and a plurality of chip nuclear, wherein,
Chip nuclear, be used for storing respectively separately meeting change information, after the selection through the switch selected cell, one of them chip nuclear offers printing equipment by communication interface with the meeting change information of being stored, and carries out current meeting change information and store and read in print procedure.
Described chip nuclear is made up of memory cell and control module one to one, wherein,
Memory cell is used for storage and can changes information, by communication interface the meeting change information of being stored is offered printing equipment under the control of control module, carries out current meeting change information and store and read in print procedure;
Control module is used for after selecting through the switch selected cell, controls pairing chip nuclear and carries out information interaction by communication interface and printing equipment.
Described memory cell also stores the information of not changing, and is used at print procedure, can change information not offered printing equipment by communication interface with what store under the control of control module;
Perhaps described control module also stores the information of not changing, and is used at print procedure, by communication interface the not change information of being stored is offered printing equipment under the control of control module.
A kind of storage chip of printing equipment, main with memory cell, spare memory cell, switch selected cell, control module and communication interface, wherein,
The switch selected cell is used to select mainly change the mutual of information with the meeting between memory cell and the spare memory cell, perhaps select main with memory cell under the control of control module by the information interaction between communication interface and the printing equipment;
The master uses memory cell, is used for storage and can changes information, by communication interface the meeting change information of being stored is offered printing equipment under the control of control module, carries out current meeting change information and store and read in print procedure; The meeting change information that backs up in spare memory cell under the selection of switch selected cell is uploaded;
Spare memory cell, the meeting that is used for storage backup changes information, and the initial meeting change information that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell uploads to main with in the memory cell.
Described master also stores the information of not changing with memory cell, is used at print procedure, can change information not offered printing equipment by communication interface with what store under the control of control module;
Perhaps, spare memory cell, the information that do not change of storage backup also, that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell can change information not upload to main with in the memory cell, in print procedure, under the control of control module, can change information do not offered printing equipment with what store by the main memory cell of using by communication interface.
A kind of storage chip of printing equipment, main with memory cell, spare memory cell, switch selected cell, control module and communication interface, wherein,
The switch selected cell, be used to select temporary get access to the meeting change information of backup from spare memory cell after, offer the main memory cell of using; Perhaps select main with memory cell under the control of control module by the information interaction between communication interface and the printing equipment;
The master uses memory cell, is used for storage and can changes information, by communication interface the meeting change information of being stored is offered printing equipment under the control of control module, carries out current meeting change information and store and read in print procedure; The meeting change information of the backup that the switch selected cell is temporary is uploaded under the selection of switch selected cell;
Spare memory cell, the meeting that is used for storage backup changes information, and the initial meeting that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell changes information temporary storage in the switch selected cell.
Described master also stores the information of not changing with memory cell, is used at print procedure, can change information not offered printing equipment by communication interface with what store under the control of control module;
Perhaps, spare memory cell, the information that do not change of storage backup also, that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell can not change information temporary storage in the switch selected cell, what the switch selected cell was selected to keep in can not change information from what spare memory cell got access to backup, offer the main memory cell of using, in print procedure, under the control of control module, can change information do not offered printing equipment with what store by communication interface by the main memory cell of using.
The information interacting method of a kind of storage chip and printing equipment is provided with a plurality of meeting change information on the storage chip in print cartridge, this method comprises:
In print procedure, after printing equipment reads out a meeting change information, carry out corresponding current can change information in the storage of storage chip with read; Up to pairing current can change information when representing that print cartridge is unavailable, another that reads storage chip again can change information, carry out corresponding current can change information in the storage of storage chip with read; Can change information up to all of storage chip setting all has been read.
Described corresponding meeting change information also is provided with the information of not changing, and after printing equipment reads described meeting change information, also comprises:
Printing equipment reads the described information that do not change, and discerns described information and the described change information of not changing.
The described mode that a plurality of meeting change information are set is:
A plurality of can change information being arranged in the different memory cell;
The meeting of perhaps storing active and standby usefulness in advance changes information, and after the meeting change information of main usefulness was used, more standby meeting being changed information updating was the meeting change information of main usefulness.
As seen from the above technical solution, the present invention proposes a plurality of meeting change information and the corresponding information that do not change are set in the storage chip that print cartridge has, this can change information have represented that a plurality of print cartridges are in print procedure and the mutual information of printing equipment, when carrying out information interaction each time, this information all can change, comprise the data that characterize recording material capacity and printing times etc., this a plurality of can change information can be identical or different.This does not change information information in print procedure and does not change.In print procedure, printing equipment adopt do not change information and can change information identification storage chip after, read out pairing meeting change information, carry out corresponding current meeting then and change information in the storage of storage chip with read, when pairing current meeting change information represents that print cartridge can't use, another that re-uses storage chip can change information carry out above-mentioned processing, can change information up to all of storage chip setting and all be used up.Like this, the present invention just can make the print cartridge with this storage chip reuse, and has reduced the user and has used the cost of printing equipment and be beneficial to environmental protection.
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Fig. 1 is the printing equipment of prior art and the communication interaction schematic diagram between the storage chip;
Fig. 2 is the information interacting method flow chart of storage chip provided by the invention and printing equipment;
Fig. 3 is printing equipment storage chip implementation one structural representation provided by the invention;
Fig. 4 is printing equipment storage chip implementation one a specific embodiment structure chart provided by the invention;
Fig. 5 is the method flow diagram of printing equipment storage chip implementation one specific embodiment provided by the invention;
Fig. 6 is printing equipment storage chip implementation two structures one schematic diagram provided by the invention;
Fig. 7 is printing equipment storage chip implementation two structures two schematic diagrames provided by the invention;
Fig. 8 is printing equipment storage chip implementation two specific embodiment structural representations provided by the invention;
Fig. 9 is printing equipment storage chip implementation three structures one schematic diagram provided by the invention;
Figure 10 is printing equipment storage chip implementation three structures two schematic diagrames provided by the invention.
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For making purpose of the present invention, technical scheme and advantage clearer, below with reference to the accompanying drawing embodiment that develops simultaneously, the present invention is described in further detail.
Cause the print cartridge of prior art reusable reason not to be, the data of the sign recording material capacity of can't be artificially storage chip being stored are made amendment.The data of the sign recording material capacity that this storage chip is stored can only be in print procedure, by the data of printing equipment according to the consumption of the data of this sign recording material capacity that reads out from storage chip and the recording materials that detection obtains, the data of the current sign recording material capacity that is calculated.The recording material capacity of the data representation of the sign recording material capacity that this is current reduces gradually, till represented recording material capacity deficiency, printing equipment confirms to have print cartridge recording material capacity deficiency (even the recording material capacity abundance of print cartridge of this storage chip, printing equipment is also confirmed) after, stop to print and reminding user to replace.
In addition, change information as the meeting except the data that characterize recording material capacity, also can cause print cartridge can not be repeated to use, this also is because the meeting change information that can't store storage chip is artificially made amendment.Therefore, in print procedure,, will stop to print and reminding user to replace if when the meeting that printing equipment reads change information represents that this print cartridge is unavailable.
Therefore, the present invention is in order to overcome this problem, a plurality of meeting change information and the corresponding information that do not change have been proposed in the storage chip that print cartridge has, to be provided with, this can change information have represented that a plurality of print cartridges are in print procedure and the mutual information of printing equipment, when carrying out information interaction each time, this information all can change, and comprises the data that characterize recording material capacity and printing times etc., this a plurality of can change information can be identical or different.This does not change information information in print procedure and does not change.In print procedure, printing equipment adopt do not change information and can change information identification storage chip after, after reading out pairing meeting change information, carry out corresponding current meeting and change information in the storage of storage chip with read, when pairing current meeting change information represents that print cartridge can't use, another that re-uses storage chip can change information carry out above-mentioned processing, can change information up to all of storage chip setting and all be used up.
Like this, the print cartridge with storage chip provided by the invention just can repeatedly be filled recording materials, and repeatedly uses.
In the present invention, in storage chip, be provided with a plurality of can change during information, also be provided with the information that do not change of a plurality of correspondences, each can change the initial information of the information that or not of information and correspondence as print cartridge, write down relevant print cartridge model, color, recording material capacity, date of manufacture and manufacturer code etc., be used for printing equipment and do not change information and can change information discern this storage chip, determine whether to use print cartridge to print operation with this storage chip by this.
In addition, print cartridge provider is in order to attract the user in the prior art, released the print cartridge of a lot of high power capacity recording materials, promptly the recording materials of Tian Chonging will be higher than the represented standard recording material capacity of data of the set initial token recording material capacity of storage chip, purpose is to use the family can carry out more printings, reduces the cost that uses printing equipment.But, because the storage chip of print cartridge is provided by printing equipment provider, still the standard recording material capacity of the data representation of the initial token recording material capacity of its storage, so in print procedure, even print cartridge still has recording materials, also stop to print because the data representation recording materials surplus of the sign recording materials that storage chip is stored is not enough, and the reminding user to replace print cartridge.This can not realize that promptly print cartridge provider attracts user's requirement, has also caused the waste of recording materials, is unfavorable for environmental protection.
The present invention also can overcome the problems referred to above, as long as when the data of the initial token recording material capacity in the meeting change information are set on storage chip, these data are represented is that the recording material capacity of print cartridge reality gets final product, thereby can not cause the waste of recording materials, is beneficial to environmental protection.
In order to briefly explain, the present invention is example with the data that characterize recording material capacity as meeting change information, and method, system and device provided by the invention are elaborated.
Fig. 2 is the information interacting method flow chart of storage chip provided by the invention and printing equipment, and the data and the corresponding information that do not change of a plurality of initial token recording material capacities is set on the storage chip of print cartridge, and its concrete steps are:
After step 201, printing equipment read the data of a set initial token recording material capacity, the data of carrying out corresponding current sign recording material capacity in print procedure were in the storage of storage chip and read;
Before this step, printing equipment has also read the corresponding information that do not change, and is used for and the information that can change discerns this storage chip together;
Whether step 202, printing equipment real-time judge represent the recording material capacity deficiency from the data of the current sign recording material capacity that storage chip read, if then execution in step 203; If not, execution in step 204 then;
In this step, how to be judged as prior art, be not repeated here.
After step 203, printing equipment read the data of another set initial token recording material capacity, the data of carrying out corresponding current sign recording material capacity in print procedure are in the storage of storage chip and read, change step 202 over to and carry out, till the data of all set initial token recording material capacities all have been read;
Before this step, printing equipment has also read the corresponding information that do not change, and is used for and the information that can change discerns this storage chip together;
In the method, the data of storing a plurality of initial token recording material capacities have multiple mode, such as: the data of a plurality of initial token recording material capacities are stored in respectively in the different memory cell; Perhaps storage is main by the data of the initial token recording material capacity of usefulness, after the data of the initial token recording material capacity of main usefulness are used, adopt the data of the initial token recording material capacity that the Data Update master of standby initial token recording material capacity uses again.
The present invention has adopted three kinds of implementations on specific implementation, below be elaborated respectively.
Mode one, control module and a plurality of memory cell are set in storage chip, the data of the initial token recording material capacity that different cell stores is similar and different, control module are used to control between printing equipment and a plurality of memory cell data of mutual initial sign recording material capacity and the data of current sign recording material capacity.
In this mode, between control module and a plurality of memory cell, also have the switch selected cell, be integrated in the control module or independent the setting, be used under the control of control module, selecting and printing equipment carries out the memory cell of information interaction.
Fig. 3 is printing equipment storage chip implementation one structural representation provided by the invention, comprise: communication interface, control module, switch selected cell and a plurality of memory cell, be expressed as in the drawings memory cell 1, memory cell 2 ..., and memory cell n, wherein
A plurality of memory cell, be used for distinguishing separately the data of the sign recording material capacity of storing initial, after the selection through the switch selected cell, one of them memory cell offers printing equipment by communication interface with the data of the initial sign recording material capacity stored under the control of control module, carry out the data storage of current sign recording material capacity and read in print procedure;
The switch selected cell is used for selecting a memory cell of a plurality of memory cell;
Control module is used to control a selected memory cell and carries out information interaction by communication interface and printing equipment.
In this embodiment, described a plurality of memory cell also is used for storing respectively the information of not changing, after the selection through the switch selected cell, in print procedure, one of them memory cell offers printing equipment by communication interface with the not change information of being stored under the control of control module;
Perhaps control module also stores the information of not changing, and in print procedure, by communication interface the not change information of being stored is offered printing equipment under the control of control module.
Particularly, when printing begins, switch selected cell select storage unit 1, i.e. control module control store unit 1 is by communication interface and printing equipment information interaction; When the data representation recording material capacity of the current sign recording material capacity of being stored in the memory cell 1 is not enough, switch selected cell select storage unit 2, be that control module control store unit 2 is by communication interface and printing equipment information interaction, by that analogy, the data of the current sign recording material capacity of storing up to all memory cell are all represented the recording material capacity deficiency.
In this embodiment, the data of the initial sign recording material capacity that different memory cell is stored can be identical, also can be different, and make the data of different initial sign recording material capacity of storage chip can be printed device and discern and get final product.
In this embodiment, memory cell is the data of the sign recording material capacity of storing initial not only, can also store the information that do not change such as other print cartridge initial informations, after being used for printing equipment and discerning this memory cell, print operation again.
Fig. 4 is printing equipment storage chip implementation one a specific embodiment structure chart provided by the invention, in the drawings, the switch selected cell has adopted fixed carbon resister R1 to realize, be connected in series by interface A and interface B with control module, by DLL control module is programmed, the initial information of each print cartridge is offered each memory chip stores by control module, the power supply of control module is provided by power conversion unit, power conversion unit is converted to the power supply that offers control module after getting access to voltage signal by communication interface from printing equipment, and memory cell comprises memory 1 and memory 2.
Wherein, when the work of this storage chip, interface A is set to high level, when control module detects interface B and is high level, control module control storage 1 makes printing equipment print operation by the data of communication interface and the mutual sign recording material capacity of storing of printing equipment.When the data representation recording materials of the current sign recording material capacity of storage in the memory 1 are not enough, scrape fixed carbon resister R1 disconnected.At this moment, it is low level that control module detects interface B, control module control storage 2 makes printing equipment continue to use the print cartridge with this storage chip to print operation by the data of communication interface and the mutual sign recording material capacity of storing of printing equipment.Till the data representation recording materials deficiency of the current sign recording material capacity of in memory 2, storing.
In this embodiment, power conversion unit not only provides power supply to control module, can also give other unit in the storage chip, provides power supply such as memory cell, does not embody in Fig. 4.
Fig. 5 is the method flow diagram of printing equipment storage chip implementation one specific embodiment provided by the invention, and its concrete steps are:
The A interface of the controller of step 501, storage chip is set to high level;
Step 502, this controller judge whether B interface is high level, if then change step 503 over to; If not, then change step 504 over to;
If for B interface is a high level, it is disconnected to illustrate that then fixed carbon resister R1 is not scraped, if B interface is a low level, it is disconnected to illustrate that then fixed carbon resister R1 is scraped;
The memory that step 505, this memory control are started makes printing equipment print operation by the data of communication interface and the mutual sign recording material capacity of storing of printing equipment.
Mode two, switch selected cell and a plurality of chip nuclear is set in storage chip, each chip nuclear storing initial characterizes the data of recording material capacity, the switch selected cell, after being used to select chip nuclear, the data of the data of mutual initial sign recording material capacity and current sign recording material capacity between chip nuclear and the printing equipment.
In this embodiment, each chip nuclear is made up of memory cell and control module, and memory cell is used for the data that storing initial characterizes recording material capacity, and control module is used for the information interaction between control store unit and the printing equipment.
In this mode, because this storage chip uses in a printing equipment, so the control procedure in all control modules is identical, but the data of the initial sign recording material capacity of different cell stores can be identical or different.
Fig. 6 is printing equipment storage chip implementation two structures one schematic diagram provided by the invention, comprise: communication interface, switch selected cell and a plurality of one to one memory cell and control module, pairing memory cell and control module are called one group of memory cell and control module, be expressed as in the drawings memory cell 1 and control module 1, memory cell 2 and control module 2 ..., memory cell n and control module n, wherein
The switch selected cell is used to select the memory cell and the control module of one group of correspondence;
A plurality of memory cell, be used for distinguishing separately the data of the sign recording material capacity of storing initial, after the selection through the switch selected cell, one of them memory cell offers printing equipment by communication interface with the data of the initial sign recording material capacity stored under the control of corresponding control unit, carry out the data storage of current sign recording material capacity and read in print procedure;
Control module is used for controlling pairing memory cell and carrying out information interaction by communication interface and printing equipment after selecting through the switch selected cell.
On specific implementation, also the memory cell and the control module of one group of correspondence can be integrated by the selection of switch selected cell, structure two as shown in Figure 7 as a chip nuclear.
In this embodiment, described memory cell also stores the information of not changing, and is used at print procedure, can change information not offered printing equipment by communication interface with what store under the control of control module;
Perhaps described control module also stores the information of not changing, and is used at print procedure, by communication interface the not change information of being stored is offered printing equipment under the control of control module.
Fig. 8 is printing equipment storage chip implementation two specific embodiment structural representations provided by the invention, its chips nuclear 1 and chip nuclear 2 are two chips nuclears, and the global semaphore of chip nuclear 1, chip nuclear 2 and switch selected cell is by input and output (I/O) interface, ground connection (GND) interface and connect power supply (VCC) interface and provide.The switch selected cell is made up of controller and K switch 1 and K switch 2, K switch 2 inserts chip nuclear 1 and chip nuclear 2 respectively away from two end points of controller, controller in the switch selected cell is according to the selection of the on off state gauge tap K2 of K switch 1, and K switch 1 is controlled by modes such as carbon film, wire jumpers by the user.
When this storage chip work, after K switch 1 closure, controller is by detecting the break-make situation by-pass cock K2 of K switch 1, K switch 2 is connected with the end points that inserts chip nuclear 2, make and chip nuclear 2 data make printing equipment print operation by communication interface and the mutual sign recording material capacity of storing of printing equipment.When chip is examined the data representation recording materials deficiency of the current sign recording material capacity of cell stores in 2, K switch 1 is disconnected, controller is by detecting the break-make situation by-pass cock K2 of K switch 1, K switch 2 is connected with the end points that inserts chip nuclear 1, make and chip nuclear 1 data make printing equipment continue to use print cartridge to print operation with this storage chip by communication interface and the mutual sign recording material capacity of storing of printing equipment.Till chip is examined the data representation recording materials deficiency of the current sign recording material capacity of memory chip stores in 1.
In this embodiment, be whether to carry out information interaction as K switch 2 control chips nuclear 1 and chip nuclear 2 with controller by clock (CLK) holding wire.
Mode three, control module and the active and standby memory cell of using are set in storage chip, the data of the sign recording material capacity that the spare memory cell backup is initial, when the data representation recording materials of the current sign recording material capacity of being stored after the master carries out alternately with memory cell process and printing equipment are not enough, after the switch selected cell is selected, the data that will back up initial sign recording material capacity by the controller in switch selected cell control spare memory cell upload to main with being equipped with in the memory cell, carry out information interaction by main with memory cell continuation and printing equipment then.
In upload process, dual mode is arranged, it is a kind of that to be that controller is controlled at main with directly uploading between memory cell and the spare memory cell, another kind is to upload indirectly, below detailed description respectively.
Fig. 9 is printing equipment storage chip implementation three structures one schematic diagram provided by the invention, comprising: main with memory cell, spare memory cell, switch selected cell, control module and communication interface, wherein,
The switch selected cell, be used to select the mutual of main data with the initial sign recording material capacity between memory cell and the spare memory cell, perhaps select main with memory cell under the control of control module by the information interaction between communication interface and the printing equipment;
The main memory cell of using, the data that are used for the sign recording material capacity of storing initial, under the control of control module, the data of the initial sign recording material capacity stored are offered printing equipment, in print procedure, carry out the data storage of current sign recording material capacity and read by communication interface; The data of the initial sign recording material capacity that is backed up in spare memory cell by the controller in the switch selected cell under the selection of switch selected cell are uploaded;
Spare memory cell, the data that are used for the initial sign recording material capacity of storage backup, the data of the initial sign recording material capacity that will be backed up by the controller in the switch selected cell under the selection of switch selected cell upload to main with in the memory cell.
When this storage chip work, control module control is main with the data of memory cell by communication interface and the mutual sign recording material capacity of storing of printing equipment, makes printing equipment print operation.When the data representation recording materials of the current sign recording material capacity of storing in leading with memory cell are not enough, after artificially gauge tap selected cell carries out the circuit selection, upload to the data that spare memory cell will back up initial sign recording material capacity main by the control of the controller in the switch selected cell with being equipped with in the memory cell, and then after carrying out the circuit selection, main by control module control with the data of memory cell by communication interface and the mutual sign recording material capacity of storing of printing equipment.
In this structure, also the switch selected cell can be integrated in the control module and realize.
In this structure, described master also stores the information of not changing with memory cell, is used at print procedure, can change information not offered printing equipment by communication interface with what store under the control of control module;
Perhaps, spare memory cell, the information that do not change of storage backup also, that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell can change information not upload to main with in the memory cell, in print procedure, under the control of control module, can change information do not offered printing equipment with what store by the main memory cell of using by communication interface.
Figure 10 is printing equipment storage chip implementation three structures two schematic diagrames provided by the invention, comprising: main with memory cell, spare memory cell, switch selected cell, control module and communication interface, wherein,
The switch selected cell, be used to select the data of the temporary initial token recording material capacity that gets access to backup from spare memory cell after, offer the main memory cell of using; Perhaps select main with memory cell under the control of control module by the information interaction between communication interface and the printing equipment;
The main memory cell of using, the data that are used for the sign recording material capacity of storing initial, under the control of control module, the data of the initial sign recording material capacity stored are offered printing equipment, in print procedure, carry out the data storage of current sign recording material capacity and read by communication interface; Under the selection of switch selected cell, upload by the data of the initial sign recording material capacity of the controller in the switch selected cell control backup that the switch selected cell is temporary;
Spare memory cell, the data that are used for the initial sign recording material capacity of storage backup, temporary in the switch selected cell by the data of the initial sign recording material capacity that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell by the control of the controller in the switch selected cell.
In this structure, also have middle temporary storage location in the switch selected cell, be used for the data of the initial token recording material capacity of temporary backup.
When this storage chip work, controller control is main with the data of memory cell by communication interface and the mutual sign recording material capacity of storing of printing equipment, makes printing equipment print operation.When the data representation recording materials of the current sign recording material capacity of storing in leading with memory cell are not enough, artificially gauge tap selected cell carries out circuit and selects, the data that spare memory cell will back up initial sign recording material capacity are equipped with in the memory cell by be transferred to main using by the controller in the switch selected cell, and then after carrying out the circuit selection, controller control is main with the data of memory cell by communication interface and the mutual sign recording material capacity of storing of printing equipment.
In this structure, also the switch selected cell can be integrated in the control module and realize.
In this structure, described master also stores the information of not changing with memory cell, is used at print procedure, can change information not offered printing equipment by communication interface with what store under the control of control module;
Perhaps, spare memory cell, the information that do not change of storage backup also, that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell can not change information temporary storage in the switch selected cell, what the switch selected cell was selected to keep in can not change information from what spare memory cell got access to backup, offer the main memory cell of using, in print procedure, under the control of control module, can change information do not offered printing equipment with what store by communication interface by the main memory cell of using.
In the structure of Fig. 9 and Figure 10, it is main with memory cell that all to be the control of adopting the controller in the switch selected cell offer the initial sign recording material capacity of spare memory cell storage, do not express the controller in the switch selected cell in the drawings.
In above-mentioned three modes, all adopted the switch selected cell, the switch in the switch selected cell can have a plurality of, is used to realize the switching of a plurality of different memory cell.Can adopt fixed carbon resister or wire jumper mode in the switch selected cell, when adopting fixed carbon resister, can be a plurality of fixed carbon resisters, the mode of employing serial or parallel connection realizes the switching of a plurality of different memory cell.
Communication interface described in the present invention can be contact also can be contactless.
More than lift preferred embodiment; the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention are further described; institute is understood that; the above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention; not in order to restriction the present invention; within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of being done, be equal to and replace and improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. the storage chip of a printing equipment is characterized in that, comprising: communication interface, control module, switch selected cell and a plurality of memory cell, wherein,
A plurality of memory cell, be used for storing respectively separately meeting change information, after the selection through the switch selected cell, one of them memory cell offers printing equipment by communication interface with the meeting change information of being stored under the control of control module, carry out current meeting change information and store and read in print procedure;
The switch selected cell is used for selecting a memory cell of a plurality of memory cell;
Control module is used to control a selected memory cell and carries out information interaction by communication interface and printing equipment.
2. storage chip as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described switch selected cell is integrated in the control module or separately and is provided with.
3. storage chip as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, described switch selected cell adopts fixed carbon resister or adopts the wire jumper mode.
4. storage chip as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described a plurality of memory cell, also be used for storing respectively the information of not changing, after the selection through the switch selected cell, in print procedure, one of them memory cell offers printing equipment by communication interface with the not change information of being stored under the control of control module;
Perhaps control module also stores the information of not changing, and in print procedure, by communication interface the not change information of being stored is offered printing equipment under the control of control module.
5. storage chip as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described can change information be the data that characterize recording material capacity.
6. the storage chip of a printing equipment is characterized in that, comprising: communication interface, switch selected cell and a plurality of chip nuclear, wherein,
Chip nuclear, be used for storing respectively separately meeting change information, after the selection through the switch selected cell, one of them chip nuclear offers printing equipment by communication interface with the meeting change information of being stored, and carries out current meeting change information and store and read in print procedure.
7. storage chip as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, described chip nuclear is made up of memory cell and control module one to one, wherein,
Memory cell is used for storage and can changes information, by communication interface the meeting change information of being stored is offered printing equipment under the control of control module, carries out current meeting change information and store and read in print procedure;
Control module is used for after selecting through the switch selected cell, controls pairing chip nuclear and carries out information interaction by communication interface and printing equipment.
8. storage chip as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, described memory cell also stores the information of not changing, and is used at print procedure, can change information not offered printing equipment by communication interface with what store under the control of control module;
Perhaps described control module also stores the information of not changing, and is used at print procedure, by communication interface the not change information of being stored is offered printing equipment under the control of control module.
9. the storage chip of a printing equipment is characterized in that, and is main with memory cell, spare memory cell, switch selected cell, control module and communication interface, wherein,
The switch selected cell is used to select mainly change the mutual of information with the meeting between memory cell and the spare memory cell, perhaps select main with memory cell under the control of control module by the information interaction between communication interface and the printing equipment;
The master uses memory cell, is used for storage and can changes information, by communication interface the meeting change information of being stored is offered printing equipment under the control of control module, carries out current meeting change information and store and read in print procedure; The meeting change information that backs up in spare memory cell under the selection of switch selected cell is uploaded;
Spare memory cell, the meeting that is used for storage backup changes information, and the initial meeting change information that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell uploads to main with in the memory cell.
10. storage chip as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that, described master also stores the information of not changing with memory cell, is used at print procedure, can change information not offered printing equipment by communication interface with what store under the control of control module;
Perhaps, spare memory cell, the information that do not change of storage backup also, that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell can change information not upload to main with in the memory cell, in print procedure, under the control of control module, can change information do not offered printing equipment with what store by the main memory cell of using by communication interface.
11. the storage chip of a printing equipment is characterized in that, and is main with memory cell, spare memory cell, switch selected cell, control module and communication interface, wherein,
The switch selected cell, be used to select temporary get access to the meeting change information of backup from spare memory cell after, offer the main memory cell of using; Perhaps select main with memory cell under the control of control module by the information interaction between communication interface and the printing equipment;
The master uses memory cell, is used for storage and can changes information, by communication interface the meeting change information of being stored is offered printing equipment under the control of control module, carries out current meeting change information and store and read in print procedure; The meeting change information of the backup that the switch selected cell is temporary is uploaded under the selection of switch selected cell;
Spare memory cell, the meeting that is used for storage backup changes information, and the initial meeting that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell changes information temporary storage in the switch selected cell.
12. storage chip as claimed in claim 11, it is characterized in that, described master also stores the information of not changing with memory cell, is used at print procedure, can change information not offered printing equipment by communication interface with what store under the control of control module;
Perhaps, spare memory cell, the information that do not change of storage backup also, that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell can not change information temporary storage in the switch selected cell, what the switch selected cell was selected to keep in can not change information from what spare memory cell got access to backup, offer the main memory cell of using, in print procedure, under the control of control module, can change information do not offered printing equipment with what store by communication interface by the main memory cell of using.
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