CN102627033B - Storage chip, reset method thereof, consumable container and imaging device - Google Patents

Storage chip, reset method thereof, consumable container and imaging device Download PDF

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CN102627033B
CN102627033B CN201210100949.XA CN201210100949A CN102627033B CN 102627033 B CN102627033 B CN 102627033B CN 201210100949 A CN201210100949 A CN 201210100949A CN 102627033 B CN102627033 B CN 102627033B
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The invention provides a storage chip. The storage chip comprises a control unit and a storage unit which is connected with the control unit, wherein the storage unit comprises a metering area, a non-metering area and a spare area, and the control unit comprises a read write unit, a reset detection unit and an authorization judgment unit. The invention also provides a reset method of the storage chip, a consumable container with the storage chip and an imaging device. By adopting the storage chip, the reset method, the consumable container and the imaging device, provided by the invention, the storage chip is suitable for consumable containers with various capacities, and the situation of the occurrence of warning of low or exhausted consumable allowance is avoided.

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Storage chip and repositioning method thereof, consumable container, imaging device
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of storage chip and repositioning method thereof, specifically, relate to a kind of storage chip for consumable container and repositioning method thereof, the invention still further relates to consumable container, the imaging device with above-mentioned storage chip.
Background technology
The said imaging device of the present invention refers to the signals of telecommunication such as word, pattern is converted to the equipment that forms visual image on the media such as paper, for example printer, duplicator, facsimile machine and the all-in-one multifunctional machine of ink-jet approaches or laser class.Two kinds of conventional printers are ink-jet printer and laser printer, and ink-jet printer uses the print cartridge that accommodates ink that the ink of printing use is provided to printer as consumable container, to form word or the pattern that need to print on paper; Laser printer uses the cartridge that accommodates carbon dust that the carbon dust of printing use is provided to printer as consumable container, to form word or the pattern that needs printing on medium, the image-forming principle of duplicator, facsimile machine and all-in-one multifunctional machine, use consumable container etc. are basic identical with printer.The said consumptive material of the present invention refers to ink or carbon dust.
As Fig. 1, shown in Fig. 2, storage chip 13 is generally all installed on the housing of consumable container, storage chip 13 has a substrate 16, electronic module 17 is installed on substrate 16, electronic module 17 is for storing the data required with imaging device communication, communication operation between realization and imaging device, comprising the communication part and the integrated circuit part that receive imaging device signal and electric energy, communication part is generally electric contact or induction coil, in integrated circuit part, include a memory cell and a control module, this memory cell comprises metering zone and non-metering district, wherein store the continuous data and the parameter class non-metering data relevant to consumable container that in imaging process, change, comprise: consumable container producer code, the consumable container date of manufacture, consumable container model, the deposit data such as assembly picture amount are in non-metering district, imaging number of pages, consumable items allowance in consumable container, the initial operation time of consumable container, the deposit data such as last action time are at metering zone, control module is connected with memory cell, data access for control store unit.
When consumable container is installed on imaging device, the memory cell reading out data of imaging device from storage chip 13, judges whether this consumable container is applicable to this imaging device, when consumable container was used after a period of time, imaging device also can read consumable items allowance in this memory cell or consumable items allowance percentage or imaging number of pages and can work on judging whether, when consumable items allowance or consumable items allowance percentage or imaging number of pages can not meet requiring of working on, imaging device is to the information that writes expression " consumptive material exhausts " in storage chip 13, point out this consumable container can not continue to use, now, a kind of way is the high consumable container of capacity of the existing consumable container of production Capacity Ratio, original storage chip 13 is installed on consumable container, because the assembly picture amount of storing in storage chip 13 is still the assembly picture amount of former consumable container, so, there will be while still having a large amount of consumptive material in consumable container, the situation of storage chip 13 promptings " consumptive material is used up ", cause waste.Existing a consumable container, its capacity setting must be higher by 70% than former capacity, consumable container still adopts original storage chip 13, imaging device still carrys out work according to the assembly picture amount data of storage in storage chip 13, so, in the time of can causing consumable items allowance still more, the information of imaging device prompting " consumable quantity is low " (reporting low) or " consumptive material exhausts " (report to the greatest extent), thereby affect the normal work of consumable container, if user now changes consumable container, can cause remaining in consumable container the waste of consumptive material.For avoiding above-mentioned situation to occur, the assembly of existing storage chip 13 is set to a plurality of according to its multiple as amount, so that storage chip 13 is applicable to the consumable container of different capabilities, this type of storage chip 13 is commonly referred to as dilatation chip, yet, dilatation chip can only be applicable to the consumable container that capacity is integral multiple, can not be applicable to the non-integral multiple consumable container of capacity; And, in memory cell due to dilatation chip, deposit the continuous data of different capabilities, when consumable items allowance reaches " reporting low " value of each capacity or " report to the greatest extent " value, all can there is the prompting of " consumable quantity is low " (reporting low) or " consumptive material exhausts " (report to the greatest extent) in dilatation chip, so, cause dilatation chip to occur repeatedly report to the greatest extent or report low situation, to user, bringing puzzlement and inconvenience, some user even thinks that this consumable container can not re-use and be abandoned, and causes waste by mistake.
Summary of the invention
Main purpose of the present invention is to provide and is a kind ofly applicable to the consumable container of all kinds of capacity and can avoids occurring repeatedly reporting low or repeatedly reporting most storage chip, to make up above-mentioned the deficiencies in the prior art.
For achieving the above object, storage chip provided by the invention comprises control module and the memory cell being connected with control module, and memory cell comprises metering zone, non-metering district and backup area, and control module comprises read-write control unit and reset detection unit.
From upper scheme, due to reset detection unit being set in control module, when storage chip is worked, reset detection unit reads the consumable items allowance percentage in metering zone, judges whether the value of consumable items allowance percentage is less than preset value, when being less than preset value, send reset signal to read-write control unit to carry out reset operation, otherwise do not send reset signal, wherein, the span of preset value is: report low-material-consumption surplus percentage adds 10% ~ report low-material-consumption surplus percentage and adds 30%.So, can avoid the repeatedly consumable items allowance that storage chip occurs in reusing process " to report low " or " report to the greatest extent " situation, storage chip goes for the consumable container of all kinds of capacity, environmental protection and easy to use.
Its further technical scheme is that control module also comprises mandate judging unit.
Mandate judging unit is set in control module, can send to the feedback information of storage chip to judge whether the data of reset operation are imaged equipment and license by imaging device, if, storage chip can carry out data communication by the data in metering zone after resetting, otherwise, storage chip will re-start the consumable items allowance percentage judgement before reset operation, so, can guarantee the correctness of reset operation, guarantee that storage chip can be applicable to all types of consumable containers, avoid stopping due to the work that reset operation failure causes.
Another object of the present invention has been to provide a kind of storage chip repositioning method, this storage chip is structure as mentioned above, its repositioning method is: reset detection unit reads the consumable items allowance percentage in metering zone and judges whether it is less than preset value, when consumable items allowance percentage is less than preset value, output reset signal is to read-write control unit, otherwise, do not export reset signal; Read-write control unit is carried out reset operation after receiving reset signal, and reset operation is that the data in backup area are copied in metering zone; Wherein, the span of preset value is: consumable items allowance percentage+30% while reporting consumable items allowance percentage+10% when low ~ report low.
From upper scheme, when the data in storage chip metering zone are less than consumable items allowance percent value and add certain percentage value, reset signal can be exported to read-write control unit in reset detection unit, read-write control unit receives after reset signal, copy the data in backup area to metering zone, to realize the renewal to data in metering zone; So, in the time of can avoiding storage chip to carry out reset operation using with expansion capacity, what occur repeatedly reports low or reports most prompting, and storage chip can realize the consumable container that is applicable to all kinds of capacity, easy to use.
Its further technical scheme is that preset value equals: report consumable items allowance percentage+20% when low.
Because storage chip can only be in the situation that imaging device be again started shooting or changed consumable container, just possesses the condition resetting of carrying out, the preset value of carrying out reset operation is set to report consumable items allowance percentage+20% when low, storage chip can also have at distance report low-material-consumption surplus percentage the time period of 20% capacity, wait for that it condition that possesses reset resets, therefore, preset value is set for report consumable items allowance percentage+20% when low, can effectively carry out the reset operation to storage chip, make this storage chip be applicable to the consumable container of all kinds of capacity, can also effectively avoid storage chip occur repeatedly reporting low or report most situation in reset operation process, easy to use.
Its further technical scheme be that the data in backup area are the data between 60% ~ 100% at consumable items allowance percentage.
From upper scheme, owing to storing consumable items allowance percentage data in the backup area of storage chip, and above-mentioned data are consumable items allowance percentage data between 60% ~ 100%, can be more effectively and accurately adjust the assembly picture amount of chip.
Its further technical scheme be, read-write control unit receives after reset signal, first judge the operating voltage of storage chip and provide the time whether to meet reset condition, when the value of operating voltage all meets reset condition with the length that the time is provided, just carry out next step reset operation, otherwise, read the appearance that reset condition is waited in consumable items allowance percentage continuation.
Read-write control unit is received after reset signal, whether the value that first judges the operating voltage of storage chip meets reset condition, and can operating voltage provide the length of time guarantee reset, so, can guarantee that reset operation can correctly carry out, thereby make this storage chip can be applicable to the consumable container of all kinds of capacity.
Its further technical scheme be, control module also comprises mandate judging unit, authorize judging unit to carry out after reset operation at read-write control unit, judge whether imaging device authorizes the data that read metering zone, if authorized, read-write control unit is used the data in metering zone to carry out data communication, otherwise, remove reset signal and also continue to judge whether consumable items allowance percentage is less than preset value.
From upper scheme, at read-write control unit, carry out after reset operation, adopt and authorize judging unit to judge whether imaging device authorizes the data that read in metering zone, whether the storage chip consumptive material capacity of having carried out reset operation further to judge is imaged equipment is accepted, so that next step data communication, therefore, can guarantee the correct execution of storage chip reset operation, make storage chip can be applicable to the consumable container, easy to use of all types of capacity.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of consumable container, comprises housing, and housing surrounds the cavity that holds consumptive material, and storage chip as above is installed on the outer wall of housing.
Consumable container that this programme provides is due to as above storage chip being installed, therefore, can be before a certain appearance in service life of storage chip report be low, carry out reset operation, open another service life, so, can avoid storage chip in use to occur repeatedly reporting prompting low or that exhaust, storage chip can be suitable for the consumable container of all kinds of capacity, easy to use.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of imaging device, comprises image-generating unit and consumable container, and storage chip as above is installed on consumable container.
On consumable container on imaging device, be provided with storage chip as above, the reset preset value of this storage chip is higher than original report low value, and so, the repeatedly report that occurs in the time of can avoiding reusing storage chip is low or exhaust situation, easy to use.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of existing storage chip.
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of existing storage chip integrated circuit.
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of storage chip embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of the integrated circuit part of storage chip embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is storage chip embodiment dilation process schematic diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is the flow chart of storage chip repositioning method embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram of cartridge embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram of printer embodiment of the present invention.
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Storage chip embodiment
Storage chip 23 provided by the invention is for cartridge, and referring to Fig. 3, Fig. 4, this storage chip 23 comprises substrate 26 and is installed on the electronic module 27 on substrate 26, electronic module 27 comprises electric contact group and integrated circuit part, electric contact group is used for receiving laser printer signal and electric energy as communication part, integrated circuit partly comprises: control module and the memory cell being connected with control module, memory cell comprises metering zone, non-metering district and backup area, non-metering district is used for storing cartridge model, producer's code, date of manufacture, the information such as total printing amount, metering zone is used for storing carbon dust surplus percentage, carbon dust total amount, consumed number of print pages, upper one prints the operating time, the use state of print procedure etc., the data of storing in backup area be in metering zone data at carbon dust surplus percentage between 60% ~ 100% data backup, its effect is total printing amount of more effectively and accurately adjusting storage chip 23.Control module is the control core of cartridge and laser printer communication, read-write operation for control store unit, control module comprises read-write control unit, reset detection unit and authorizes judging unit, the read-write operation control of read-write control unit realization to memory cell; Reset detection unit reads the carbon dust surplus percentage in metering zone, judges whether the value of carbon dust surplus percentage is less than preset value, and send accordingly reset signal to read-write control unit to carry out reset operation; Authorize judging unit whether by laser printer, licensed and result is sent to read-write control unit for the data of reset operation.Data in metering zone can be carried out read access and write access by read-write control unit, and the data in non-metering district and backup area can controlled unit read access, thereby realize the record of cartridge identification and use procedure state.
The operation principle of the present embodiment is as follows:
After storage chip 23 powers on and uses, reset detection unit reads the carbon dust surplus percentage in metering zone, when carbon dust surplus percentage being detected and be less than C+20%, sends reset signal to read-write control unit, otherwise does not send reset signal to read-write control unit.C is the carbon dust surplus percentage of cartridge report when low, if carbon dust surplus percentage C when cartridge report is low is 20%, when reset detection unit inspection is less than 40% to carbon dust surplus percentage, storage chip 23 will be carried out reset operation, reset operation is to read data in backup area by read-write control module, then these data is write and to be realized in metering zone.Wherein, C is existing cartridge report carbon dust surplus percentage when low, and X represents to report the carbon dust amount percentage of low front raising, and therefore, C+X is that preset value, Y represent that carbon dust amount percentage, the Z of backup represent number of resets.The value of parameters C+X, Y and Z can be determined according to the cartridge capacity relationship after existing cartridge and dilatation.
Referring to Fig. 5, if by 23 dilatations to 3500 page of the storage chip of 2000 pages of capacity, and suppose that cartridge is that 20% Times is low at carbon dust surplus percentage C, the carbon dust amount percentage Y=100% of backup, number of resets Z=1, therefore, if reset operation is just carried out in critical point when low by report, number of pages after dilatation: (100%-20%+100%) * 2000=3600 page, if being less than 40%(by carbon dust surplus percentage is that preset value is 40%) time carry out reset operation, number of pages after dilatation: (100%-40%+100%) * 2000=3200 page, that is: reset operation is to copy the carbon dust amount percentage 100% of backup to metrical information district, carbon dust is metered into 1%.Before storage chip 23 carries out reset operation, metering 100%-40%=60%, measures carbon dust surplus percentage 60% altogether before reset, add the carbon dust surplus percentage 100% after reset, and dilatation multiple is 160%=1.6 times.If reset operation is just carried out in critical point when report is low, dilatation multiple is 1.8 times.If set the carbon dust amount percentage Y=80% of backup, number of resets Z=2, set below 40% and reset, now, number of pages after dilatation: ((100%-40%)+(80%-40%)+80%) * 2000=3600 page, if preset value C+X is set to 50%, number of pages after dilatation: ((100%-50%)+(80%-50%)+80%) * 2000=3200 page, be that preset value is opened reset function while equaling 50%, reset operation is now to copy the carbon dust surplus percentage 80% of backup to metering zone, now carbon dust surplus percentage is metered into 50%, when carbon dust surplus percentage is less than 50% again, storage chip 23 is opened reset function for the second time, before resetting for the 1st time, the carbon dust surplus percentage of metering is 100%-50%=50%, before resetting for the 2nd time, the carbon dust surplus percentage of metering is 80%-50%=30%, the carbon dust surplus percentage measuring during reset is 80%, dilatation multiple is 50%+30%+80%=160%=1.6 times.If 2 reset operations be all to storage chip 23 reports when low critical point just carry out, dilatation multiple is: 80%+60%+80%=2.2 is doubly.If by 1500 pages of capacity dilatations to 3500 page, also can above-mentioned parameter be set as follows: preset value (C+X)=55%, the carbon dust surplus percentage Y=100% of backup, number of resets Z=3,, dilatation multiple is: (doubly, 1500 page * 2.35 approximates 3500 pages to (100-55 %)+(100%-55%)+(100%-55%)+100%=2.35.Therefore, by storage chip 23 is carried out to reset operation, can be any multiple capacity by cartridge capacity extensions, be not limited to the cartridge capacity of integral multiple; By preset value and number of resets are rationally set, this storage chip 23 in use only there will be once report to the greatest extent and once reports low situation, easy to use.
Generally, user can close the power supply of laser printer every day, and therefore, storage chip 23 can be in the low front reset of report, and general reset function is opened the rear same day or second day there will be reset operation.After reset operation, whether the data that the Printer Information of authorizing judging unit to send by the interface unit being integrated in control module judges reset operation are by laser printer mandate, that is: whether laser printer can be confirmed the data that reset and measure by new data.If laser printer is licensed this data, 23 of storage chips add up one by number of resets, otherwise cumulative number of resets needs to wait for that above-mentioned specific condition occurs again doing reset operation.Judge whether laser printer is licensed these data and can be verified by one of following method, as: do the data of number of print pages from resetting start? whether the metering of carbon dust amount starts from the data from resetting etc.
In the present embodiment, the data of storing in the backup area of memory cell are carbon dust surplus percentage between 60% ~ 100% data backup, can be also the data backups of carbon dust surplus percentage (C+1%) ~ 100%.
A kind of conversion as storage chip embodiment of the present invention, can and authorize judging unit to be arranged on outside control module by reset detection unit, reset detection unit is connected with control module respectively with mandate judging unit, and above-mentioned conversion can realize object of the present invention equally.
Another kind conversion as storage chip embodiment of the present invention, can not arrange mandate judging unit in control module, only includes read-write control unit and reset detection unit, and above-mentioned conversion can realize object of the present invention equally.
As another conversion of storage chip embodiment of the present invention, control module can adopt other controllers (as microcontroller), adopts its Software for Design to realize its function; Also can adopt PLD (as CPLD, FPGA etc.) to realize by hardware programming, above-mentioned conversion all can realize object of the present invention.
As another conversion of storage chip embodiment of the present invention, storage chip 23 can be contactless chip, and now, induction coil receives signal and the electric energy of laser printer as communication part, and its operation principle and above-mentioned principle are similar.
Another conversion as storage chip embodiment of the present invention, in control module, can comprise that promising data communication provides the interface unit of agreement or interface, or by interface unit be arranged on outside control module, within electronic module 27, interface unit is connected with control module, and above-mentioned conversion can realize object of the present invention equally.
Another conversion as storage chip embodiment of the present invention, can also be for print cartridge storage chip, now, what memory cell was deposited is the data relevant to print cartridge, its structure is similar to the present embodiment with operation principle, and this conversion can realize object of the present invention equally.
Storage chip repositioning method embodiment
In the present embodiment, the structure of storage chip 23 is as described in above-mentioned storage chip embodiment, its repositioning method is: reset detection unit reads the carbon dust surplus percentage in metering zone and judges whether carbon dust surplus percentage is less than preset value, when carbon dust surplus percentage is less than preset value, output reset signal is to read-write control unit, otherwise, do not export reset signal; Read-write control unit receives after reset signal, first judge storage chip 23 operating voltage value and provide the length of time whether to meet reset condition, when the value of operating voltage meets reset condition with the length that the time is provided, data in backup area are copied in metering zone, otherwise read-write control unit is removed reset signal and is read carbon dust surplus percentage to continue judging whether carbon dust surplus percentage reaches preset value; Authorize judging unit to carry out after reset operation at read-write control unit, judge whether laser printer authorizes the data of the rear metering zone that resets, if authorized, read-write control unit is used the data in metering zone to carry out data communication, otherwise, remove reset signal and also continue to judge whether consumable items allowance percentage reaches preset value.Wherein, preset value equals to report consumable items allowance percentage+20% when low.
Referring to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, its concrete steps are as follows: wherein, C is existing cartridge report carbon dust surplus percentage when low, and X represents to report the carbon dust amount percentage of low front raising, and therefore, C+X is that preset value, Y represent that carbon dust amount percentage, the Z of backup represent number of resets.The value of parameters C+X, Y and Z can be determined according to the cartridge capacity relationship after existing cartridge and dilatation.
S10: start; Be that laser printer powers on to storage chip 23, start working.
S20: the carbon dust surplus of metering print procedure; The carbon dust surplus of read-write control unit metering print procedure, reads the judgement whether carbon dust surplus percentage carries out reset operation to carry out next step.
S30: judge that carbon dust surplus percentage is less than preset value? if, be less than, enter step s40, otherwise, enter step s20; Do you judge that carbon dust surplus percentage is less than C+20%(preset value)? at carbon dust surplus percentage, be not less than preset value, do not reach C+X% when following, in read-write control unit use metering zone, data and laser printer carry out communication, C is cartridge report corresponding carbon dust surplus percentage when low, and arranging than it high 20% is at use procedure printer, to occur repeatedly reporting the low tolerance limit arranging for preventing.
S40: judge whether power supply can meet reset operation; If meet, enter step s50, otherwise enter step s20; This step is to judge whether the situation that meets reset condition occurs, that is: operate after whether lacking paper? closing lid whether? whether start shooting etc., when above-mentioned arbitrary situation occurs, storage chip 23 will have time enough and power supply to do reset operation, and this reset operation can also be approved by laser printer.
S50: copy the data in backup area to metering zone; This step is reset operation.
S60: judge whether laser printer authorizes the data of newly enabling in metering zone, if so, enter step s70, otherwise, enter step s20; The data of storage chip 23 after dilatation after resetting are as continuous data, but laser printer may not one fixes on this specific condition approves this continuous data, therefore, must whether approve these data by detection laser printer, if approval, using the starting point as metering with this reseting data.
S70: whether the continuous data that judgement is newly enabled can reach residue printing amount, if so, enters step s80, otherwise enters step s20; Continuous data after reset, as new continuous data, if the carbon dust capacity in these data can meet the surplus after dilatation, enters next step.Whether one of determination methods that whether reaches residue printing amount reaches residue printing amount data for detecting by the successful number of times that resets.
S80: the carbon dust consumption in metering print procedure; Data after resetting are for the last time measured as the data of metering zone, until carbon dust is used up, read-write control unit adopts data and the laser printer in metering zone to carry out communication.
S90: finish.
Selection preset value is C+20%, can effectively prevent that storage chip from reporting the appearance of low situation for more than 23 time.Because in most of the time, only at some in particular cases, as: when print procedure lacks paper or user and again closes printer top cover or start, storage chip 23 can have the reset data of storage chip 23 of enough free time voltage, and most of laser printer also only in particular cases could be authorized the data of reading above-mentioned.When preset value is less than C+20%, starting reset function, is to consider apart from report is low to have the printing amount of 20% capacity to wait for that storage chip appears resetting in above-mentioned special circumstances, reaches the capacity of any expansion storage chip and does not allow to occur repeatedly reporting low situation.
A kind of conversion as storage chip repositioning method embodiment of the present invention, the span of preset value exists: between C+10% ~ C+30%, as long as can meet from preset value to occurring meeting the condition of reset and the data that printer mandate is read report low value, above-mentioned conversion all can realize object of the present invention.
Another kind conversion as storage chip repositioning method embodiment of the present invention, can only detect reset condition, judges whether carbon dust surplus percentage is less than preset value, if so, carries out and resets, otherwise do not reset; Can also omit step s40, judge whether power supply can meet reset operation; Also can omit step s60, judge whether laser printer authorizes the data of newly enabling in metering zone; Can also omit step s70, whether the continuous data that judgement is newly enabled can reach residue printing amount; Or the combination of omitting step s40, step s60, step s70.
As another conversion of storage chip repositioning method embodiment of the present invention, the data of storing in the backup area of memory cell can be also the data backups of carbon dust surplus percentage (C+1%) ~ 100%.
As another conversion of storage chip repositioning method embodiment of the present invention, method provided by the present invention can also be for being arranged on ink box chip on ink-jet printer, and its specific works process is identical with said method embodiment.
Cartridge embodiment
Referring to Fig. 7, cartridge comprises housing, and this housing surrounds the cavity that holds carbon dust, and the storage chip 23 described in as above embodiment is installed on the outer wall of housing.
As a kind of conversion of cartridge embodiment of the present invention, can be the print cartridge that above-mentioned storage chip 23 is installed, this print cartridges structure and above-mentioned cartridge structural similarity, be provided with the storage chip 23 described in as above embodiment on its housing outer wall.
Printer embodiment
Laser printer comprises image-generating unit and cartridge, and storage chip 23 as above is installed on this cartridge, and its structure diagram is referring to Fig. 8, and in figure, storage chip 23 is not shown.
As a kind of conversion of printer embodiment of the present invention, can be ink-jet printer, its structure is similar to the aforementioned embodiment: comprise image-generating unit and print cartridge, storage chip 23 as above is installed on print cartridge.
As the another kind conversion of printer embodiment of the present invention, can also be other imaging devices such as duplicator or facsimile machine or all-in-one multifunctional machine etc., above-mentioned conversion can realize object of the present invention equally.
The invention is not restricted to the various embodiments described above and conversion, other change and also should be included in the protection domain of the claims in the present invention based on technical solution of the present invention and without prejudice to the method for the object of the invention and combination thereof.

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1. storage chip, comprises
Control module; And
Memory cell, is connected with described control module;
Described control module comprises read-write control unit;
Described memory cell comprises metering zone and non-metering district;
It is characterized in that:
Described control module also comprises reset detection unit and authorizes judging unit;
Described memory cell also comprises backup area.
2. storage chip as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that:
Data in described backup area are the data of consumable items allowance percentage between 60% ~ 100%.
3. storage chip repositioning method, this storage chip comprises
Control module; And
Memory cell, is connected with described control module;
Described memory cell comprises metering zone and non-metering district;
Described control module comprises read-write control unit;
It is characterized in that:
Described control module also comprises reset detection unit, and described memory cell also comprises backup area;
Described reset detection unit reads the consumable items allowance percentage in described metering zone and judges whether it is less than preset value, and when described consumable items allowance percentage is less than preset value, output reset signal is given described read-write control unit, otherwise, do not export reset signal;
Described read-write control unit is carried out reset operation after receiving described reset signal, and described reset operation is that the data in described backup area are copied in described metering zone;
Wherein, the span of described preset value is: consumable items allowance percentage+30% while reporting consumable items allowance percentage+10% when low ~ report low.
4. storage chip repositioning method as claimed in claim 3, is characterized in that:
Described preset value equals: report consumable items allowance percentage+20% when low.
5. the storage chip repositioning method as described in claim 3 or 4, is characterized in that:
Data in described backup area are the data of consumable items allowance percentage between 60% ~ 100%.
6. storage chip repositioning method as claimed in claim 5, is characterized in that:
Described read-write control unit receives after described reset signal, first judge the operating voltage of described storage chip and provide the time whether to meet reset condition, when the value of described operating voltage all meets reset condition with the length that the time is provided, just carry out next step reset operation, otherwise, read the appearance that reset condition is waited in consumable items allowance percentage continuation.
7. storage chip repositioning method as claimed in claim 6, is characterized in that:
Described control module also comprises mandate judging unit, described mandate judging unit is carried out after reset operation at described read-write control unit, judge whether imaging device authorizes the data of the rear described metering zone that resets, if authorized, described read-write control unit is used the data in described metering zone to carry out data communication, otherwise, remove described reset signal and also continue to judge whether consumable items allowance percentage is less than preset value.
8. consumable container, comprises housing, and described housing surrounds the cavity that holds consumptive material,
It is characterized in that:
Storage chip as claimed in claim 1 is installed on the outer wall of described housing.
9. imaging device, comprises image-generating unit and consumable container,
It is characterized in that:
Storage chip as claimed in claim 1 is installed on described consumable container.
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