CN114872445A - Data calibration method, device and chip - Google Patents

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CN114872445A
CN114872445A CN202210681155.0A CN202210681155A CN114872445A CN 114872445 A CN114872445 A CN 114872445A CN 202210681155 A CN202210681155 A CN 202210681155A CN 114872445 A CN114872445 A CN 114872445A
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The application provides a data calibration method, device and chip, this method is applied to the consumptive material box, this consumptive material box includes the box body, the chip, optical generator and light receiver, this box body has the chamber of holding, this chamber of holding is used for holding the colour toner, this chip includes treater and memory, the treater is connected with the memory, light receiver connects the treater, the treater judges whether light receiver detects the light signal, if detect, then based on the light signal that detects, confirm the colour toner surplus that holds the correspondence of colour toner level in the chamber, and then, according to this surplus, the surplus information to the colour toner of storage calibrates, thereby, make the surplus of the colour toner of storage and the colour toner surplus behind the actual consumption colour toner amount differ less, reduce the condition that the colour toner consumed in advance or wasted.

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Data calibration method, device and chip
Technical Field
The present application relates to the field of data processing technologies, and in particular, to a data calibration method, device and chip.
Background
With the rapid development of technology, imaging devices of different designs have been widely used. Common image forming apparatuses include an inkjet image forming apparatus and a laser image forming apparatus, and corresponding replaceable printing consumables are installed in different image forming apparatuses, for example, a toner cartridge is installed on the laser image forming apparatus, and an ink cartridge is installed on the inkjet image forming apparatus. The printing consumables are filled with toner for image formation, for example, a toner cartridge is filled with toner and an ink cartridge is filled with ink.
When printing is performed, toner of the consumable cartridge forms a corresponding image on a sheet through the image forming apparatus, and the amount of toner gradually decreases until it is exhausted as printing progresses. In the related art, the image forming apparatus generally calculates an amount of toner consumed for a print job according to the print job to determine a theoretical amount of toner consumed and store the theoretical amount of toner.
However, in the printing operation, due to the configuration of the consumable cartridge and the like and the high/low performance of the toner, the amount of the toner actually consumed is different from the amount of consumption information of the toner stored in the chip, so that the variation of the remaining amount of the toner cannot be accurately detected, and there is a possibility that the toner is consumed up or wasted in advance.
Disclosure of Invention
The application provides a data calibration method, a data calibration device and a data calibration chip, which are used for solving the problem that the toner is consumed or wasted in advance due to the fact that the change of the toner allowance cannot be detected accurately at present.
In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a data calibration method, which is applied to a consumable cartridge, where the consumable cartridge includes a cartridge body, a chip, an optical generator, and an optical receiver, where the cartridge body has a receiving cavity, the receiving cavity is used for receiving toner, the chip includes a processor and a memory, the processor is connected to the memory, the optical receiver is connected to the processor, the optical generator is used for emitting an optical signal, the optical receiver is used for detecting the optical signal, and the processor executes steps including:
determining whether the optical receiver detects the optical signal;
if the light receiver detects the light signal, determining a toner residual amount corresponding to the toner level in the accommodating cavity based on the light signal;
and calibrating the residual amount information of the toner stored in the memory according to the residual amount of the toner.
In a possible implementation manner, the light generator is disposed on the chip, and the light signal is guided into the accommodating cavity through a light pipe, and the light pipe introducing port is located at a preset toner horizontal position in the accommodating cavity.
The determining the toner remaining amount corresponding to the toner level in the accommodating cavity based on the optical signal comprises:
and determining the toner remaining amount corresponding to the toner level in the accommodating cavity based on the preset toner level position.
In one possible implementation manner, after the calibrating the information on the remaining amount of toner stored in the memory according to the remaining amount of toner, the method further includes:
determining a threshold value of the number of printable pages according to the detected light signal;
and performing printing prompt based on the threshold value of the printable number of pages.
In one possible implementation manner, the determining the threshold number of printable pages by the detected light signal includes:
calculating the amount of toner consumed by printing each sheet of paper in the time after the consumable box is installed in the printer according to the detected optical signal and the number of printed sheets;
and determining the threshold value of the number of printable pages based on the amount of toner consumed per printing of one sheet of paper and the calibrated information of the remaining amount of toner.
In one possible implementation manner, after the calibrating the information on the remaining amount of toner stored in the memory according to the remaining amount of toner, the method further includes:
calculating the amount of toner consumed by printing each sheet of paper in the time after the consumable box is installed in the printer according to the detected optical signal and the number of printed sheets;
and adjusting the calibrated residual amount information of the toner based on the toner amount consumed by printing each piece of paper and the task to be printed.
In a possible implementation manner, before the calibrating the information on the remaining amount of toner stored in the memory according to the remaining amount of toner, the method further includes:
calculating an absolute value of a difference between the remaining amount of the toner and the remaining amount indicated by the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory;
judging whether to calibrate the residual information of the toner stored in the memory according to the absolute value of the difference;
and if the residual amount information of the toner stored in the memory is judged to be calibrated, calibrating the residual amount information of the toner stored in the memory according to the residual amount of the toner.
In one possible implementation manner, the determining whether to calibrate the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory according to the absolute value of the difference and the remaining amount of the toner includes:
comparing the absolute value of the difference to a first difference threshold;
if the absolute value of the difference is larger than the first difference threshold, judging to calibrate the residual information of the toner stored in the memory;
and if the absolute value of the difference is smaller than or equal to the first difference threshold, determining not to calibrate the residual information of the toner stored in the memory.
In one possible implementation, the calibrating the remaining amount of the toner stored in the memory according to the remaining amount of the toner includes:
determining the calibration times according to the absolute value of the difference value;
calibrating the remaining amount of the toner stored in the memory based on the number of times of calibration and the remaining amount of the toner.
In a possible implementation manner, the determining, according to the absolute value of the difference, the number of calibrations includes:
if the absolute value of the difference is greater than the first difference threshold and less than or equal to a second difference threshold, determining the calibration times as a first time, wherein the second difference threshold is greater than the first difference threshold;
and if the absolute value of the difference is greater than the second difference threshold and less than or equal to a third difference threshold, determining the calibration times as second times, wherein the third difference threshold is greater than the second difference threshold, and the second times is greater than the first times.
In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a data calibration apparatus, the apparatus is applied to a processor in a consumable cartridge, the consumable cartridge includes a cartridge body, a chip, an optical generator and an optical receiver, the cartridge body has a housing cavity, the housing cavity is used for housing toner, the chip includes the processor and a memory, the processor is connected to the memory, the optical receiver is connected to the processor, the optical generator is used for emitting an optical signal, the optical receiver is used for detecting the optical signal, the apparatus includes:
the judging module is used for judging whether the optical receiver detects the optical signal;
the determining module is used for determining the toner residual quantity corresponding to the toner level in the accommodating cavity based on the optical signal if the optical receiver detects the optical signal;
and the calibration module is used for calibrating the residual amount information of the toner stored in the memory according to the residual amount of the toner.
In a possible implementation manner, the light generator is disposed on the chip, and the light signal is guided into the accommodating cavity through a light pipe, and the light pipe introducing port is located at a preset toner horizontal position in the accommodating cavity.
The determining module is specifically configured to:
and determining the toner residual amount corresponding to the toner level in the accommodating cavity based on the preset toner level.
In a possible implementation manner, the calibration module is further configured to:
determining a threshold value of the number of printable pages according to the detected light signal;
and performing printing prompt based on the threshold value of the printable number of pages.
In a possible implementation manner, the calibration module is specifically configured to:
calculating the amount of toner consumed by printing each sheet of paper in the time after the consumable box is installed in the printer according to the detected optical signal and the number of printed sheets;
and determining the threshold value of the number of printable pages based on the amount of toner consumed per printing of one sheet of paper and the calibrated information of the remaining amount of toner.
In a possible implementation manner, the calibration module is further configured to:
calculating the amount of toner consumed by printing each sheet of paper in the time after the consumable box is installed in the printer according to the detected optical signal and the number of printed sheets;
and adjusting the calibrated residual amount information of the toner based on the toner amount consumed by printing each piece of paper and the task to be printed.
In a possible implementation manner, the calibration module is specifically configured to:
calculating an absolute value of a difference between the remaining amount of the toner and the remaining amount indicated by the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory;
judging whether to calibrate the residual information of the toner stored in the memory according to the absolute value of the difference;
and if the residual amount information of the toner stored in the memory is judged to be calibrated, calibrating the residual amount information of the toner stored in the memory according to the residual amount of the toner.
In a possible implementation manner, the calibration module is specifically configured to:
comparing the absolute value of the difference to a first difference threshold;
if the absolute value of the difference is larger than the first difference threshold, judging to calibrate the residual information of the toner stored in the memory;
and if the absolute value of the difference is smaller than or equal to the first difference threshold, determining not to calibrate the residual information of the toner stored in the memory.
In a possible implementation manner, the calibration module is specifically configured to:
determining the calibration times according to the absolute value of the difference value;
calibrating the remaining amount of the toner stored in the memory based on the number of times of calibration and the remaining amount of the toner.
In a possible implementation manner, the calibration module is specifically configured to:
if the absolute value of the difference is greater than the first difference threshold and less than or equal to a second difference threshold, determining the calibration times as a first time, wherein the second difference threshold is greater than the first difference threshold;
and if the absolute value of the difference is greater than the second difference threshold and less than or equal to a third difference threshold, determining the calibration times as second times, wherein the third difference threshold is greater than the second difference threshold, and the second times is greater than the first times.
In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip, where the chip is applied to a consumable box, where the consumable box further includes a box body, an optical generator and an optical receiver, where the box body has a containing cavity, the containing cavity is used for containing toner, the optical receiver is connected to a processor, the optical generator is used for emitting an optical signal, and the optical receiver is used for detecting the optical signal, and the chip includes:
a processor;
a memory; and
a communication interface;
wherein the processor is connected to the memory, the communication interface providing information input and/or output to the processor, the memory storing information relating to a consumable cartridge, the processor executing instructions of the method according to the first aspect.
In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a consumable cartridge, which includes a cartridge body, a chip as described in the third aspect, an optical generator, and an optical receiver, wherein the cartridge body has a cavity for accommodating toner, the cavity is used for accommodating toner, the optical receiver is connected to the processor, the optical generator is used for emitting optical signals, and the optical receiver is used for detecting the optical signals.
The data calibration method, the device and the chip are applied to a consumable box, the consumable box comprises a box body, a chip, an optical generator and an optical receiver, the box body is provided with a containing cavity, the containing cavity is used for containing toner, the chip comprises a processor and a memory, the processor is connected with the memory, the optical receiver is connected with the processor, the optical generator is used for emitting an optical signal, the optical receiver is used for detecting the optical signal, the processor judges whether the optical receiver detects the optical signal or not, if the optical signal is detected, the toner residual amount corresponding to the toner level in the containing cavity is determined based on the detected optical signal, further, the residual amount information of the toner stored in the memory is calibrated according to the residual amount of the toner, therefore, the difference between the residual amount of the stored toner and the residual amount of the toner after the toner is actually consumed is smaller, and the change of the residual amount of the toner can be more accurately determined, the situation that the toner is consumed or wasted in advance is reduced.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an inverse relationship between a toner remaining amount and a consumed page number according to an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a chip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a cartridge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a data calibration method according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a first light guide pillar and a second light guide pillar provided in the present embodiment;
FIG. 6 is a schematic position diagram of a first light guide pillar and a second light guide pillar according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of determining a threshold printable page count and performing a print prompt according to an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 8 is a schematic flow chart illustrating further adjustment of the residual amount of the calibrated toner according to the embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 9 is a schematic flow chart illustrating another data calibration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a 1-time calibration provided by an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a 2-time calibration provided by an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a data calibration apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.
The terms "first," "second," "third," and "fourth," if any, in the description and claims of this application and the above-described figures are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application described herein are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed, but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
When the existing consumable box is brand new, the remaining amount of toner in the cavity is 100%, or close to 100%, such as 97% -99%, and generally considered as brand new, for example, the corresponding printable number of pages is defined as 1000 pages. When there is a print job, the image forming apparatus calculates the amount of toner consumed for the present print job based on the print job to calculate and store the theoretical amount of toner consumed, and so on, the toner remaining amount is in inverse proportion to the number of consumed pages as the print job progresses, as shown in fig. 1.
However, when printing is performed, the toner is not transferred to the toner cartridge, and the toner cartridge is not used. Carbon powder is adsorbed on the developing roller or the electrical property of the carbon powder is insufficient, so that some carbon powder cannot be attached to paper and becomes waste powder; for another example, in the case of an ink cartridge, because the ink cartridge is mounted to/removed from an image forming apparatus, or an ink outlet needle of the image forming apparatus is not perfectly engaged with an ink outlet, a portion of ink may leak from the ink outlet due to a sealing property, and the like, and this portion of toner is consumed unexpectedly due to an external factor, and the amount of consumption/remaining amount of the toner is not calculated by the image forming apparatus, so that the remaining amount of the stored toner may be larger than the actual remaining amount of the toner on the consumable cartridge, and a change in the remaining amount of the toner cannot be accurately detected, and the toner may be consumed in advance. Or the amount of toner actually consumed is not stored, and the amount of consumption is large, which results in a large amount of remaining toner in the consumable cartridge, and if monitoring is not performed in time, toner may be wasted.
Therefore, the embodiment of the application provides a data calibration method, a chip, an optical generator and an optical receiver which are arranged in a consumable box are used for determining the toner allowance corresponding to the toner level in a containing cavity of the consumable box, and then, the stored toner allowance information is calibrated according to the toner allowance, so that the difference between the stored toner allowance and the toner allowance after the toner is actually consumed is smaller, therefore, the change of the toner allowance can be more accurately detected, and the condition that the toner is consumed or wasted in advance is reduced.
Optionally, the data calibration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may be applied to the chip 1 shown in fig. 2. In fig. 2, the chip 1 may include a processor 11 and a memory 12, the processor 11 being connected to the memory 12, the memory 12 storing information related to the consumable cartridge. The chip 1 may be provided in a consumable cartridge, which may further include a cartridge body 2, the cartridge body 2 having a housing chamber 21 as shown in fig. 3, the housing chamber 21 for housing toner.
In addition, the consumable box may further include a light generator 13 and a light receiver connected to the processor 11. The light generator 13 is used for emitting light signals, such as Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and the like, and the light receiver is used for detecting the light signals, such as light sensitive diodes and the like.
In the specific implementation process, the processor 11 determines whether the optical receiver detects an optical signal, and if so, determines a toner remaining amount corresponding to the toner level in the accommodating chamber 21 based on the detected optical signal, and calibrates the toner remaining amount information stored in the memory 12 according to the toner remaining amount, so that the difference between the stored toner remaining amount and the toner remaining amount after the toner is actually consumed is small, thereby solving the problem that the toner may be consumed or wasted in advance due to the fact that the existing method cannot accurately detect the change of the toner remaining amount.
In addition, the light generator 13 may be provided on the chip 1, and the light signal may be introduced into the accommodating chamber through a light guide having an introduction port at a predetermined toner level in the accommodating chamber. The processor 11 may determine a remaining amount of toner in the accommodating chamber corresponding to the toner level based on the preset toner level.
Here, the chip 1 may also comprise a communication interface providing information input and/or output for the processor 11.
The technical solutions of the present application are described below with several embodiments as examples, and the same or similar concepts or processes may not be described in detail in some embodiments.
Fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart of a data calibration method provided in an embodiment of the present application, where an execution subject of the embodiment may be the processor 11 in fig. 2, and a specific execution subject may be determined according to an actual application scenario, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 4, the data calibration method provided by the embodiment of the present application is applied to a consumable cartridge, the consumable cartridge includes a cartridge body, a chip, an optical generator and an optical receiver, the cartridge body has a containing cavity, the containing cavity is used for containing toner, the chip includes a processor and a memory, the processor is connected with the memory, the optical receiver is connected with the processor, the optical generator is used for emitting optical signals, the optical receiver is used for detecting optical signals, and the processor executes the steps including:
s401: it is determined whether the optical receiver detects an optical signal.
S402: if the light receiver detects the light signal, a toner remaining amount corresponding to the toner level in the accommodating chamber is determined based on the detected light signal.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the light generator may be disposed on the chip, and the light signal may be introduced into the accommodating chamber through a light pipe, the light pipe introduction port being located at a preset toner level in the accommodating chamber, and the light signal emitted from the light generator may be detected by the light receiver if the toner accommodated in the accommodating chamber is consumed to the preset toner level, and the processor may determine that the toner accommodated in the accommodating chamber is consumed to the preset toner level based on the light signal, and further determine the remaining amount of the toner in the accommodating chamber based on the preset toner level. The processor determines the remaining amount of the toner in the accommodating chamber to be 20% based on the preset toner level position when the light receiver detects the light signal emitted from the light generator, the remaining amount of the toner corresponding to the preset toner level position being 20% (the ratio of the remaining amount of the toner to the total amount of the toner, which is taken as the remaining amount of the toner in the embodiment of the present application).
Here, the toner may be set according to actual conditions, and is, for example, a liquid toner or a solid toner. The remaining amount of the toner corresponding to the predetermined toner level may be understood as the remaining amount of the corresponding liquid toner, when the toner is a liquid toner. The toner is a solid toner, and the remaining amount of the toner corresponding to the predetermined toner level is understood to be the remaining amount of the corresponding solid toner.
The preset toner level may be determined according to actual conditions, for example, the preset toner level corresponds to 50%, 30%, or 15% of the remaining toner. The number and type of the light generators may also be determined according to the actual situation, for example, the number of the light generators is two, and the types are LEDs, for example, one LED is disposed at a first preset toner level, for example, 50%, and the other LED is disposed at a second preset toner level, for example, 20%. In this way, the processor can determine the remaining amount of the toner in the accommodating cavity, such as 50% or 20%, based on the light signal, such as the light quantity or the light intensity, emitted by the LED and detected by the light receiver, so that the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory is calibrated for a plurality of times according to the remaining amount of the toner, the change of the remaining amount of the toner can be detected more accurately, and the condition that the toner is consumed or wasted in advance is further reduced.
In addition, the light generator can be arranged on other consumable box bodies or on an imaging device circuit board. At this time, the consumable box may further include a first light guide pillar and a second light guide pillar. The first light guide column is used for transmitting the light signal emitted by the light generator to the accommodating cavity, and the second light guide column is used for transmitting the received light signal to the light receiver.
Here, the first light guide pillar may include a guide end and a transmitting end, the second light guide pillar may include a guide end and a receiving end, the guide end of the first light guide pillar is disposed opposite to the light generator, the guide end of the second light guide pillar is disposed opposite to the light receiver, and the transmitting end of the first light guide pillar and the receiving end of the second light guide pillar are disposed in the accommodating cavity and located in the accommodating cavity to preset a toner level position.
As shown in FIG. 5, a first light guide 221 and a second light guide 222 are disposed in the accommodating chamber 21. The first light guide pillar 221 is matched with the light generator and used for transmitting the light signal of the light generator to the accommodating cavity, and the second light guide pillar 222 can receive the corresponding light signal at some time, so that the second light guide pillar transmits the light signal to the light receiver. For example, as shown in fig. 6, the transmitting end of the first light guide bar 221 and the receiving end of the second light guide bar 222 are disposed at a predetermined toner level in the accommodating chamber 21, for example, at a toner level corresponding to 20% of the remaining toner. The processor determines the remaining amount of the toner in the accommodating chamber to be 20% based on the preset toner level position when the light receiver detects the light signal emitted from the light generator.
Also, the above-mentioned preset toner level may be determined according to actual conditions, for example, the preset toner level corresponding to 50%, 30%, 15% of the remaining amount of toner. The number and the type of above-mentioned light generator also can be confirmed according to actual conditions, it is corresponding, first leaded light post and second leaded light post can be based on the number of above-mentioned light generator and confirm, for example, above-mentioned light generator number is two, the type is LED, the sending end of the first leaded light post of a LED and the receiving end setting of second leaded light post are at first preset toner horizontal position, if 50%, the sending end of the first leaded light post of another LED and the receiving end setting of second leaded light post are at second preset toner horizontal position, if 20%. Thus, the processor may determine the remaining amount of toner in the accommodating chamber to be 50% or 20% based on the light signal emitted from the LED detected by the light receiver.
Here, the memory may be divided into a plurality of storage areas, for example, the memory includes a first storage area and a second storage area, the first storage area stores the remaining amount of toner in advance, the processor calculates the amount of toner consumed by the current print job according to the print job, and then determines the theoretical remaining amount of toner to store in the first storage area based on the total amount of toner. After the processor determines the residual quantity of the toner in the accommodating cavity, the residual quantity of the toner can be stored in a second storage area, so that related data can be conveniently checked and processed by related personnel. The subsequent processor can calibrate the residual information of the toner stored in the first storage area based on the residual of the toner stored in the second storage area, is simple and convenient, and meets various application requirements.
S403: and calibrating the residual toner information stored in the memory according to the residual toner.
For example, the processor may change the remaining amount indicated by the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory to the determined remaining amount of the toner in the accommodating chamber, so that the difference between the stored remaining amount of the toner and the remaining amount of the toner after the toner is actually consumed is small, thereby accurately determining the change of the remaining amount of the toner and reducing the occurrence of the situation that the toner is consumed in advance or is wasted.
As shown in fig. 7, after the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory is calibrated according to the determined remaining amount of the toner, the processor may further determine a threshold value of the printable number of pages according to the detected optical signal, and further perform a print prompt based on the threshold value of the printable number of pages, for example, display the threshold value of the printable number of pages, so that the relevant personnel can know how many printed pages are consumed in time. For example, if the light receiver detects the light signal emitted by the light generator, the processor may set a threshold number of printable pages, stop printing when the number of printable pages reaches the threshold, determine that the remaining toner amount is exhausted, and determine that the life of the chip is exhausted. The processor sets the threshold value to 200 pages according to the detected light signal, accumulates the consumed pages in each printing to be D in the subsequent printing, and determines that the toner residual quantity is exhausted and the service life of the chip is finished when the pages reach 200 pages, namely the threshold value of the printable pages is reached.
Here, when determining the threshold value of the number of printable pages according to the detected optical signal, the processor may calculate the amount of toner consumed by printing each sheet of paper in the time after the consumable cartridge is mounted to the printer according to the detected optical signal and the number of printed sheets of paper, and then accurately determine the threshold value of the number of printable pages for performing a print prompt based on the amount of toner consumed by printing each sheet of paper and the calibrated remaining amount information of toner, thereby reducing the occurrence of a situation that toner is consumed in advance.
In this embodiment, the memory may further include a third storage area, and the processor may store the threshold value of the printable number of pages in the third storage area, so that a printer user can conveniently view the threshold value.
In addition, as shown in fig. 8, after the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory is calibrated according to the determined remaining amount of the toner, the processor may further calculate an amount of toner consumed for printing one sheet of paper after the consumable cartridge is mounted to the printer according to the detected light signal and the number of printed sheets of paper, and adjust the calibrated remaining amount information of the toner based on the amount of toner consumed for printing one sheet of paper and a job to be printed until the remaining amount of toner is exhausted and the life is over. Illustratively, the printable number of sheets having a toner remaining amount of 100% is 1000, such as when 600 sheets are printed, the remaining amount of toner stored in the memory is 40%, and the processor determines that the remaining amount of toner into the consumable cartridge is 20%, i.e., 600 sheets are theoretically printed, the remaining amount of toner consumption should be 60%, but the actual amount of toner consumption is 80%. The processor calibrates the residual amount information of the toner stored in the memory according to the determined residual amount of the toner, namely, the stored residual amount data is changed to 80%, and the toner consumption amount corresponding to one printed page is recalculated according to the 80% consumed by 600 printed pages, for example, the consumption amount of each page is 80%/600, in the subsequent printing operation, the residual amount of the toner is adjusted according to the consumption rate, so that the problem that the toner is consumed out or wasted in advance due to the fact that the change of the residual amount of the toner cannot be accurately detected in the prior art is solved.
Here, in order to improve the calibration accuracy, the processor may further determine whether the light receiver first detects the light signal emitted from the light generator, determine a remaining amount of the toner in the accommodating chamber based on the preset toner level if the light receiver first detects the light signal emitted from the light generator, and calibrate the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory according to the remaining amount of the toner. Alternatively, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, in the embodiment shown in fig. 7 and 8, the processor determines whether the light receiver first detects the light signal emitted by the light generator, if so, continues to perform the subsequent steps, otherwise, stops the operation, and ends the process.
The embodiment of the application is applied to a consumable box which comprises a box body, a chip, an optical generator and an optical receiver, the box body is provided with an accommodating cavity for accommodating toner, the chip comprises a processor and a memory, the processor is connected with the memory, the optical receiver is connected with the processor, the optical generator is used for emitting an optical signal, the optical receiver is used for detecting the optical signal, the processor judges whether the optical receiver detects the optical signal or not, if so, determining a remaining amount of toner corresponding to the level of toner in the accommodating chamber based on the detected light signal, and further, according to the remaining amount of toner, the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory is calibrated so that the remaining amount of the stored toner is less different from the remaining amount of the toner after the toner is actually consumed, therefore, the change of the toner residual quantity can be determined more accurately, and the condition that the toner is consumed or wasted in advance is reduced.
In addition, in the embodiment of the present application, the processor further calculates an absolute value of a difference between the remaining amount of the toner and the remaining amount indicated by the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory before calibrating the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory according to the remaining amount of the toner, and further calibrates the remaining amount of the toner stored in the memory according to the absolute value of the difference and the remaining amount of the toner, so that calibration can be performed when necessary, unnecessary calibration operations can be reduced, and calibration efficiency can be improved. Fig. 9 is a schematic flowchart of another data calibration method according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 9, the method includes:
s901: it is determined whether the optical receiver detects an optical signal.
S902: if the light receiver detects the light signal, a toner remaining amount corresponding to the toner level in the accommodating chamber is determined based on the detected light signal.
The steps S901 to S902 are similar to the implementation of the steps S401 to S402, and are not described herein again.
S903: and calculating an absolute value of a difference between the remaining amount of the toner and the remaining amount indicated by the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory.
The processor may subtract the remaining amount of the toner from the remaining amount indicated by the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory to determine a difference therebetween, and determine an absolute value of the difference therebetween based on the difference.
S904: and judging whether to calibrate the residual toner information stored in the memory according to the absolute value of the difference.
S905: and if the residual toner amount information stored in the memory is judged to be calibrated, calibrating the residual toner amount information stored in the memory according to the residual toner amount.
Here, the processor may compare an absolute value of the difference with a first difference threshold, determine to calibrate the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory if the absolute value of the difference is greater than the first difference threshold, and calibrate the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory according to the remaining amount of the toner. The first difference threshold may be determined according to practical situations, for example, 0%, 1%, 2%, and the like.
The embodiment of the application does not perform data calibration when the absolute value of the difference is less than or equal to the first difference threshold, that is, when the remaining amount of the toner is the same as or differs a little from the remaining amount of the toner stored in the memory. Because the residual amount of the toner stored in the memory is the same as or close to the residual amount of the toner after the toner is actually consumed, the processor does not need to calibrate the data, thereby reducing unnecessary calibration operation and improving the calibration efficiency.
The processor performs data calibration when the absolute value of the difference is greater than a first difference threshold. In order to prevent the data from being modified too much and causing the error reporting of the equipment due to the data jumping, the processor can set different modification modes according to different difference values.
For example, the processor may determine the number of times of calibration based on the absolute value of the difference, and calibrate the remaining amount of toner stored in the memory based on the number of times of calibration and the determined remaining amount of toner.
For example, when the absolute value of the difference is greater than a first difference threshold and less than or equal to a second difference threshold, the processor may determine the calibration number to be a first number, such as 1, where the second difference threshold is greater than the first difference threshold. For another example, when the absolute value of the difference is greater than the second difference threshold and less than or equal to a third difference threshold, the processor may determine the calibration number to be a second number, such as 2, where the third difference threshold is greater than the second difference threshold, and the second number is greater than the first number. Similarly, the processor may determine the calibration time to be a third time, such as 3 times, when the absolute value of the difference is greater than a third difference threshold and less than or equal to a fourth difference threshold, where the fourth difference threshold is greater than the third difference threshold, the third time is greater than the second time, and so on.
Here, the first difference threshold, the second difference threshold, the third difference threshold, the fourth difference threshold, and the like may be determined according to actual conditions, for example, the first difference threshold is 0, the second difference threshold is 5%, the third difference threshold is 10%, the fourth difference threshold is 15%, and the like.
Illustratively, the difference is represented by A, and when the absolute value of the difference is 0% < | A | ≦ 5%, the processor determines that the calibration of the data is completed with 1 adjustment, as shown in FIG. 10. When the absolute value of the difference is 5% < | A ≦ 10%, the processor determines that the calibration of the data is completed by 2 adjustments, as shown in FIG. 11. When the absolute value of the difference is 10% < | A | ≦ 15%, the processor determines that the calibration of the data is completed by 3 adjustments, and so on. In this embodiment, the processor may further set a gradient value, determine S according to | a |/gradient value, if S is equal to | a |/gradient value, and further determine to complete the calibration of the data through several times of calibration according to the value of S, if S is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 1, complete the calibration of the data through 1 time of calibration; s is more than 1 and less than or equal to 2, and the data calibration is completed through 2 times of calibration; s is more than 2 and less than or equal to 3, the data calibration is completed through 3 times of calibration, and the like.
The processor performs detection and adjustment under different margins through multiple times of adjustment, so that the adjustment accuracy is improved, and the conditions that data modification is overlarge, data jumping occurs and equipment error is reported are prevented.
In addition, after the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory is calibrated according to the remaining amount of the toner, the processor may further determine a threshold value of the printable number of pages according to the calibrated remaining amount of the toner, and further perform a print prompt based on the threshold value of the printable number of pages, for example, the threshold value of the printable number of pages is displayed, which is specifically described with reference to fig. 7 and is not described herein again.
Moreover, after the residual amount information of the toner stored in the memory is calibrated according to the residual amount of the toner, the processor may further calculate, according to the detected optical signal and the number of printed sheets, an amount of toner consumed by each sheet of paper printed after the consumable cartridge is mounted in the printer, so that the calibrated residual amount information of the toner is adjusted until the residual amount of the toner is exhausted based on the amount of toner consumed by each sheet of paper printed and a task to be printed, which is specifically described with reference to fig. 8 and will not be described herein again.
Similarly, in order to improve the calibration accuracy, the processor may further determine whether the light receiver first detects the light signal emitted by the light generator, calculate an absolute value of a difference between the remaining amount of the toner and the remaining amount indicated by the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory if the light receiver first detects the light signal emitted by the light generator, determine whether to calibrate the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory according to the absolute value of the difference, and calibrate the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory according to the remaining amount of the toner if it is determined to calibrate the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory.
In the embodiment of the application, the processor further calculates an absolute value of a difference between the remaining amount of the toner and the remaining amount indicated by the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory, and then calibrates the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory according to the absolute value of the difference and the remaining amount of the toner, so that calibration can be performed when necessary, unnecessary calibration operation is reduced, and calibration efficiency is improved. Moreover, the processing determines the toner residual amount corresponding to the toner level in the accommodating cavity, and then calibrates the residual amount information of the toner stored in the memory according to the residual amount of the toner, so that the difference between the stored residual amount of the toner and the residual amount of the toner after the toner is actually consumed is smaller, the change of the residual amount of the toner can be accurately determined, and the condition that the toner is consumed or wasted in advance is reduced.
Fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a data calibration apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application, corresponding to the data calibration method according to the foregoing embodiment. For convenience of explanation, only portions related to the embodiments of the present application are shown. Fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a data calibration device 120 applied to a processor in a consumable cartridge, where the consumable cartridge includes a cartridge body, a chip, an optical generator, and an optical receiver, the cartridge body has a receiving cavity for receiving toner, the chip includes a processor and a memory, the processor is connected to the memory, the optical receiver is connected to the processor, the optical generator is used to emit an optical signal, and the optical receiver is used to detect the optical signal, the data calibration device 120 includes: a determination module 1201, a determination module 1202, and a calibration module 1203. The data calibration means here may be the processor itself, or a chip or an integrated circuit that implements the functionality of the processor. It should be noted here that the division of the determination module, and the calibration module is only a division of logical functions, and the determination module, and the calibration module may be integrated or independent physically.
The determining module 1201 is configured to determine whether the optical receiver detects the optical signal.
A determining module 1202, configured to determine, based on the light signal, a toner remaining amount corresponding to the toner level in the accommodating chamber if the light receiver detects the light signal.
A calibration module 1203, configured to calibrate the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory according to the remaining amount of the toner.
In a possible implementation manner, the light generator is disposed on the chip, and the light signal is guided into the accommodating cavity through a light pipe, and the light pipe introducing port is located at a preset toner horizontal position in the accommodating cavity.
The determining module 1202 is specifically configured to:
and determining the toner remaining amount corresponding to the toner level in the accommodating cavity based on the preset toner level position.
In a possible implementation manner, the consumable box further includes a light receiver, a light generator, a first light guide pillar and a second light guide pillar, the light generator is configured to emit a light signal, the light receiver is configured to detect the light signal, the first light guide pillar is configured to transmit the light signal emitted by the light generator into the accommodating cavity, the second light guide pillar is configured to transmit the light signal to the light receiver, and the light receiver is connected to the processor;
first leaded light post includes leading-in end and sending end, second leaded light post is including leading-out end and receiving terminal, the leading-in end of first leaded light post with the light generator sets up relatively, the leading-out end of second leaded light post with the light receiver sets up relatively, the sending end of first leaded light post with the receiving terminal setting of second leaded light post is in hold the intracavity and be located hold the intracavity and predetermine toner horizontal position.
In a possible implementation manner, the calibration module 1203 is further configured to:
determining a threshold value of the number of printable pages according to the detected light signal;
and performing printing prompt based on the threshold value of the printable number of pages.
In a possible implementation manner, the calibration module 1203 is specifically configured to:
calculating the amount of toner consumed by printing each sheet of paper in the time after the consumable box is installed in the printer according to the detected optical signal and the number of printed sheets;
and determining the threshold value of the number of printable pages based on the amount of toner consumed per printing of one sheet of paper and the calibrated information of the remaining amount of toner.
In a possible implementation manner, the calibration module 1203 is further configured to:
calculating the amount of toner consumed by printing each sheet of paper in the time after the consumable box is installed in the printer according to the detected optical signal and the number of printed sheets;
and adjusting the calibrated residual amount information of the toner based on the toner amount consumed by printing each piece of paper and the task to be printed.
In a possible implementation manner, the calibration module 1203 is specifically configured to:
calculating an absolute value of a difference between the remaining amount of the toner and the remaining amount indicated by the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory;
judging whether to calibrate the residual information of the toner stored in the memory according to the absolute value of the difference;
and if the residual amount information of the toner stored in the memory is judged to be calibrated, calibrating the residual amount information of the toner stored in the memory according to the residual amount of the toner.
In a possible implementation manner, the calibration module 1203 is specifically configured to:
comparing the absolute value of the difference to a first difference threshold;
if the absolute value of the difference is larger than the first difference threshold, judging to calibrate the residual information of the toner stored in the memory;
and if the absolute value of the difference is smaller than or equal to the first difference threshold, determining not to calibrate the residual information of the toner stored in the memory.
In a possible implementation manner, the calibration module 1203 is specifically configured to:
determining the calibration times according to the absolute value of the difference value;
calibrating the remaining amount of the toner stored in the memory based on the number of times of calibration and the remaining amount of the toner.
In a possible implementation manner, the calibration module 1203 is specifically configured to:
if the absolute value of the difference is greater than the first difference threshold and less than or equal to a second difference threshold, determining the calibration times as a first time, wherein the second difference threshold is greater than the first difference threshold;
and if the absolute value of the difference is greater than the second difference threshold and less than or equal to a third difference threshold, determining the calibration times as second times, wherein the third difference threshold is greater than the second difference threshold, and the second times is greater than the first times.
The apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present application may be configured to implement the technical solution of the method embodiment, and the implementation principle and the technical effect are similar, which are not described herein again in the embodiment of the present application.
The application provides a chip, the chip is applied to the consumptive material box, the consumptive material box still includes box body, light generator and light receiver, the box body has the chamber that holds, it is used for holding the colour toner to hold the chamber, light receiver connects the treater, light generator is used for transmitting optical signal, light receiver is used for detecting optical signal, the chip includes: a processor; a memory; and a communication interface; wherein the processor is connected to the memory, the communication interface provides information input and/or output to the processor, the memory stores information relating to a consumable cartridge, and the processor executes instructions of the data calibration method as described above.
The application provides a consumptive material box, the consumptive material box include the box body, as above chip, optical generator and light receiver, the box body has the chamber that holds, it is used for holding the colour toner to hold the chamber, light receiver connection treater, optical generator is used for transmitting optical signal, light receiver is used for detecting optical signal.
In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described apparatus embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the units is only one logical division, and other divisions may be realized in practice, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.
The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.
In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, or in a form of hardware plus a software functional unit.

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1. A data calibration method applied to a consumable cartridge, the consumable cartridge comprising a cartridge body, a chip, an optical generator and an optical receiver, the cartridge body having a containing cavity for containing toner, the chip comprising a processor and a memory, the processor being connected to the memory, the optical receiver being connected to the processor, the optical generator being configured to emit an optical signal, the optical receiver being configured to detect the optical signal, the processor performing steps comprising:
determining whether the optical receiver detects the optical signal;
if the light receiver detects the light signal, determining a toner residual amount corresponding to the toner level in the accommodating cavity based on the light signal;
and calibrating the residual quantity information of the toner stored in the memory according to the residual quantity of the toner.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the light generator is disposed on the chip and the light signal is directed into the receiving cavity via a light pipe having an inlet at a predetermined toner level within the receiving cavity;
the determining the toner remaining amount corresponding to the toner level in the accommodating cavity based on the optical signal comprises:
and determining the toner remaining amount corresponding to the toner level in the accommodating cavity based on the preset toner level position.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising, after the calibrating the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory according to the remaining amount of the toner,:
determining a threshold value of the number of printable pages according to the detected light signal;
and performing printing prompt based on the threshold value of the printable number of pages.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein determining a threshold number of printable pages based on the detected light signal comprises:
calculating the amount of toner consumed by printing each sheet of paper in the time after the consumable box is installed in the printer according to the detected optical signal and the number of printed sheets;
and determining the threshold value of the number of printable pages based on the amount of toner consumed per printing of one sheet of paper and the calibrated information of the remaining amount of toner.
5. The method according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising, after the calibrating the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory according to the remaining amount of the toner,:
calculating the amount of toner consumed by printing each sheet of paper in the time after the consumable box is installed in the printer according to the detected optical signal and the number of printed sheets;
and adjusting the calibrated residual amount information of the toner based on the toner amount consumed by printing each piece of paper and the task to be printed.
6. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the calibrating the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory according to the toner remaining amount includes:
calculating an absolute value of a difference between the toner remaining amount and a remaining amount indicated by remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory;
judging whether to calibrate the residual information of the toner stored in the memory according to the absolute value of the difference;
and if the residual information of the toner stored in the memory is judged to be calibrated, calibrating the residual information of the toner stored in the memory according to the residual amount of the toner.
7. The method according to claim 6, wherein said determining whether to calibrate the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory, based on the absolute value of the difference, comprises:
comparing the absolute value of the difference to a first difference threshold;
if the absolute value of the difference is larger than the first difference threshold, judging to calibrate the residual information of the toner stored in the memory;
and if the absolute value of the difference is smaller than or equal to the first difference threshold, determining not to calibrate the residual information of the toner stored in the memory.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the calibrating the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory according to the remaining amount of the toner includes:
determining the calibration times according to the absolute value of the difference value;
the remaining amount information of the toner stored in the memory is calibrated based on the number of times of calibration and the toner remaining amount.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the number of calibrations from the absolute value of the difference comprises:
if the absolute value of the difference is greater than the first difference threshold and less than or equal to a second difference threshold, determining the calibration times as a first time, wherein the second difference threshold is greater than the first difference threshold;
and if the absolute value of the difference is greater than the second difference threshold and less than or equal to a third difference threshold, determining the calibration times as second times, wherein the third difference threshold is greater than the second difference threshold, and the second times is greater than the first times.
10. A data calibration device, wherein the device is applied to a processor in a consumable cartridge, the consumable cartridge comprises a cartridge body, a chip, an optical generator and an optical receiver, the cartridge body has a containing cavity for containing toner, the chip comprises the processor and a memory, the processor is connected with the memory, the optical receiver is connected with the processor, the optical generator is used for emitting optical signals, the optical receiver is used for detecting the optical signals, the device comprises:
the judging module is used for judging whether the optical receiver detects the optical signal;
the determining module is used for determining the toner residual quantity corresponding to the toner level in the accommodating cavity based on the optical signal if the optical receiver detects the optical signal;
and the calibration module is used for calibrating the residual toner information stored in the memory according to the residual toner.
11. The chip is characterized in that the chip is applied to a consumable box, the consumable box further comprises a box body, a light generator and a light receiver, the box body is provided with a containing cavity, the containing cavity is used for containing toner, the light receiver is connected with a processor, the light generator is used for emitting light signals, the light receiver is used for detecting the light signals, and the chip comprises:
a processor;
a memory; and
a communication interface;
wherein the processor is connected to the memory, the communication interface providing information input and/or output to the processor, the memory storing information relating to a consumable cartridge, the processor executing instructions of the method of any one of claims 1-9.
12. A consumable cartridge comprising a cartridge body, a chip according to claim 11, a light generator and a light receiver, wherein the cartridge body has a cavity for containing toner, the light receiver is connected to a processor, the light generator is used for emitting a light signal, and the light receiver is used for detecting the light signal.
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