CN205405485U - Chip and ink cartridge - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a chip and ink cartridge. The chip includes communication module, storage module, the write gating ware with read the controller, wherein, storage module has set up and has saved two at least store address that data can be rewritten to same kind respectively, writing in into can rewrite data the time, the comparison is done with the maximum value of saving and/or the rewritten data of minimum to the rewritten data that will be received by the write gating ware, and will can rewrite data most likely according to the comparative result and write in into to corresponding store address, so that satisfying, the rewritten data that wherein at least one store address saved write in the qualification into, and will be unsatisfied with rewritten data storage to other store address of writing in the qualification into, avoid the waste of data, and through setting up a plurality of store address that satisfy the difference and write in the qualification into respectively, in order to satisfy the different qualification requirements of writing in into, when needs during with the data readout, to satisfy the data readout rewritten of writing in the qualification into and send for ink jet printer through communication module by reading the controller.
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Technical field
This utility model belongs to printing technical field of imaging, relates to the write of the rewritable data of chip and the technology read on print cartridge, particularly relates to a kind of chip reading and writing rewritable data and print cartridge.
Background technology
Recording equipment, for instance printer, photocopier and facsimile machine etc., the information for recording recorded paper etc. by recording materials such as inks and records medium.Recording equipment generally includes recording equipment main body and print cartridge, and this print cartridge is generally detachably mounted in recording equipment main body.For the ink such as the consumption of ink or surplus amount data message in labelling print cartridge, print cartridge being often configured with a chip, this chip is generally removably mounted on print cartridge.This chip is typically provided with memory element, for storing the rewritable data such as consumption or the surplus of ink, and other read-only data relevant to print cartridge.When print cartridge is installed on recording equipment, the chip on print cartridge and setting up between recording equipment electrically connects, and carries out data exchange with recording equipment.
After recording equipment performs the operation that such as printing etc. consumes ink, it is necessary to the ink amount data such as the consumption of the ink recorded in chip or surplus are updated.At present, existing recording equipment, generally when by new ink amount data write chip, completes to update in the way of original ink amount historical data covering in chip-stored element.But, in existing chip, when the ink amount data of chip-stored are expressed as ink surplus, ink can be measured the value of data and be limited to and can only change little and can not change big by chip, that is, only just it is updated when the value of ink amount historical data stored during the value of the new ink amount data of recording equipment transmission is less than chip-stored element, does not otherwise perform renewal.Same, when the ink amount data of chip-stored are expressed as exhausted amount of ink, ink can be measured the value of data and be limited to and can only change big and can not change little by chip.
But, can only change hour when the headroom data of above-mentioned ink is restricted to, there is no the data rewriting equipment of specialty, it is can not the value of the ink amount data of chip-stored be changed big, and owing to artificially adding the increase of the ink surplus that the situations such as ink or the ink amount volumetric expansion that causes due to the environmental change such as temperature, humidity cause, but can not be stored to chip after printer detects the ink amount data that the change of this value is big, cause the waste of data, make troubles to the use of user.
Same, when recording equipment adopts the data standard of storage ink headroom data, the chip on print cartridge matched with recording equipment can adopt and can only change little and can not change big ink amount data restriction；And when recording equipment adopts the data standard of storage exhausted amount of ink data, the chip on print cartridge matched with recording equipment can adopt and can only change big and can not change little ink amount data restriction.At this moment, it is necessary to different limiting circuits is set in different chips, the kind of chip can be increased on the contrary, make troubles to chip manufacturing production and application.
Utility model content
At least one problem more than causing that data waste and the restriction of different ink amount data cause chip of a great variety etc. for cannot storing when new ink amount data do not meet ink amount data restriction of solving to exist in prior art, this utility model provides a kind of new chip and print cartridge.
A kind of chip, it is characterised in that including:
Communication module, receives for chip and sends data；
Memory module, comprise at least one rewritable data storage area, each rewritable data storage area stores a kind of rewritable data, one of them rewritable data storage area comprises at least two storage address, and the first storage address in above-mentioned at least two storage address is for storing the rewritable data of the maximum in this rewritable data storage area；
Writing controller, it is connected between communication module and memory module, when communication module receives the rewritable data writing above-mentioned at least two storage address, the rewritable data of these rewritable data received with the above-mentioned first stored maximum in storage address are compared, and when the value of above-mentioned received rewritable data is bigger, these rewritable data received are updated in above-mentioned first storage address, and, when the value of above-mentioned received rewritable data is less, these rewritable data received are updated in above-mentioned at least two storage address and are different from other storage address of above-mentioned first storage address；
Read Controller, is connected between memory module and communication module, for storing the stored rewritable data read-out in address by above-mentioned first, sends for communication module.
According to embodiment of the present utility model, the above-mentioned rewritable data storage area comprising at least two storage address in above-mentioned memory module stores exhausted amount of ink data.
A kind of chip, it is characterised in that including:
Communication module, receives for chip and sends data；
Memory module, comprise at least one rewritable data storage area, each rewritable data storage area stores a kind of rewritable data, one of them rewritable data storage area comprises at least two storage address, and the first storage address in above-mentioned at least two storage address is for storing the rewritable data of the minima in this rewritable data storage area；
Writing controller, it is connected between communication module and memory module, when communication module receives the rewritable data writing above-mentioned at least two storage address, the rewritable data of these rewritable data received with the above-mentioned first stored minima in storage address are compared, and when the value of above-mentioned received rewritable data is less, these rewritable data received are updated in above-mentioned first storage address, and, when the value of above-mentioned received rewritable data is bigger, these rewritable data received are updated in above-mentioned at least two storage address and are different from other storage address of above-mentioned first storage address；
Read Controller, is connected between memory module and communication module, for storing the stored rewritable data read-out in address by above-mentioned first, sends for communication module.
According to embodiment of the present utility model, the above-mentioned rewritable data storage area comprising at least two storage address in above-mentioned memory module stores ink headroom data.
According to embodiment of the present utility model, above-mentioned received rewritable data, when the value of above-mentioned received rewritable data is equal with the value of the above-mentioned first stored rewritable data in storage address, are not stored to memory module by above-mentioned writing controller.
According to embodiment of the present utility model, above-mentioned first storage address is set to not store the address blank of data when initial, when communication module receives the rewritable data writing above-mentioned at least two storage address, above-mentioned writing controller is directly by these rewritable data received write to above-mentioned first storage address.
Compared with prior art, chip provided by the utility model, by arranging at least two storage address storing same type of rewritable data in a storage module, when writing rewritable data, by writing controller by maximum to the rewritable data received and stored value or be worth minimum rewritable data and compare, and according to comparative result, the rewritable data write received is stored in address to corresponding, so that the stored rewritable data in storage address of this write meet the write restrictive condition of ink-jet printer, and the rewritable data being unsatisfactory for this write restrictive condition are stored to other storage address, avoid the waste of data, when needs are by data read-out, Read Controller is by the storage rewritable data read-out of address of satisfied write restrictive condition and is sent to ink-jet printer by communication module.Thus, the ink amount data being unsatisfactory for write restrictive condition can be also carried out storage by chip, it is to avoid the waste problem of ink amount data.
A kind of chip, it is characterised in that including:
Communication module, receives for chip and sends data；
Memory module, comprise at least one rewritable data storage area, each rewritable data storage area stores a kind of rewritable data, one of them rewritable data storage area comprises at least two storage address, the first storage address in above-mentioned at least two storage address is for storing the rewritable data of the maximum in this rewritable data storage area, and the second storage address is for storing the rewritable data of the minima in this rewritable data storage area；
Writing controller, it is connected between communication module and memory module, when communication module receives the rewritable data writing above-mentioned at least two storage address, these rewritable data received are compared with the rewritable data of the above-mentioned first rewritable data storing the stored maximum in address and the above-mentioned second stored minima in storage address respectively, and when the value of above-mentioned received rewritable data is maximum, these rewritable data received are updated in above-mentioned first storage address, and, when the value of above-mentioned received rewritable data is minimum, these rewritable data received are updated in above-mentioned second storage address；
Read Controller, is connected between memory module and communication module, more stores address stored rewritable data read-out for storing address and the second write number of times stored in address by above-mentioned first, send for communication module.
According to embodiment of the present utility model, the above-mentioned rewritable data storage area comprising the first storage address and the second storage address also includes the 3rd storage address, for storing the rewritable data between maximum and minima in this rewritable data storage area.
According to embodiment of the present utility model, the above-mentioned rewritable data storage area storage inking amount data comprising at least two storage address in above-mentioned memory module.
According to embodiment of the present utility model, above-mentioned first storage address and the second storage address are disposed as not storing the address blank of data when initial, when communication module receives the ink amount data writing above-mentioned at least two storage address, the value of these ink amount data received with represent total ink amount data 50% is compared by above-mentioned writing controller, and when the ink amount data that this receives are more than the 50% of these total ink amount data, the ink amount data of this reception are write to the first storage address, otherwise, write stores address to second.
According to embodiment of the present utility model, above-mentioned first storage address and second storage address in one of them storage have ink amount data another for address blank time, above-mentioned communication module receives the ink amount data writing above-mentioned at least two storage address, these ink amount data received are compared by above-mentioned writing controller with stored ink amount data in above-mentioned first storage address and the second storage address, and write stores address to above-mentioned first when the value of above-mentioned received ink amount data is bigger, and, when the value of above-mentioned received ink amount data is less, write is to above-mentioned second storage address.
nullCompared with prior art，Chip provided by the utility model，By arranging at least two storage address storing same type of rewritable data in a storage module，When writing rewritable data，By writing controller, maximum to the rewritable data received and stored value and that value is minimum rewritable data are compared，And according to comparative result, the rewritable data write received is stored in address to corresponding，So that this rewritable data write received is to the corresponding storage address writing restrictive condition meeting ink-jet printer，Thus，By being respectively provided with the multiple storage addresses meeting difference write restrictive condition，Meet different write restrictive condition requirements，When needs are by data read-out，Read Controller is by the storage rewritable data read-out of address of satisfied write restrictive condition and is sent to ink-jet printer by communication module.Thus, chip can meet the different write restrictive condition of exhausted amount of ink and ink surplus simultaneously, reduces the kind of the chip of required exploitation.
Additionally, this utility model additionally provides a kind of print cartridge, this print cartridge being provided with said chip, in the memory module of said chip, storage has the rewritable data characterizing this print cartridge exhausted amount of ink or ink surplus.
Other features and advantages of the utility model will be set forth in the following description, and partly become apparent from description, or understand by implementing this utility model.The purpose of this utility model and other advantages can be realized by structure specifically noted in description, claims and accompanying drawing and be obtained.
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Fig. 1 is suitable for the structural representation of print cartridge for the chip that this utility model embodiment provides；
The structural representation of the chip that Fig. 2 provides for this utility model embodiment；
The storage organization schematic diagram of the memory module of the chip that Fig. 3 provides for this utility model embodiment；
The data structure schematic diagram of the storage address of the memory module of the chip that Fig. 4 provides for this utility model embodiment；
The another kind of storage organization schematic diagram of the memory module of the chip that Fig. 5 provides for this utility model embodiment；
The data structure schematic diagram of the storage address of the memory module of the chip that Fig. 6 provides for this utility model variation.
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Below, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments the technical solution of the utility model is described in detail.Those of ordinary skill in the art it should be understood that, in order to simplify description process and make technical scheme clearly appear from, below only for ink-jet printer and print cartridge, but the scheme of following embodiment describes and is equally applicable to other type of recording equipment (such as laser printer, photocopier etc.) and corresponding printed material accommodation container (such as cartridge, toner Cartridge etc.), similarly, chip can also store the data messages such as consumption or the surplus of other type of printed material (such as carbon dust amount information etc.).
Fig. 1 is suitable for the structural representation of print cartridge for the chip that this utility model embodiment provides.As it is shown in figure 1, print cartridge 1 includes: toner cartridge main body 11, for the ink of storage print；Ink supply 12, is generally formed on the diapire of above-mentioned toner cartridge main body 11, and when the printhead being connected with the ink tube of inkjet printing pusher side the ink in toner cartridge main body 11 to be delivered to ink-jet printer after print cartridge 1 loads ink-jet printer；Chip 2, is removably disposed on the outer wall of toner cartridge main body 11, and it is relative with the contact mechanism of inkjet printing pusher side and set up electrical connection after print cartridge 1 loads ink-jet printer, to carry out data communication with ink-jet printer.
Certainly, understandable, ink supply on print cartridge and the positional structure of chip can also be arranged to other form according to the setting of the shape of print cartridge and inkjet printing pusher side, such as, ink supply can also be arranged on the sidewall of print cartridge to be connected with ink tube, even printhead and ink tube can be arranged on print cartridge the structure that forms as one with ink supply, chip can also be arranged at the top exterior walls of print cartridge, can also be arranged on the inclined-plane of print cartridge diapire and the formation of sidewall edge junction, as long as the electrical connection of data communication can be set up with contact mechanism after print cartridge loads ink-jet printer.
The structural representation of the chip that Fig. 2 provides for this utility model embodiment.As in figure 2 it is shown, chip 2 includes: memory module 210, writing controller 220, Read Controller 230 and communication module 240.Below the modules of chip 2 is illustrated.
Memory module 210 is connected with writing controller 220 and Read Controller 230 respectively, and for storing the data message relevant to print cartridge, these data messages include the read-only datas such as the rewritable data such as ink amount data, and print cartridge date of manufacture.
Memory module 210 can adopt common nonvolatile memory, such as EEPROM, FLASH, ferroelectric memory etc..
It should be noted that above-mentioned rewritable data are the write data that ink-jet printer sends to chip, including data written only once, only rewrite data once and the data that can repeatedly rewrite.Such as, installed date etc. belong to data written only once first, and time initial, these data are empty, just no longer rewrite after writing by ink-jet printer when print cartridge is installed first；Lack ink information etc. and belong to the data only rewritten once, be represent the value that ink amount is sufficient time initial, sent order when ink amount deficiency by ink-jet printer or data rewriting is represent the value that ink amount is not enough；The data that ink amount data etc. can repeatedly be rewritten, are repeatedly rewritten by ink-jet printer.
The memory module 210 that this utility model embodiment provides, comprise at least one rewritable data storage area, each rewritable data storage area stores a kind of rewritable data, as stored the ink amount data such as exhausted amount of ink or ink surplus, each rewritable data storage area is provided with at least two storage address, each storage address all intactly stores above-mentioned rewritable data, namely, in each rewritable data storage area, above-mentioned at least two storage address is independent of one another, it is independent of each other, all can be independent, intactly complete once the storage operation of corresponding rewritable data.Wherein, above-mentioned at least two storage address has the rewritable data that a storage address is maximum for storing value, and/or, there are the rewritable data that a storage address is minimum for storing value.
It should be noted that, the rewritable data of above-mentioned one, can be rewritable data of a certain type, such as exhausted amount of ink data, it is also possible to be belonging to same type of two or more rewritable data, the code such as ink amount data stores data and radix-minus-one complement storage data, or, can also being the rewritable data of a certain type and the auxiliary information being associated thereof, this auxiliary information can also be written over, as ink amount data measure with this ink data corresponding write number of times identification information.
Specifically, the rewritable data stored with rewritable data storage area are that ink amount data instance illustrates.The storage organization schematic diagram of the memory module of the chip that Fig. 3 provides for this utility model embodiment, the another kind of storage organization schematic diagram of the memory module that Fig. 5 provides for this utility model embodiment, the data structure schematic diagram of the storage address of the memory module of the chip that Fig. 4 provides for this utility model embodiment.As it is shown on figure 3, memory module 210 contains a rewritable data storage area for depositing ink reservoir volume data, it comprises two storage addresses: the first storage address 310, second stores address 320, is respectively intended to the ink amount data that storage is a complete；Memory module 210 also includes other data storage area 330, for storing the read-only datas such as print cartridge date of manufacture and/or other the rewritable data except the stored ink amount data in above-mentioned rewritable data storage area, for instance installed date etc. first.Specifically, as shown in Figure 4, store complete ink amount data 410 with rewritable form in first storage address 310, store complete ink amount data 420 with rewritable form in second storage address 320, two storage addresses can individually, intactly complete the storage of ink amount data, and, the value of two groups of ink amount data is independent of one another, is independent of each other.Similar with Fig. 3, the rewritable data storage area that memory module 210 in Fig. 5 comprises contains three storage addresses 510,520,530, memory module 210 also includes other data storage area 540.
Communication module 240 is connected with writing controller 220 and Read Controller 230 respectively, data for ink-jet printer writes chip 2 send to writing controller 220 or the data that read by Read Controller 230 and send to ink-jet printer, to complete the data communication of chip 2 and ink-jet printer.
Communication module 240 can comprise multiple terminals that the contact mechanism keeping chip 2 corresponding with inkjet printing pusher side contacts, and the circuit controlling each terminal and inkjet printing pusher side carries out signal exchange to transmit the control circuit of data, as utilized the signal analysis and control circuit that the host-host protocols such as IIC carry out data transmission, to complete reception and the transmission of the data of chip.Alternatively, communication module 240 can also comprise the wireless communication signals R-T unit keeping the circuit that chip is corresponding with inkjet printing pusher side to carry out radio communication, and control the control circuit of wireless communication signals transmitting-receiving, as utilized Wi-Fi radio communication or the coil coupled communication module of RFID RF identification, NFC near-field communication, to complete data receiver with ink-jet printer and transmission.
Writing controller 220 is connected between communication module 240 and memory module 210, is used for performing write operation, the write data that communication module 240 receives is written in memory module 210.Wherein, when communication module 240 receives rewritable data, writing controller 220 is by maximum to the rewritable data received and the stored value in rewritable data storage area to write and/or be worth minimum rewritable data and compare, and according to comparative result by the rewritable data write that receives to the corresponding storage address of rewritable data storage area.nullSpecifically，Writing controller can arrange depositor and comparator，When the storage address of rewritable data storage area stores inking amount data，The ink amount data received are stored in the first depositor by writing controller，According to the storage condition set，By Read Controller by maximum for value or be worth minimum ink amount data and read in the second depositor，Or，Ink amount data minimum for maximum for value and value are read in respectively second and the 3rd depositor，By comparator by maximum to the value of the ink amount data received and value and/or be worth the value of minimum ink amount data and compare，The ink amount data write received is stored in address to corresponding according to the size result compared by writing controller，Such as，During the value of the ink amount data that the value of the ink amount data received is maximum more than stored value, these ink amount data received are updated in the storage address of the maximum ink amount data of this value of store，And，When the value of the ink amount data received is not more than the value of stored value maximum ink amount data, these ink amount data received are updated in this rewritable data storage area and are different from other the storage address of storage address of the maximum ink amount data of this value of store.
Read Controller 230 is connected between memory module 210 and communication module 240, is used for performing read operation, and the data read-out that memory module 210 stored also is sent to communication module 240.Wherein, Read Controller 230 is when performing the read operation of rewritable data, according to the storage condition set, maximum or be worth the stored rewritable data read-out in storage address of minimum rewritable data by store value.Specifically, Read Controller can arrange pointer or memory element flag, the storage address that the needs of the storage condition of setting read is met by pointer or memory element flag labelling, when the storage address of rewritable data storage area stores inking amount data, the storage address that labelling needs to read can be come with memory element flag " 1 ", the storage address that labelling does not need to read is come by memory element flag " 0 ", Read Controller reads stored ink amount data in corresponding storage address according to memory element flag, such as, read stored ink amount data in the storage address that store the maximum ink amount data of value, or, according to the storage condition set, read stored ink amount data in the storage address that store the minimum ink amount data of value.
nullAt the chip that this utility model embodiment provides，The rewritable data storage area of memory module contains at least two storage address，When the new rewritable data that communication module receives that recording equipment (ink-jet printer) sends，Writing controller is by maximum for stored value in these rewritable data to write and memory module and/or be worth minimum rewritable data and compare，And the rewritable data write that foundation comparative result will write is to the corresponding storage address of rewritable data storage area，Such as will be greater than the maximum rewritable data of stored value to be updated to and store in the storage address that value is maximum，It is updated to being not more than the maximum rewritable data of stored value in other storage address，So，Can only change big meeting and can not change on the basis of the data write restrictive condition such as little，Also the rewritable data being unsatisfactory for this restrictive condition can be preserved to other storage address，Avoid the waste of data.When needs read rewritable data from chip, according to the storage condition set, Read Controller reads the stored rewritable data in corresponding storage address, such as by rewritable data read-out maximum for value and be sent to recording equipment, to meet the read-write requirement of recording equipment, other stored rewritable data in storage address then can be read by other Data operative device and be used.When rewritable data are ink amount data, the rewritable data storage area of memory module saves the ink amount data meeting data write restrictive condition, the ink amount data being unsatisfactory for this restrictive condition can also be preserved, so can be prevented effectively from prior art because being unsatisfactory for the problem that data write restrictive condition and cause data to waste.
Below, the technology design of the present embodiment is described by following several concrete implementation modes.
Embodiment one
When the ink amount data that ink-jet printer communicates with ink box chip with the form of exhausted amount of ink to represent time, the value that write restrictive condition is exhausted amount of ink of ink amount data can only change big and can not change little.
As it is shown on figure 3, the chip 2 that the present embodiment provides is set to:
The rewritable data storage area of memory module 210 is provided with two storage addresses: the first storage address 310 and the second storage address 320, each storage address all stores a set of ink amount data with the form of exhausted amount of ink, and, the storage address that address 310 is provided for the exhausted amount of ink data of storage higher value is stored by first, accordingly, the second storage address 320 is provided for the storage address of the exhausted amount of ink data of storage smaller value.
When communication module 240 receives exhausted amount of ink data, stored exhausted amount of ink data in the exhausted amount of ink data received and the first storage address 310 are compared by writing controller 220, and when the value of received exhausted amount of ink data is bigger (value that comparative result is received exhausted amount of ink data is bigger), these exhausted amount of ink data received are updated to the first storage address 310, or, when the value of received exhausted amount of ink data is less (value that comparative result is the first storage address 310 stored exhausted amount of ink data is bigger), these exhausted amount of ink data received are updated to the second storage address 320.Optionally, when the value of received exhausted amount of ink data and the value of the first storage address 310 stored exhausted amount of ink data are equal, can be set to be updated to the first storage address 310 by received exhausted amount of ink data, it can also be provided that be updated to the second storage address 320, may be arranged as not updating, be namely not yet stored into memory module 210.
You need to add is that, when initial, (value of expression exhausted amount of ink data is 0% ink amount, wherein, this percentage ratio can represent weight ratio, volume ratio/volumetric ratio can also be represented), the value of the first stored exhausted amount of ink data in storage address 310 is initial value i.e. 0% value, second storage address 320 could be arranged to the exhausted amount of ink data of storage 0% value, it can also be provided that do not store the address blank of any data, perform when needs write exhausted amount of ink data to write, when first stores the storage mode that address 310 adopts initial value, when communication module 240 receives exhausted amount of ink data directly by the exhausted amount of ink data of stored 0% value in the exhausted amount of ink data received and the first storage address 310 compare just may decide which storage address of write；Optionally, time initial, first storage address 310 is not it can also be provided that store the address blank of any data, when communication module 240 receives exhausted amount of ink data, reading the first storage address 310 is address blank, then directly to first, the exhausted amount of ink data write received being stored address 310, follow-up write afterwards can store the stored data in address by first and compare with received data.
When ink-jet printer reads exhausted amount of ink data from chip, Read Controller 230 stores the stored exhausted amount of ink data read-out in address 310 by first and is sent to communication module 240, communication module 240 send to ink-jet printer.
nullBased on the present embodiment，First storage address 310 of memory module 210 stores the exhausted amount of ink data of higher value，Second storage address 320 stores the exhausted amount of ink data of smaller value，The exhausted amount of ink data that writing controller 220 will write compare with the first exhausted amount of ink data storing the stored higher value in address，When the value to write is bigger, write stores address 310 to first，And ink-jet printer read exhausted amount of ink data time by Read Controller 230 by first store address 310 data read-out，So that the first stored exhausted amount of ink data in storage address 310 meet the data write restrictive condition of ink-jet printer，And write stores address 320 to second when the value to write is less，The exhausted amount of ink data being unsatisfactory for this write restrictive condition are made also to be able to be stored in chip，And other Data operative device can be supplied read and be used，Avoid the waste of data.
Certainly, one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that, scheme based on the present embodiment one, even if above-mentioned ink amount data represent in other forms, or even the other type of rewritable data disclosed by this utility model embodiment, all can not change greatly little write restrictive condition and adopt the scheme of the present embodiment one for being set as that value can only change, to avoid the waste of data.
Embodiment two
Similar with above-described embodiment one, when the ink amount data that ink-jet printer communicates with ink box chip with the form of ink surplus to represent time, the value that write restrictive condition is ink surplus of ink amount data can only change little and can not change big.
As it is shown on figure 3, chip 2 is set to:
The rewritable data storage area of memory module 210 is provided with two storage addresses: the first storage address 310 and the second storage address 320, each storage address all stores a set of ink amount data with the form of ink surplus, and, the storage address that address 310 is provided for the ink headroom data of storage smaller value is stored by first, accordingly, the second storage address 320 is provided for the storage address of the ink headroom data of storage higher value.
When communication module 240 receives ink headroom data, stored ink headroom data in the ink headroom data received and the first storage address 310 is compared by writing controller 220, and when the value of received ink headroom data is less (value that comparative result is received ink headroom data is less), this ink allowance data updating received to first is stored address 310, or, when the value of received ink headroom data is bigger (value that comparative result is the first storage address 310 stored ink headroom data is less), this ink allowance data updating received to second is stored address 320.Optionally, when the value of received ink headroom data and the value of the first storage address 310 stored ink headroom data are equal, can be set to be updated to the first storage address 310 by received ink headroom data, it can also be provided that be updated to the second storage address 320, may be arranged as not updating, be namely not yet stored into memory module 210.
You need to add is that, when initial (value of expression ink headroom data is 100% ink amount), the value of the first stored ink headroom data in storage address 310 is initial value i.e. 100% value, second storage address 320 could be arranged to the ink headroom data of storage 100% value, it can also be provided that do not store the address blank of any data, perform when needs write ink headroom data to write, when first stores the storage mode that address 310 adopts initial value, when communication module 240 receives ink headroom data directly by the ink headroom data of stored 100% value in the ink headroom data received and the first storage address 310 compares just may decide which storage address of write；Optionally, time initial, first storage address 310 is not it can also be provided that store the address blank of any data, when communication module 240 receives ink headroom data, reading the first storage address 310 is address blank, then directly to first, the ink headroom data write received being stored address 310, follow-up write afterwards can store the stored data in address by first and compare with received data.
When ink-jet printer reads ink headroom data from chip, Read Controller 230 stores the stored ink headroom data in address 310 by first and reads and be sent to communication module 240, communication module 240 send to ink-jet printer.
nullBased on the present embodiment，First storage address 310 of memory module 210 stores the ink headroom data of smaller value，Second storage address 320 stores the ink headroom data of higher value，Ink headroom data and the ink headroom data of the first stored smaller value in storage address that writing controller 220 will write compare，When the value to write is less, write stores address 310 to first，And ink-jet printer read ink headroom data time by Read Controller 230 by first store address 310 data read-out，So that the first stored ink headroom data in storage address 310 meets the data write restrictive condition of ink-jet printer，And write stores address 320 to second when the value to write is bigger，The ink headroom data being unsatisfactory for this write restrictive condition is made also to be able to be stored in chip，And other Data operative device can be supplied read and be used，Avoid the waste of data.
Certainly, one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that, scheme based on the present embodiment two, even if above-mentioned ink amount data represent in other forms, or even the other type of rewritable data disclosed by this utility model embodiment, all little can not change big write restrictive condition and adopt the scheme of the present embodiment two for being set as that value can only change, to avoid the waste of data.
Embodiment three
The ink amount data communicated with ink box chip when part ink-jet printer represent with the form of exhausted amount of ink, when part ink-jet printer represents with the form of ink surplus, write restrictive condition for exhausted amount of ink can not change little for value can only change big, and the write restrictive condition for ink surplus then can not change little for value can only change big.
As it is shown in figure 5, the chip 2 that the present embodiment provides is set to:
The rewritable data storage area of memory module 210 is provided with three storage addresses: the first storage address 510, second storage address 520 and the 3rd storage address 530, each storage address all can store the ink amount data of complete set with the form of exhausted amount of ink or ink surplus, and, the storage address that address 510 is provided for the ink amount data of storage maximum is stored by first, the storage address that address 520 is provided for the ink amount data of storage minima is stored by second, accordingly, 3rd storage address 530 is provided for storing the storage address of the ink amount data of other value (value between maximum and minima).
nullWhen communication module 240 receives ink amount data，Ink amount data respectively with the first storage address 510 that writing controller 220 will receive、In second storage address 520, stored ink amount data compare，And when the value of received ink amount data is maximum (value that comparative result is received ink amount data both is greater than two storage values)，These ink amount data received are updated to the first storage address 510，And，When the value of received ink amount data is minimum (value that comparative result is received ink amount data is both less than two storage values)，These ink amount data received are updated to the second storage address 520，And，In the value of received ink amount data when centre (comparative result be the value of the ink amount data received more than minima less than maximum)，These ink amount data received are updated to the 3rd storage address 530.Optionally, when the value of received ink amount data and the value of the first storage address 510 stored ink amount data are equal, can be set to be updated to the first storage address 510 by received ink amount data, it can also be provided that be updated to the 3rd storage address 530, may be arranged as not updating, namely memory module 210 it is not yet stored into, same, when the value of received ink amount data and the value of the second storage address 520 stored ink amount data are equal, can be set to be updated to the second storage address 520 by received ink amount data, it can also be provided that be updated to the 3rd storage address 530, may be arranged as not updating.
Time initial, first storage address 510, second storage address 520 and the 3rd storage address 530 are set to not store the address blank of any data, when communication module 240 receives ink amount data, read three storage addresses and be address blank, value ink then being measured data and represent 50% ink amount compares, and (represent that ink amount data are the forms of ink surplus) when the ink amount data received are more than 50% ink amount, the ink amount data of this reception are write to the first storage address 510, otherwise (represent that ink amount data are the forms of exhausted amount of ink), the ink amount data of this reception are write to the second storage address 520；When the form that ink amount data are ink surpluses, first storage address 510 storage has ink amount data, second storage address 520 is address blank, subsequently, when communication module 240 receives new ink amount data, read the ink amount data of the first storage address 510 storage and the address blank of the second storage address 520, then newly received ink amount data are compared with stored ink amount data, and write stores address 520 to second when the value of newly received ink amount data is less, if the value of newly received ink amount data is relatively big, it is updated to the first storage address 510, and then, follow-up received new ink amount data just can store the stored ink amount data in address 510 and the second storage address 520 respectively and compare with first；When the form that ink amount data are exhausted amount of ink, second storage address 520 storage has ink amount data, first storage address 510 is address blank, subsequently, when communication module 240 receives new ink amount data, read the address blank of the first storage address 510 and the ink amount data of the second storage address 520 storage, then newly received ink amount data are compared with stored ink amount data, and write stores address 510 to first when the value of newly received ink amount data is bigger, if the value of newly received ink amount data is less, it is updated to the second storage address 520, and then, follow-up received new ink amount data just can store the stored ink amount data in address 510 and the second storage address 520 respectively and compare with first.
When ink-jet printer reads ink amount data from chip, Read Controller 230 stores the ink amount data reading the last time write in address 510 and the second storage address 520 first, or, according to the write number of times of the first storage address 510 and the second storage address, 520 two, address of storage, update times is more stored the stored data read-out in address, the ink amount data of reading are sent to communication module 240, communication module 240 send to ink-jet printer.Optionally, memory module 210 can store address 510 for first and the second storage address 520 is respectively provided with write counting how many times position, determine that update times more stores address by comparing this write counting how many times position, one write number of times marker bit can also be only set, write number of times with direct labelling and more store address.
nullBased on the present embodiment，For using different ink amount representations and the ink-jet printer of write restrictive condition，When having corresponding relation (as all adopted ink amount percentage ratio representation or the representation of ink value) between two kinds of ink amount representations，Memory module 210 arranges three storage addresses 510、520、530，First storage address 510 stores the ink amount data of maximum，Second storage address 520 stores the ink amount data of minima，3rd storage address 530 stores the ink amount data of intermediate value，The ink amount data that writing controller 220 will write compare with the ink amount data of the first ink amount data storing the stored maximum in address and the 3rd stored minima in storage address respectively，When the value to write is more than stored maximum, write stores address 510 to first，When the value to write is less than stored minima, write stores address 520 to second，The write of remaining value stores address 530 to the 3rd，Thus，And have can only change the exhausted amount of ink that can not change greatly little restrictive condition represent ink amount data time，Can continue these exhausted amount of ink data to store to the first storage address 510，And have can only change the little ink surplus that can not change big restrictive condition represent ink amount data time，Can continue this ink headroom data to store to the second storage address 520，With the different ink amount representations of satisfied different ink-jet printers and write restrictive condition requirement.Read at ink-jet printer and by Read Controller 230, first storage address 510 and second is stored the ink amount data of the last write in address 520 or writes the ink amount data read-out of number of times more address when data measured by ink, so that the ink amount data read-out of this ink-jet printer will be accorded with.
Certainly, one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that, scheme based on the present embodiment three, memory module 210 can also only arrange the first storage address 510 and the second 520 two, address of storage store the storage address of maximum and minima respectively, its different ink amount representations remaining to meet different ink-jet printer and write restrictive condition requirement.
On the basis of above example, the technical solution of the utility model can also include following deformation.
Variation one
As shown in Figure 6, the data structure schematic diagram of the storage address of the memory module of the chip provided for this utility model variation, stores complete ink amount data 510 with rewritable form in the first storage address 310 that this variation provides and writes number of times identification information 520.Write number of times identification information 520 corresponding with this ink amount data 510, can be used to indicate that this ink amount data 510 are the information of which time write when writing this storage address, namely the write number of times of the ink amount data of this storage address is represented, such as, write counting how many times position described in above-described embodiment, count the concrete number of times of the ink amount data write/renewal of this storage address, can also only be used for representing whether this storage address that store this ink amount data 510 is the storage address that write number of times is maximum, such as, write number of times marker bit described in above-described embodiment, only marked this storage address is the address that write number of times is maximum, this ink amount data are the data needing to read.When writing the form that number of times identification information 520 is set to write counting how many times position, whenever ink being measured after data 510 write this storage address, the value writing number of times identification information 520 measuring data 510 corresponding to this ink adds 1, and storing in the storage address identical with this ink amount data 510, the number of times so that this ink to be measured data 510 write carries out labelling.
When storage address stores inking amount data and writes number of times identification information, when Read Controller 230 performs read operation, can pass through read each storage address in write number of times identification information, determine that update times more stores address, and by this stored data read-out in storage address and be sent to communication module 240.
Variation two
When memory module 210 needs to store two or more rewritable data simultaneously, multiple rewritable data storage area can be set in memory module, each rewritable data storage area is respectively intended to store a kind of rewritable data, and each rewritable data storage area all can take the form of the multiple storage addresses as shown in Fig. 3 or Fig. 5 that corresponding rewritable data are stored.Accordingly, each rewritable data storage area is performed the write described in above-described embodiment or variation and read operation by writing controller 220 and Read Controller 230 respectively.
Those of ordinary skill in the art it should be understood that, chip described in this utility model embodiment is not limited to above four comprising modules, communication can also be capable of by other, write and the module composition read and store, as replaced the function of writing controller and Read Controller with read-write control unit, as long as being capable of multiple storage address to store same type of rewritable data respectively, according to the comparative result of write data and storage data, write data write is extremely specifically stored address, and this technical thought of rewritable data read-out of selected storage address is belonged to technical thought of the present utility model.
Those of ordinary skill in the art it should be understood that, two or more storage addresses of the memory module described in this utility model embodiment, it can be a part for a memory element, the storage combination that the memory element that can also be different is constituted, and the storage size of each storage address can be the same or different, the purpose of this utility model all can be realized.
Those of ordinary skill in the art it should be understood that, writing controller in this utility model embodiment, Read Controller are not limited to above-described composition structure, as long as by feasible circuit structure, realize writing controller and control write data write to specifically storing address according to the comparative result of write data and storage data, and Read Controller controls, by the rewritable data read-out of selected storage address, all to realize the purpose of this utility model.
This utility model embodiment additionally provides a kind of print cartridge, and including the chip that toner cartridge main body and above this utility model any embodiment provide, in the memory module of this chip, storage has the rewritable data characterizing this print cartridge exhausted amount of ink or surplus.
nullObviously，Adopt the technical scheme that this utility model embodiment provides，Chip is provided with the two or more storage addresses storing same type of rewritable data respectively，When writing rewritable data，By writing controller by maximum to the rewritable data received and stored value and/or be worth minimum rewritable data and compare，And according to comparative result, the rewritable data write received is stored in address to corresponding，So that the stored rewritable data at least one of which storage address meet write restrictive condition，And the rewritable data being unsatisfactory for write restrictive condition are stored to other storage address，Avoid the waste of data，And by being respectively provided with the multiple storage addresses meeting difference write restrictive condition，To meet different write restrictive condition requirements，When needs are by data read-out，Read Controller is by the storage rewritable data read-out of address of satisfied write restrictive condition and is sent to ink-jet printer by communication module.When these rewritable data are set to ink amount data, it is possible to the problem being prevented effectively from ink amount data waste, and it is possible to meet the different write restrictive condition of exhausted amount of ink and ink surplus simultaneously, effectively reduce the kind of the chip of required exploitation.
Last it is noted that various embodiments above is only in order to illustrate the technical solution of the utility model, it is not intended to limit；Although this utility model being described in detail with reference to foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those within the art that: the technical scheme described in foregoing embodiments still can be modified by it, or wherein some or all of technical characteristic is carried out equivalent replacement；And these amendments or replacement, do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution depart from the scope of each embodiment technical scheme of this utility model.
Claims (10)
1. a chip, it is characterised in that including:
Communication module, receives for described chip and sends data；
Memory module, comprise at least one rewritable data storage area, each described rewritable data storage area stores a kind of rewritable data, one of them described rewritable data storage area comprises at least two storage address, and the first storage address in described at least two storage address is for storing the described rewritable data of maximum in described rewritable data storage area；
Writing controller, it is connected between described communication module and described memory module, during for comprising the rewritable data of the rewritable data storage area of at least two storage address when described communication module described in receiving and to write, the rewritable data of the described rewritable data received with the described first stored described maximum in storage address are compared, and when the value of the described rewritable data received is bigger, the described rewritable data received are updated in described first storage address, and, when the value of the described rewritable data received is less, the described rewritable data received are updated in described at least two storage address and are different from other storage address of described first storage address；
Read Controller, is connected between described memory module and described communication module, for storing the stored rewritable data read-out in address by described first, sends for described communication module.
2. chip as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that:
The rewritable data storage area comprising at least two storage address described in described memory module stores exhausted amount of ink data, and described first storage address is for storing the described exhausted amount of ink data of maximum.
3. a chip, it is characterised in that including:
Communication module, receives for described chip and sends data；
Memory module, comprise at least one rewritable data storage area, each described rewritable data storage area stores a kind of rewritable data, one of them described rewritable data storage area comprises at least two storage address, and the first storage address in described at least two storage address is for storing the described rewritable data of minima in described rewritable data storage area；
Writing controller, it is connected between described communication module and described memory module, during for comprising the rewritable data of the rewritable data storage area of at least two storage address when described communication module described in receiving and to write, the rewritable data of the described rewritable data received with the described first stored described minima in storage address are compared, and when the value of the described rewritable data received is less, the described rewritable data received are updated in described first storage address, and, when the value of the described rewritable data received is bigger, the described rewritable data received are updated in described at least two storage address and are different from other storage address of described first storage address；
Read Controller, is connected between described memory module and described communication module, for storing the stored rewritable data read-out in address by described first, sends for described communication module.
4. chip as claimed in claim 3, it is characterised in that:
The rewritable data storage area comprising at least two storage address described in described memory module stores ink headroom data, and described first storage address is for storing the described ink headroom data of minima.
5. the chip as described in Claims 1 to 4 any one, it is characterised in that:
The described rewritable data received, when the value of the described rewritable data received is equal with the value of the described first stored rewritable data in storage address, are not stored to described memory module by described writing controller.
6. the chip as described in Claims 1 to 4 any one, it is characterised in that:
Described first storage address is set to not store the address blank of data when initial, when comprising the rewritable data of rewritable data storage area of at least two storage address described in described communication module receives and to write, described writing controller is directly by the described rewritable data received write to described first storage address.
7. a chip, it is characterised in that including:
Communication module, receives for described chip and sends data；
Memory module, comprise at least one rewritable data storage area, each described rewritable data storage area stores a kind of rewritable data, one of them described rewritable data storage area comprises at least two storage address, the first storage address in described at least two storage address is for storing the described rewritable data of maximum in described rewritable data storage area, and the second storage address is for storing the described rewritable data of minima in described rewritable data storage area；
Writing controller, it is connected between described communication module and described memory module, during for comprising the rewritable data of the rewritable data storage area of at least two storage address when described communication module described in receiving and to write, the described rewritable data received are compared with the rewritable data of the described first rewritable data storing the stored described maximum in address and the described second stored described minima in storage address respectively, and when the value of the described rewritable data received is maximum, the described rewritable data received are updated in described first storage address, and, when the value of the described rewritable data received is minimum, the described rewritable data received are updated in described second storage address；
Read Controller, is connected between described memory module and described communication module, more stores the stored rewritable data read-out in address for storing write number of times in address and described second storage address by described first, sends for described communication module.
8. chip as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that
The described rewritable data storage area comprising described first storage address and described second storage address also comprises the 3rd storage address, for storing in described rewritable data storage area the described rewritable data between described maximum and minima.
9. the chip as described in claim 7～8 any one, it is characterised in that
The rewritable data storage area storage inking amount data of at least two storage address are comprised described in described memory module, described first storage address is for storing the described ink amount data of maximum, and described second storage address is for storing the described ink amount data of minima.
10. a print cartridge, it is characterised in that be provided with chip as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9 wherein on it, in the memory module of described chip, storage has the rewritable data characterizing this print cartridge exhausted amount of ink or ink surplus.
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