Patent · US Expired

Secure printer cartridge

US7048366B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by
4References
19Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 24, 2004
Grant dateMay 23, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 4, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07B2017/00629
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A inkjet printer cartridge is described including at least one print head for printing data on a support, wherein a thin printed circuit is permanently fixed to the printer cartridge and a miniature data processing unit fixed to the printed circuit analyzes a stream of printing commands for controlling the print head to authenticate the data to be printed on the support.

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