Method for prompting ink quantity of ink box, chip of ink box and ink box

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for prompting the ink quantity of an ink box, a chip of the ink box and the ink box. In the method, the ink box is subjected to the following treatment: obtaining the surplus ink quantity of the ink box according to ink quantity data which is written in the chip of the ink box by using an imaging device connected with the ink box; comparing the surplus ink quantity of the ink box with a preset ink quantity threshold value; and imitating the output of an actual sensor for monitoring the ink quantity of the ink box by the ink box according to the comparison result. Therefore, a general ink box which is not provided with the actual sensor for monitoring the ink quantity of the ink box can be provided and the compatibility of the ink box and the image device can be realized at lower cost.

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[0001] This application is a divisional application of the application with the application number 201210006505.X, the application date is January 10, 2012, and the invention title is "Ink Cartridge Ink Volume Indication and Early Warning Method, Ink Cartridge Chip, Ink Cartridge and Imaging Device". technical field [0002] The invention relates to imaging device technology, in particular to an ink cartridge ink volume prompt and early warning method, an ink cartridge chip, an ink cartridge and an imaging device. Background technique [0003] Imaging devices are common office equipment such as printers, copiers, and facsimile machines. Ink cartridges for imaging devices are generally equipped with a cartridge chip. When the ink cartridge is installed in an imaging device such as an imaging device, the imaging device obtains the information of the ink cartridge by identifying the chip of the ink cartridge, such as the serial number of the ink cartridge, the remaining ink vol...

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[0005] The above situation may lead to the installation of ink cartridges produced by other imaging cartridge manufacturers in the above imaging device, and the imaging device may not recognize the ink cartridge because it cannot detect the output signal of the sensor, resulting in the ink cartridge not being used normally.

If users want to use the imaging devices provided by these OEM imaging device manufacturers, they must use the special ink cartridges provided by these OEM imaging device manufacturers, which brings inconvenience to users.

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