Printer consumable management system and printer

Abstract

The invention discloses a printer consumable management system and a printer. The printer consumable management system comprises a consumable chip module, a consumable amount detection module and a consumable control module, wherein the consumable chip module is used for communicating with the printer so as to carry out data access and exchange and realize the identification of consumables and thereading and updating writing of allowances and states of the consumables, and being matched to complete the safety authentication and identification on a consumable chip by the printer; the consumable amount detection module is used for realizing the accurate detection of the allowance of each consumable of the printer; and the consumable control module is used for reading the data of the consumable chip module to complete the safety authentication and identification on the consumables, dynamically and periodically reading the consumable amount data returned by the consumable amount detectionmodule in real time, calculating the consumable amount, and updating the consumable amount data. According to the printer consumable management system and the printer, the problems that the ink dot counting scheme for a traditional printer causes inaccurate calculation on the consumption of consumables and difference between the calculated consumption and the actual consumption are solved, the consumables are prevented from being increased due to the inaccurate calculation of the consumable amount, and the consumable management is convenient.

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technical field [0001] The present application relates to the technical field of printers, in particular, to a printer consumable management system and a printer. Background technique [0002] As an indispensable part of printer imaging output, printer consumables include ink for inkjet printer products, toner for laser printer products, laminated materials for 3D printing products, etc., which are essential components for users to use printing products. Therefore, printer consumable management is a very important component module of printer products. Generally speaking, the printer consumable management module needs to have the following functions: 1. Identify the legitimacy and validity of printing consumables through security certification; 2. Accurately detect printing Consumables consumption, remaining quantity and current working status; 3. It can dynamically update and manage the information and status of each printing consumable during printer use, and prompt relevan...

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Problems solved by technology

[0004] The above method of using printing ink point counting to realize the detection of consumables consumption, because the consumables are calculated theoretically through image content analysis and modeling of various printing parameters The dosage is often affected by the environmental temperature and humidity, the user's use cycle of consumables, the uniformity of imaging of printers and consumables, the stability of printing components at various life stages, and even the imaging physical characteristics of print heads or imaging units at different resolutions. Differences will cause differences between the theoretically calculated ink dot consumption and the actual consumable consumption, and ultimately make the printer unable to accurately detect and prompt the usage and remaining amount of each consumable on the printer

[0005]In addition, domestic wide-format and large-format printers are increasing, mainly used in indoor and outdoor advertising, photo, digital printing, flatbed printing and other industries, and the consumption of consumables is large. However, most wide-format printers do not have consumable management functions, so an effective consumable management solution for the above industries can be used not only for the printing products developed by the manufacturers, but also for the existing printers in the market. It is particularly necessary to manage the consumables

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