Image-Forming Consumable Communication Speed Control for Contact Wear
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increased contact impedance of consumable chips due to scratches and surface oxidation during use leads to poor communication with image forming devices, resulting in reduced communication success rates and prolonged printing output times.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device acquires variable data from consumables, determines a communication speed based on this data, and adjusts the data transmission rate between the image forming device and consumables to improve communication success.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If communication is performed at a fixed high data transmission rate, then communication speed is maintained, but communication success rate decreases due to increased contact impedance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the data transmission rate adjustable rather than fixed. The communication speed is dynamically changed based on the degree of use of the consumable, allowing the system to adapt transmission parameters to current contact conditions, thereby maintaining both speed and reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the communication parameter (data transmission rate) based on the consumable's usage state. By monitoring the degree of use and adjusting the transmission rate accordingly, the system optimizes communication reliability while maintaining efficient data transfer
2Reliability
If repeated communication retries are performed to ensure successful communication, then communication reliability improves, but printing output time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by adjusting the communication speed before actual communication occurs. By proactively changing the transmission rate based on predicted contact conditions (degree of use), the system avoids communication failures and eliminates the need for repeated retries, thus saving time
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback by monitoring the degree of use of the consumable and using this information to adjust communication parameters. This closed-loop approach ensures optimal communication settings are applied before issues arise, preventing time-consuming retry cycles
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing device, consumables, a control method and an image forming device. The data transmission rate between the image forming device and a consumable is determined by an information processing device. After obtaining a first communication speed determined by the information processing device, the image forming device adjusts a data transmission rate with the consumable according to the first communication speed, thereby increasing a probability of successful communication between the consumable and the image forming device.