Patent ID: 11921443
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A method comprising:
determining, by a controller, when a toner refill apparatus is properly inserted into a refill port in fluid communication with a toner cartridge, an actuator contacting a valve mechanism of the toner refill apparatus when the toner refill apparatus is properly inserted into the refill port;
based on a determination that the toner refill apparatus is properly inserted into the refill port, determining, by the controller, when a release mechanism on the toner refill apparatus has been manipulated; and
based on a determination that the release mechanism has been manipulated, activating, by the controller, the actuator to manipulate the valve mechanism of the toner refill apparatus to cause toner in the toner refill apparatus to flow into the toner cartridge.