Patent ID: 11919313
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 7:
8. A method of enabling a licensed print functionality on a print device without exchanging authentication signals with a remote device, the method comprising:
disabling the licensed print functionality that remains stored on the print device;
fetching, by a processor of the print device, signals indicative of the licensed print functionality from a supply of the print device, wherein the licensed print functionality corresponds to at least one function among a plurality of functions executable by the print device;
comparing, by the processor, the licensed print functionality with a plurality of print functionalities supported by the print device; and
enabling, by the processor, the licensed print functionality responsive to a determination that the licensed print functionality is supported, wherein enabling the licensed print functionality includes enabling the at least one function from the plurality of functions.