Patent ID: 9348544
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: B41J,G06F,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. Printer, comprising a memory, a colorant supply that includes an extended supply of colorant, arranged to transfer colorant to media, wherein the colorant supply is integrated with the printer so as to be non-exchangeable and non-refillable from an end user perspective, and printer circuitry comprising a first authentication circuit to authenticate the colorant supply and verify that a colorant supply identifier (ID) associated with the colorant supply corresponds to a printer ID of the printer, a second authentication circuit to authenticate an entered media authorization code, a memory module to digitally and securely store the media authorization code, and a human readable code to facilitate verification of the media authorization code, a controller to instruct the colorant supply to transfer the colorant according to processed digital images, a formatter to process digital images and instruct the controller, a third authentication circuit to verify if the formatter and the printer correspond, and a fourth authentication circuit to verify if a controller and printer correspond, the printer circuitry further to upon authentication, instruct a counter to count printed media units, authorize the colorant supply to print as long as the counter does not exceed a predetermined amount of authorized media units, and inhibit the colorant supply to print when at least one of the colorant supply and the printer does not correspond, and the counter exceeds the predetermined amount of authorized media units.