Patent ID: 9335695
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. A method for an imaging device to verify an imaging cartridge, comprising storing a first slave address of the imaging cartridge and configuring a first indexing rule in the imaging device, wherein the method further comprises: an indexing step, including sending an indexing command to the imaging cartridge, generating a predicated address for the imaging cartridge based on the first indexing rule and the indexing command, and updating the first slave address of the imaging cartridge based on the predicated address; and a verification step, including judging whether a second slave address of the imaging cartridge is correct according to answer data sent by the imaging cartridge, or according to the answer data sent by the imaging cartridge as well as the first slave address of the imaging cartridge; wherein the answer data comprise indexing feedback data that include the second slave address of the imaging cartridge, or response data with respect to an addressing command that includes the first slave address of the imaging cartridge.