Patent ID: 7344212
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus, comprising: a print engine for printing on a print medium; and a device communicatively coupled with said print engine, said device being programmed to set a throughput rate for said print engine; and a controller for reading said device, said controller operating said print engine at said throughput rate designated by said device, wherein said device includes a first lookup table established in a memory, said first lookup table containing a first plurality of throughput entries, and a throughput pointer having a value that is programmed to point to a particular entry of said first plurality of throughput entries; and wherein said value is assigned an initial value that points to a default entry of said first plurality of throughput entries, said device further including a replaceable hardware component having a component value, wherein said default entry is a pointer to a second lookup table established in said memory, said second lookup table including a second plurality of throughput entries, wherein a particular entry of said second plurality of throughput entries is selected based on said component value of said replaceable hardware component.