Patent ID: 8985165
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A system useful in printing configured to dispense an ink, the system comprising: an ink carrying apparatus comprising: a docking station configured to accept the ink carrying apparatus and engage the locking tab when the movable cover is in the open position, the docking station being configured to attach to a storage drum such that the ink can flow from the ink carrying apparatus through the docking station and into the storage drum; and a processor configured to communicate with the unit monitor to facilitate the movement of the movable cover from the closed position to the open position, wherein based on a detection of a type of ink in the container that is based, at least in part, on a communication between the processor and the unit monitor, the movable cover is allowed to be moved from the closed position to the open position to facilitate removal of the film and cause the ink to be dispensed.