Patent ID: 6416154
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: B41J,B82Y,G06F,G06K,G11C,H01L,H04N

Abstract:
A method of processing print data for a printing device having a printing cartridge, the printing cartridge containing a supply of media and being engageable with the printing device, the printing device including a page width ink jet printhead and a print control processor for controlling operation of the ink jet printhead, a two dimensional code being positioned on the printing cartridge, the two dimensional code carrying data corresponding to one of a set of values that are defined in a lookup table stored in a memory of the printing device to correspond with information relating to media to be used by the printing device, said one set defined by the data carried by the two dimensional code corresponding to information relating to the media of the cartridge and said memory operatively connected to the print control processor of the printing device, the method comprising the steps of:sensing the two dimensional code; generating a signal corresponding to said data carded by the two dimensional code; communicating said signal to the print control processor; and adjusting operation of the ink jet printhead with the print control processor in response to said signal.