Patent ID: 8281983
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A method for storing serial numbers using a smart label in an image production device, comprising: receiving a signal to query a smart label for serial number information, the serial number information identifying at least one of the image production device and any components of the image production device, and the smart label being a label located at one of on the image production device and inside of the image production device that communicates with the image production device; querying the smart label for serial number information; receiving the serial number information from the smart label; and storing the received serial number information in a memory in the image production device, wherein the image production device's Media Access Control (MAC) address is stored in the smart label's memory, receiving a signal to query the smart label for the image production device's MAC address; querying the smart label for the image production device's MAC address; receiving the image production device's MAC address from the smart label; and storing the image production device's MAC address in the image production device's memory.