Patent ID: 7158032

Claim:
An electronic diagnostic device for testing electronic monitoring tags associated with replaceable modules for a printing apparatus, the diagnostic device comprising: a tag reader comprising a reader wireless communication element; wherein the tag reader is adapted to read tag diagnostic information from a first electronic monitoring tag associated with a replaceable module for a printing apparatus using the reader wireless communication element; a data processor in communication with the tag reader; wherein the data processor is adapted to determine from the tag diagnostic data whether the first electronic monitoring tag is operating within predetermined parameters; wherein the data processor contains a predetermined set of error categories; wherein the data processor is additionally adapted to identify a first one of the error categories if the first electronic monitoring tag is operating outside a predetermined parameter other than an expected life of the replaceable module, and to generate error category information; wherein the data processor is additionally adapted to prepare corrective tag information responsive to the identification of the first one of the error categories; and a results communication element In communication with the data processor adapted to communicate the error category information generated by the data processor; wherein the results communication element includes a tag writer adapted to program the first electronic monitoring tag with the corrective tag information generated by the data processor in response to the identification of the first one of the error categories.