: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INK CONTAINER EXTRACTION CHARACTERISTICS TO A PRINTING SYSTEM

Application 1419/KOLNP/2003 published 2006-03-24, filed 2003-11-04
The present disclosure relates to a replaceable ink container for providing ink to an inkjet printing system. The inkjet printing system has a plurality of print modes with each print mode having an ink usage rate associated therewith. The replaceable ink container includes an information storage device containing print mode control information. The installation of the replaceable ink container into the inkjet printing system allows the print mode control information to be provided to the inkjet printing system. This print mode control information is used by the printing system for selecting a print mode from the plurality of print modes based on available ink within the replaceable ink container. (FIG. 11)

Applicant

HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY,
Legal Department, M/S 1049, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1112, U.S.A.

Inventor

1. OLSEN, David, 2. HEIM, Rory, A., 3. OTIS, David, R., Jr.

International Info

Classification: B41J 2/175
Publication Number: WO 02/087890
Application Date: 2002-04-17

Priority Information

09/843,895 U.S.A. 2001-04-27