METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT EMITTING OF INK BOX

摘要

Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for controlling light emission of an ink cartridge. The method includes: an ink cartridge control unit (304), configured to receive a light emitting control instruction from an imaging device main body and identify the instruction; the ink cartridge control unit (304), configured to control light emission of a light emitting unit (303) of the ink cartridge (10) according to the identified light emitting control instruction and preset control information corresponding to the light emitting control instruction, so that the light emitting unit (303) does not emit light at an adjacent position light detection stage but emits light at an facing position light detection stage. The method and the apparatus for controlling light emission of the ink cartridge can ensure that amount of light emitted by an adjacent ink cartridge is less than amount of light emitted by an ink cartridge to be detected, thereby reducing the false report rate of position detection of the ink cartridge.