INK CARTRIDGE SOURCE IDENTIFICATION DETERMINATION

摘要

A supply source indicator indicates whether an ink cartridge is received from a subscriber source. An ink order identifier indicates a combination of ink colors for different chambers in a color pert of a printer. When print data is received, the supply source indicator and the ink order identifier are accessed to determine whether the ink cartridge is received from a subscriber source.

主权项

1. A method of controlling a print system, the method comprising:
obtaining print data; accessing a supply source indicator from storage in an ink cartridge, wherein the supply source indicator identifies a source of the ink cartridge; accessing an ink order identifier from storage in the ink cartridge, wherein the ink order identifier indicates an order in which ink colors are provided in chambers of a color pen of the ink cartridge; determining whether the ink cartridge corresponds to a subscribed source based on the supply source indicator and the ink order identifier; and in the event that the ink cartridge is determined as corresponding to a subscribed source, causing the print data to be printed using the color pen, wherein the ink order identifier corresponds to the order of the ink colors provided when using the color pen.