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20080212379 | Semiconductor Memory Device - When writing 16-bit write data to the memory array | 09-04-2008 |
20080259135 | Printing Material Container - Ink cartridge | 10-23-2008 |
20090289977 | LIQUID DELIVERY DEVICE, ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT, AND LIQUID JETTING SYSTEM - The liquid delivery device adapted for installation in a liquid jetting device that has a number N of liquid receiving portions, where N is an integer equal to 2 or greater, comprises an electrical device that returns a response signal in response to a driving signal from the liquid jetting device; a number N of liquid delivery portions that deliver liquid to the liquid receiving portions; and a number N of sets of terminals provided in correspondence with the liquid delivery portions; wherein the electrical device receives the driving signal and transmits the response signal, via one set of terminals among a number M of sets of terminals among the N sets of terminals, where M is an integer equal to 2 or greater but not greater than N. | 11-26-2009 |
20110058420 | Storage Apparatus, Substrate, Liquid Container, System, and Control Method of the Storage Apparatus - A storage apparatus including a nonvolatile storage section and a control section controlling the nonvolatile storage section, wherein the control section has a detection circuit detecting floating state in at least one of power supply terminal connected to host side power supply terminal to which a power supply voltage is supplied from the host device, and ground terminal connected to host side ground terminal to which a ground voltage is supplied from the host device and a mask process section performing a mask process of the system clock that is used to control the nonvolatile storage section, wherein the mask process section masks the system clock if the floating state is detected by the detection circuit. | 03-10-2011 |
20110087853 | Storage Device, Substrate, Liquid Container, System and Control Method of Storage Device - A storage device includes a nonvolatile storage section; and a control section that controls the nonvolatile storage section, wherein the control section includes an access control section that outputs a clock for access control for performing access control of a read/write of the nonvolatile storage section, and performs access control of the read/write to the nonvolatile storage section, and a masking process section that performs the masking process of a reset signal on the basis of the clock for access control from the access control section, and supplies the reset signal after the masking process to the access control section. | 04-14-2011 |
20130113853 | Printing Apparatus - A printing apparatus includes a printing material container | 05-09-2013 |
20130258009 | PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER, AND BOARD MOUNTED ON PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER - A printing material container detachably attachable to a printing apparatus having apparatus-side terminals. The container can comprise an electrical device, a memory device and a plurality of terminals. First and second terminals can be coupled to the electrical device and a plurality of memory terminals can be coupled to the memory device. Terminal contact portions are present where the terminals contact a respective apparatus side contact forming member. A short detection contact portion can be positioned to contact a contact forming member that itself is coupled to a short detection circuit of the printing apparatus. The terminals can be arranged with the memory terminal contact portions located to the left of the second terminal contact portion and to the right of the first terminal contact portion. The contact portion that is second farthest to the right can be the third contact portion. | 10-03-2013 |
20130307906 | RECORDING MATERIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR RECORDING MATERIAL-CONSUMING APPARATUS; CIRCUIT BOARD; STRUCTURAL BODY; AND INK CARTRIDGE - A circuit board of an ink cartridge is provided with a plurality of terminals, with the contact portions of the plurality of terminals forming a plurality of lines. The contact portions of two terminals used for detecting installation are positioned in a first line, and the contact portion of a power terminal is positioned between the two terminals. The first line may be positioned to a leading side when the ink cartridge is moved in a prescribed direction to effect installation in a printer. Alternatively, the first line may be the line closest to an opening of an ink delivery port. Alternatively, the first line may be the line closest to an ink delivery needle. | 11-21-2013 |
20140176651 | PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER, AND BOARD MOUNTED ON PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER - A printing material container detachably attachable to a printing apparatus having apparatus-side terminals. The container can comprise an electrical device, a memory device and a plurality of terminals. First and second terminals can be coupled to the electrical device and a plurality of memory terminals can be coupled to the memory device. Terminal contact portions are present where the terminals contact a respective apparatus side contact forming member. A short detection contact portion can be positioned to contact a contact forming member that itself is coupled to a short detection circuit of the printing apparatus. The terminals can be arranged with the memory terminal contact portions located to the left of the second terminal contact portion and to the right of the first terminal contact portion. The contact portion that is second farthest to the right can be the third contact portion. | 06-26-2014 |
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20100253718 | LIQUID CONSUMING SYSTEM, LIQUID CONSUMING APPARATUS, LIQUID SUPPLY UNIT, AND METHOD OF SUPERVISING A REMAINING AMOUNT OF LIQUID CONTAINED IN A LIQUID SUPPLY UNIT - A liquid supply unit is detachably installable in a liquid consuming apparatus. The liquid supply unit includes a receptacle containing a liquid; a memory device having a first memory area for storing first liquid information for use in identifying a remaining amount of the liquid contained in the receptacle; a sensor that is used to detect whether the remaining amount of the liquid contained in the receptacle is equal to or less than a prescribed value; and a memory control section that carries out write-prohibition control whereby writing to the first memory area in the memory device is prohibited in response to a write lock command from the liquid consuming apparatus. | 10-07-2010 |
20100254201 | MEMORY DEVICE, HOST CIRCUIT, CIRCUIT BOARD, LIQUID RECEPTACLE, METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA STORED IN A NONVOLATILE DATA MEMORY SECTION TO A HOST CIRCUIT, AND SYSTEM INCLUDING A HOST CIRCUIT AND A MEMORY DEVICE DETACHABLY ATTACHABLE TO THE HOST CIRCUIT - A memory device is electrically connectable to a host circuit. The memory device includes a nonvolatile data memory section, a read/write control section, and a data transmission section. The read/write control section reads a first data from the nonvolatile data memory section where the first data has a prescribed data amount. The data transmission section transmits to the host circuit the first data together with second data, wherein the second data is different from the first data and has prescribed correlation with content of the first data. The second data having an identical data amount to the data amount of the first data. | 10-07-2010 |
20100289847 | RECORDING MATERIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR RECORDING MATERIAL-CONSUMING APPARATUS; CIRCUIT BOARD; STRUCTURAL BODY; AND INK CARTRIDGE - A circuit board of an ink cartridge is provided with a plurality of terminals, with the contact portions of the plurality of terminals forming a plurality of lines. The contact portions of two terminals used for detecting installation are positioned in a first line, and the contact portion of a power terminal is positioned between the two terminals. The first line may be positioned to a leading side when the ink cartridge is moved in a prescribed direction to effect installation in a printer. Alternatively, the first line may be the line closest to an opening of an ink delivery port. Alternatively, the first line may be the line closest to an ink delivery needle. | 11-18-2010 |
20120056954 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING MATERIAL CARTRIDGE, ADAPTOR FOR PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER, AND CIRCUIT BOARD - A printing material cartridge comprises: a memory device; a plurality of first terminals through which a power source voltage and signals for operating the memory device are supplied from a printing apparatus; and a plurality of second terminals to be used for detecting attachment conditions of the printing material cartridge in a cartridge attachment unit. The plurality of first terminals have a plurality of first contact portions that get in contact with corresponding apparatus-side terminals when the printing material container is properly attached to the cartridge attachment unit. The plurality of second terminals have a plurality of second contact portions that get in contact with corresponding apparatus-side terminals when the printing material container is properly attached to the cartridge attachment unit. The plurality of first and second contact portions are arranged so as to form a first row and a second row. Four contact portions among the plurality of second contact portions are placed at both ends of the first and second rows, respectively. | 03-08-2012 |
20140307031 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING MATERIAL CARTRIDGE, ADAPTOR FOR PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER, AND CIRCUIT BOARD - A printing material cartridge comprises: a memory device; a plurality of first terminals through which a power source voltage and signals for operating the memory device are supplied from a printing apparatus; and a plurality of second terminals to be used for detecting attachment conditions of the printing material cartridge in a cartridge attachment unit. The plurality of first terminals have a plurality of first contact portions that get in contact with corresponding apparatus-side terminals when the printing material container is properly attached to the cartridge attachment unit. The plurality of second terminals have a plurality of second contact portions that get in contact with corresponding apparatus-side terminals when the printing material container is properly attached to the cartridge attachment unit. The plurality of first and second contact portions are arranged so as to form a first row and a second row. Four contact portions among the plurality of second contact portions are placed at both ends of the first and second rows, respectively. | 10-16-2014 |
20140327722 | PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER, AND BOARD MOUNTED ON PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER - A printing material container detachably attachable to a printing apparatus having apparatus-side terminals. The container can comprise an electrical device, a memory device and a plurality of terminals. First and second terminals can be coupled to the electrical device and a plurality of memory terminals can be coupled to the memory device. Terminal contact portions are present where the terminals contact a respective apparatus side contact forming member. A short detection contact portion can be positioned to contact a contact forming member that itself is coupled to a short detection circuit of the printing apparatus. The terminals can be arranged with the memory terminal contact portions located to the left of the second terminal contact portion and to the right of the first terminal contact portion. The contact portion that is second farthest to the right can be the third contact portion. | 11-06-2014 |
20150035917 | PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER, AND BOARD MOUNTED ON PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER - A printing material container detachably attachable to a printing apparatus having apparatus-side terminals. The container can comprise an electrical device, a memory device and a plurality of terminals. First and second terminals can be coupled to the electrical device and a plurality of memory terminals can be coupled to the memory device. Terminal contact portions are present where the terminals contact a respective apparatus side contact forming member. A short detection contact portion can be positioned to contact a contact forming member that itself is coupled to a short detection circuit of the printing apparatus. The terminals can be arranged with the memory terminal contact portions located to the left of the second terminal contact portion and to the right of the first terminal contact portion. The contact portion that is second farthest to the right can be the third contact portion. | 02-05-2015 |
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20090051746 | PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER, AND BOARD MOUNTED ON PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER - A printing material container is detachably attachable to a printing apparatus having a plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The printing material container comprises a first device, a second device, and a terminal group that includes a plurality of first terminals, at least one second terminal and at least one third terminal. The plurality of first terminals are connected to the first device and respectively include a first contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The at least one second terminal is connected to the second device and includes a second contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The at least one third terminal is for the detection of shorting between the at least one second terminal and the at least one third terminal and includes a third contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The at least one second contact portion, the plurality of the first contact portions, and the at least one third contact portion are arranged so as to form one or multiple rows. The at least one second contact portion is arranged at an end of one row among the one or multiple rows. | 02-26-2009 |
20090058944 | PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER, AND BOARD MOUNTED ON PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER - A printing material container is detachably attachable to a printing apparatus having a plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The printing material container comprises a first device, a second device, and a terminal group that includes a plurality of first terminals, at least one second terminal and at least one third terminal. The plurality of first terminals are connected to the first device and respectively include a first contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The at least one second terminal is connected to the second device and includes a second contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The at least one third terminal is for the detection of shorting between the at least one second terminal and the at least one third terminal and includes a third contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The at least one second contact portion, the plurality of the first contact portions, and the at least one third contact portion are arranged so as to form one or multiple rows. The at least one second contact portion is arranged at an end of one row among the one or multiple rows. | 03-05-2009 |
20090085939 | Liquid Jetting Apparatus and Control Method for the Same - A liquid jetting apparatus to which a liquid container is attached, the container containing a liquid and having a first device, includes a first line, a second line, a first controller and a second controller. The first controller is to be electrically connected to the first device via the first line. The second controller is to be electrically connected to the first controller via the second line. The first controller includes a processor and a junction module. The processor, in a first instance, executes a prescribed process in relation to the liquid container in response to a signal received from the second controller via the second line. The junction module, in the first instance, puts the first line and the second line into mutually electrically disconnected state and, in a second instance different from the first instance, puts the first line and the second line into mutually electrically connected state make the second controller capable with the first device. | 04-02-2009 |
20090085942 | Liquid Jetting Apparatus and Control Method for the Same - A liquid jetting apparatus to which a liquid container is attached, the container containing a liquid and having a first device, includes a processor, a first line, a second line, a controller and a connecting module. The processor executes a prescribed process in relation to the liquid container. The first line is for electrical connection to the first device. The second line is for electrical connection to the processor. The controller, in a first instance, accesses the first device via at least the first line and that, in a second instance, accesses the processor via the second line to have the processor execute the prescribed process. The connecting module, in the second instance, electrically sets the first line to a fixed voltage. | 04-02-2009 |
20100254202 | SYSTEM HAVING A PLURALITY OF MEMORY DEVICES AND DATA TRANSFER METHOD FOR THE SAME - The control section performs a write operation, in synchronism with a clock signal, for transferring write data to one of the plurality of memory devices, utilizing: (i) an identification information transmission period during which the control section sends the identification information of a single memory device to all of the plurality of memory devices through the data line to select the single memory device; (ii) a write data transmission period during which the control section sends a single set of write data having a prescribed size to the selected single memory device; and (iii) a response period during which the selected single memory device responds to the control section with a response signal indicating presence or absence of communication error in relation to the received set of write data. Communications between the control section and the selected memory device during the write data transmission period and the response period are repeatedly performed for each transmission of one of plural sets of write data having the prescribed size. The control section sets a frequency of the clock signal during the response period to a lower value than that of the clock signal during the write data transmission period. | 10-07-2010 |
20120098901 | PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER, AND BOARD MOUNTED ON PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER - A printing material container is detachably attachable to a printing apparatus having a plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The printing material container comprises a first device, a second device, and a terminal group that includes a plurality of first terminals, at least one second terminal and at least one third terminal. The plurality of first terminals are connected to the first device and respectively include a first contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The at least one second terminal is connected to the second device and includes a second contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The at least one third terminal is for the detection of shorting. | 04-26-2012 |
20130027483 | PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER, AND BOARD MOUNTED ON PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER - A printing material container detachably attachable to a printing apparatus having apparatus-side terminals. The container can comprise an electrical device, a memory device and a plurality of terminals. First and second terminals can be coupled to the electrical device and a plurality of memory terminals can be coupled to the memory device. Terminal contact portions are present where the terminals contact a respective apparatus side contact forming member. A short detection contact portion can be positioned to contact a contact forming member that itself is coupled to a short detection circuit of the printing apparatus. The terminals can be arranged with the memory terminal contact portions located to the left of the second terminal contact portion and to the right of the first terminal contact portion. The contact portion that is second farthest to the right can be the third contact portion. | 01-31-2013 |
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20090213181 | Liquid Jetting Apparatus, Liquid Container, and Method of Controlling Multiple Liquid Containers - The liquid jetting apparatus includes a container installation portion, a first wire line, a control circuit and a first switch. The container installation portion receives installation of a first liquid container having a first electrical device. The first wire line, in a state with the first liquid container installed in the container installation portion, electrically connects to the first electrical device. The control circuit transmits or receives a varying signal of varying potential to or from the first electrical device via the first wire line. The first switch supplies a prescribed potential to the first wire line when the control circuit is not transmitting or receiving the varying signal. | 08-27-2009 |
20130342594 | LIQUID CONSUMPTION DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND PRINTING DEVICE - A liquid consumption device includes a communication processing part that performs a communication process with a memory device provided in a liquid container and stores a container side liquid consumption information, a memory part that stores a main body side liquid consumption information, and a processing part. The processing part reads the main body side liquid consumption from the memory part, performs a process of counting the liquid consumption amount, updates the main side liquid consumption information based on the counted liquid consumption amount, performs a comparison process between the liquid consumption amount in the main body side and the liquid consumption amount in the liquid container side, and when an increment of the liquid consumption amount in the main body to the liquid consumption amount in a container side is greater than a determination threshold value of an allowable increment, the processing part determines as an error. | 12-26-2013 |
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20110131441 | SYSTEM INCLUDING PLURALITY OF STORAGE DEVICES AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR THE SAME - A system includes a plurality of storage devices and a controller. The plurality of storage devices are bus-connected to one clock signal line and one data signal line connected to the controller. Each of the plurality of storage devices stores identification information in advance to distinguish the storage devices from each other. The controller transmits data using an identification information transmission period in which one storage device is selected from the plurality of storage devices by transmitting the identification information of the one storage device to the plurality of storage devices via the data signal line and a data transmission period in which the data is transmitted to the one selected storage device. A frequency of a clock signal during the identification information transmission period is set to be lower than a frequency of the clock signal during the data transmission period. | 06-02-2011 |
20110292102 | STORAGE DEVICE, BOARD, LIQUID CONTAINER, METHOD OF RECEIVING DATA WHICH ARE TO BE WRITTEN IN DATA STORAGE UNIT FROM HOST CIRCUIT, AND SYSTEM INCLUDING STORAGE DEVICE WHICH IS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTABLE TO HOST CIRCUIT - A storage device electrically connected to a host circuit includes a data receiving unit, determination unit, and a data transmitting unit. The data receiving unit receives data including first data which are to be written in a memory array and second data which are generated based on the first data from the host circuit. The determination unit determines consistency between the first data and the second data. The data transmitting unit transmits a result of the determination to the host circuit. | 12-01-2011 |
20120047410 | STORAGE DEVICE, CIRCUIT BOARD, LIQUID RESERVOIR AND SYSTEM - A storage device according to some aspects of the invention includes a communication unit configured to perform processing for communication with a host apparatus; a storage unit configured to have a first memory area and a second memory area that store therein received data from the host apparatus, and memory area selection information; a memory control unit configured to select one of the first memory area and the second memory area as a memory area for reading, select the other one thereof as a memory area for writing, and perform control of reading and writing; and an increment determination unit configured to compare a value of data having been read out from the memory area for reading by the memory control unit and a value of the received data to determine a magnitude relation therebetween. | 02-23-2012 |
20120056920 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A mounting detection circuit of a printing apparatus outputs a first mounting inspection signal to one of first terminals and outputs a second mounting inspection signal to one of second terminals thereby performing a mounting inspection for determining whether or not printing materials are mounted depending on whether or not second mounting response signal is received, and examines at least one of whether or not the second mounting response signal is influenced by the first mounting inspection signal and whether or not a first mounting response signal is influenced by the second mounting inspection signal thereby performing a leakage inspection for determining whether or not there is a leakage between the first and second terminals. | 03-08-2012 |
20120127239 | CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE - A circuit substrate includes a first terminal connected to a storage device, a second terminal to which voltage higher than voltage which is applied to the first terminal is applied, and a third terminal. The third terminal is disposed adjacent to the first terminal and the second terminal and connected to an overvoltage detection section provided in a printer. A convex portion is provided on a substrate surface between the first terminal and the second terminal, and a configuration is made such that a liquid droplet easily spreads from the second terminal to the third terminal rather than the liquid droplet spreading from the second terminal to the first terminal. | 05-24-2012 |