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(11) | EP 2 746 859 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | CRUM chip and image forming device for authentication and communication, and methods thereof |
(57) A Customer Replaceable Unit Monitoring (CRUM) chip (210), an image forming apparatus,
and a method of authenticating are provided. The apparatus includes a main body (100)
that includes a main controller (110) controlling operations of the apparatus, a consumable
unit (200) mounted on the main body to communicate with the main controller, and a
CRUM chip that is provided in the consumable unit and stores information regarding
the consumable unit. The main controller and the CRUM chip transmit and receive signals
that include data and integrity detection data between each other. The integrity detection
data is generated by accumulating and examining integrity detection data included
in a previous signal.
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