Patents Assigned to Apex Microelectronics Co., Ltd
  • Patent number: 9724928
    Abstract: A method, a system and a memory chip for generating a verification value, which can eliminate the defect of time consuming and high power consumption of the existing memory chip for generating verification value, are provided according to the present disclosure. The method comprises the following steps: a frequently changing data relating to an imaging cartridge is acquired; an intermediate verification data pre-generated based on infrequently changing data is acquired; the frequently changing data and the intermediate verification data are calculated through a predetermined algorithm, and thus a verification value is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Apex Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Weichen Liu
  • Patent number: 9592676
    Abstract: An ink cartridge chip includes an interface unit, a control unit, and a storage unit, wherein the interface unit is configured to receive a light control command sent from an imaging device, and the light control command includes ink cartridge identification information; the storage unit is configured to store autogenic identification information and a state flag, and the state flag includes an executable state or a non-executable state; the control unit is configured to execute the light control command; and the control unit is is configured to, when the interface unit receives the light control command, control the light-emitting unit to execute the light control command based on the type of the light control command and the state flag in the storage unit to re-determined the state flag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Apex Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Zhou, Juhui Li, Hao Chen, Yanhui Luo
  • Patent number: 9335695
    Abstract: An imaging device, an imaging cartridge, and a verification method are disclosed. The method comprises storing a first slave address of the imaging cartridge and configuring a first indexing rule in the imaging device. The method further comprises: an indexing step, including sending an indexing command to the imaging cartridge, generating a predicated address for the imaging cartridge based on the first indexing rule and the indexing command, and updating the first slave address of the imaging cartridge based on the predicated address; and a verification step, including judging whether a second slave address of the imaging cartridge is correct according to answer data sent by the imaging cartridge, or according to the answer data sent by the imaging cartridge as well as the first slave address of the imaging cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Apex Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Linlin Zhang
  • Patent number: 9031452
    Abstract: A method for restoring an imaging cartridge chip, applicable in the technical field of imaging. In the process of restoring the imaging cartridge chip, a laser beam is used at least to unseal a location where a functional interface is on a storage device comprised in the imaging cartridge chip, or at least to scratch open or to drill open packaging material at the location where the functional interface is, then restore data is written into the storage device via the functional interface and a read/write interface. This results in the repair of the imaging cartridge chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Apex Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yangyun Zeng
  • Patent number: 8666263
    Abstract: An information input method, apparatus and system for an associated apparatus of an imaging device are provided. The system includes a chip and an information input apparatus; the chip is adapted to store universal information, and alternative information sent by the information input apparatus; the information input apparatus is adapted to store and send to the chip the alternative information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Apex Microelectronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Hao Zhang
  • Patent number: D727861
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Apex Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xiaoxian Tang