Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.p.

Brian Woods

David B Novak

Huston W Rice

Erik D Ness

Amy Shipman

One example discloses a peripheral supply component. The peripheral supply component includes a supply item to provide resources on an installed peripheral component, wherein the supply item is a consumable, upgradable, or replacement component on the installed peripheral component. An encoded component is installed with the supply item, wherein the encoded component is employed to generate a message event related to the peripheral component.

Supply item messaging

One example discloses a peripheral supply component. The peripheral supply component includes a supply item () to provide resources on an installed peripheral component (), wherein the supply item () is a consumable, upgradable, or replacement component on the installed peripheral component (). An encoded component () is installed with the supply item (), wherein the encoded component () is employed to generate a message event related to the peripheral component.

A method for tuning ink usage includes storing an ink usage adjustment value in a memory of an ink cartridge; and with a printing system utilizing the ink cartridge, adjusting an ink usage of the ink cartridge based on the ink usage adjustment value. An ink cartridge includes a memory for storing an ink usage adjustment value, the ink usage adjustment value based on ink usage properties of the cartridge. A printing system utilizing the ink cartridge adjusts an ink usage of the ink cartridge based on the ink usage adjustment value.

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