Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P.

Stmicroelectronics International N.v.

Hewlett-packard Development, L.p.

Stephen D Panshin

Jefferson Patrick Ward

Scott A Linn

James Michael Gardner

David Owen Roethig

David N Olsen

Anthony Donald Studer

Paul L Jeran

Erik D Ness

Michael W Cumbie

David B Novak

Sirena Chi Lu

Shell Sterling Simpson

Laurent Pizot

Brian L Helterline

Rowdy Kelvin Webb

Thalia Laing

Glenn D McCloy

John Cunningham

Mark S Hickman

Michael Peeters

Steven T Castle

Joseph H Bauman

Quinton B Weaver

Amy Shipman

Christopher Hans Bakker

Francisco Alcazar

John L McWilliams

Elijah Houle

Kyle Michel

Choon Leng Tan

Kyle L Michel

Jefferson P Ward

David Owen Roething

John L Mcwilliams

A public key service determines a seed value used by a sending device to generate a one-time signature (OTS) private key that the sending device uses to digitally sign a message before sending the message to a receiving device. The public key service generates, based on the seed value, a public key used to authenticate the digitally signed message as having been sent by the sending device. The public key service receives a request for the public key from the receiving device, and in response sends the public key to the receiving device, such that the receiving device is able to authenticate the message.

Public key service for message authentication

A block to be added to a hash chain is generated. The block is for a message to be sent and includes a link hash of a prior block previously added to the hash chain. The prior block includes a public key corresponding to a private key to be used to digitally sign the block. The block includes a payload hash of a payload of the message, and a next public key corresponding to a next private key to be used to digitally sign a next block to be added to the hash chain after the block. The next block is for a next message to be sent after the message. The block is digitally signed with the private key and added to the hash chain. The link hash links the block to the prior block in the hash chain. The message is sent.

Hash chain of blocks of public keys for messages

A logic circuit, or method using the same, may include a memory storing (i) a plurality of partition groups, each partition group including a plurality of partitions, and (ii) a partition map defining an address and access mode for each of said partitions, defining different access modes for at least some of the partitions. The plurality of partition groups may comprise (i) a general use partition group including a first consumable level counter; (ii) a second use partition group including a second incrementally updatable consumable level counter; and (iii) a guide partition group including a use indicator to indicate which of the first and second consumable level counters to use.

Logic circuitry

A logic circuitry package for a print apparatus includes a serial data bus interface to interface with a serial data bus, the logic circuit to respond to messages from the print apparatus over the serial data bus directed to a number of different addresses using different component keys for cryptographic authentication corresponding to each different address, the different component keys related to at least one master key of the print apparatus. The logic circuitry package further includes control logic which, in response to a session initiation request message on the serial data bus from the print apparatus, is to establish a secure communication session related to one of the different addresses, the control logic to cryptographically authenticate responses to each subsequent message of the secure communication session from the print apparatus using a component key corresponding to the address.

Logic circuitry package for print apparatus

In an example, a logic circuit comprising a communications interface including a data contact to communicate via a communications bus, an enablement contact, separate from the communication interface, to receive an input to enable the logic circuit, and at least one memory register, comprising at least one reconfigurable address register. The logic circuit may be configured, such that, when enabled, it responds to communications sent via the communication bus which are addressed to the address held in a reconfigurable address register.

An authentication method is used in pairing a peripheral device to a companion device. The peripheral device sends a first identifier and a first value of a first counter to the companion device. The companion device verifies whether a pairing table stored in the companion device contains the first identifier. When the pairing table does not include the first identifier the companion device initiates a pairing session. When the pairing table includes the first identifier, the companion device compares the first value to a second value associated with the first identifier in the pairing table. In response to the first value being greater than the second value, the companion devices initiates a nominal session and in response to the first value being lower than or equal to the second value, execution of the method is stopped.

Method of performing an authentication method and a pairing of a peripheral device to a companion device

An example print supply includes a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The non-transitory computer-readable medium includes data. The data includes an indication of a schema for the data. The data also includes an indication of an identifier. The data includes an indication of a digital signature. The digital signature is usable to authenticate a type of the data, the schema, and the identifier. The print supply also includes a communication interface. The communication interface is to output the data from the non-transitory computer-readable medium.

Digitally signed data

A logic circuitry package for a replaceable print apparatus component comprises an interface to communicate with a print apparatus logic circuit, and at least one logic circuit. The logic circuit may be configured to identify, from a command stream received from the print apparatus, parameters including a class parameter, and/or identify, from the command stream, a read request, and output, via the interface, a count value in response to a read request, the count value based on identified received parameters.

In an example implementation, a print supply cartridge comprises a microcontroller to receive a timing challenge and enable authentication of the cartridge by providing a challenge response. The challenge response is provided in a challenge response time that falls within an expected time window.

Supply authentication via timing challenge response

In an example, a method comprises, by logic circuitry associated with a replaceable print apparatus component, responding to a first validation request sent via an I2C bus to a first address associated with the logic circuitry with a first validation response; and responding to a second validation request sent via the I2C bus to a second address associated with the logic circuitry with a second validation response.

Replaceable print material supply cartridges for printers are disclosed herein. An example replaceable print material supply cartridge includes logic circuitry that is to determine a position of the replaceable print material supply cartridge by initiating a first voltage on a data contact during a time period, monitoring a timer without reference to a clock signal at a clock contact from a serial data bus, and maintaining a first voltage on the data contact for a duration of time. After expiration of the duration, the logic circuitry is to cause the data contact to assume a second voltage, different than the first voltage, and the logic circuitry is to read data from the memory and cause transmission of a data signal via the serial data bus interface.

An example replaceable print material supply cartridge that is removably couplable to a host printer is disclosed. The example replaceable print material supply cartridge includes an ink reservoir and a logic circuitry package. The logic circuitry package includes logic circuitry and a serial data bus interface, wherein the serial data bus interface is to interface with a serial data bus of the host printer. In response to a first command sent to the logic circuitry package via the serial data bus connected to the serial data bus interface, the first command including a time period, the logic circuitry is to cause generation of a low voltage condition on the serial data bus for a duration based on the time period, and, after the duration, cause a return to a default voltage condition on the serial data bus.

Logic circuitry for print material supply cartridges

In an example, a method includes, by logic circuitry associated with a replaceable print apparatus component installed in a print apparatus, responding to a sensor data request received from the print apparatus by returning a first response; receiving a calibration parameter from the print apparatus; and returning a second response which is different from the first response.

Logic circuitry for sensor data communications

A logic circuitry package for a replaceable print apparatus component includes an interface and at least one logic circuit. The at least one logic circuit is configured to respond to communications sent to a first address via the interface and respond to communications sent to a second address via the interface. The at least one logic circuit is configured to in response to a hibernate command sent to the first address, respond to communications sent to the second address.

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Corvallis, OR, United States of America

Stephen D Panshin