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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2022
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Jennifer Topmiller Williams, Lexington, KY (US);
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A method of maintaining a time measurement stored on an electronic device. The method comprises: receiving, by the electronic device, a supply item manufacturing time stamp from a supply item connected to the electronic device, comparing the supply item manufacturing time stamp with the time measurement of the electronic device, and updating, by the electronic device, the time measurement of the electronic device, based on the supply item manufacturing time stamp. An electronic device comprising a memory, the memory storing a time measurement, wherein the electronic device is configured to maintain the time measurement by: receiving a supply item manufacturing time stamp from a supply item connected to the electronic device, and updating the time measurement of the electronic device, based on the supply item manufacturing time stamp. An electronic device supply item, the supply item comprising a memory, the memory storing a supply item manufacturing time stamp, and the supply item being configured to send the supply item manufacturing time stamp to an electronic device.