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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Inventors:
James Howard Ellis, Jr., Lexington, KY (US);
Timothy John Rademacher, Ricmond, KY (US);
Jennifer Topmiller Williams, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G03G 15/0863 (2013.01);
Abstract
Determining authenticity of a component in an imaging device includes generating an analog signal as an authentication challenge to the component. The component then generates a response to the authentication challenge by converting the analog signal into one or more digital values and capturing a derivative of the one or more digital values as the response. Authenticity of the component is determined by comparing the response with an expected response.