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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2000
Arno Best, Lohhof, DE;
Volker Rademacher, Markt Schwaben, DE;
Christian Schmidt-Hoenow, Germering, DE;
Kurt Zietlow, Grafing, DE;
Volker Warbus, Oberhaching, DE;
Heinrich Lay, Töging, DE;
Karola Scheidig, Pliening, DE;
Oc{acute over (e)} Printing Systems GmbH, Poing, DE;
Abstract
In a printing or copying device which has one or several exchangeable part units with a modular assembly, the part unit to be identified has an identification device with a non-volatile memory for storing function-relevant operating data of the part unit, said operating data being allocated to operating states. The part unit also has a communication interface for detachably connecting the identification device to a process control device of the printing or copying device.