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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2004
Applicants:
Christopher Alan Adkins, Lexington, KY (US);
Douglas Keith Peterson, Jr., Irvine, KY (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Alan Adkins, Lexington, KY (US);
Douglas Keith Peterson, Jr., Irvine, KY (US);
Assignee:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G08B 13/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G08B 29/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of generating an authentication code for a consumable in an imaging device, includes the steps of: an identification number assigned to the consumable; processing an indemnification number assigned to the consumable using a first algorithm to generate a preliminary number different from the identification number; and compressing the preliminary number using a compression algorithm that utilizes the identification number to generate the authentication code.