US 12,073,206 B2
Methods for updating an electronic device
Stephen Porter Bush, Richmond, KY (US); Timothy John Rademacher, Richmond, KY (US); and Jennifer Topmiller Williams, Lexington, KY (US)
Assigned to LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC., Lexington, KY (US)
Filed by Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/829,874.
Application 17/829,874 is a continuation of application No. 17/727,741, filed on Apr. 23, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/256,615, filed on Oct. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0153104 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 8/654 (2018.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 8/654 (2018.02) [G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/572 (2013.01); G06F 2221/033 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for updating an imaging device, the method comprising:
receiving, by the imaging device, update information from a memory of a supply item connected to the imaging device, the update information comprising a compatibility update filter indicating which generations of supply item are compatible with the imaging device, and
updating a compatibility filter of the imaging device based on the update information, the compatibility filter configured to control which generations of supply item are classified as compatible with the imaging device,
wherein the compatibility filter is a mask and
wherein firmware of the imaging device is configured to use a bitwise AND of the compatibility filter with a generation identifier from a supply item to determine if the supply item is compatible.