HYBRID COMMUNICATION MODULE

摘要

Equipment system comprising a first (30) and a second (36) series of pieces of equipment, each of the pieces of equipment belonging to either the first or the second series, and being adapted to receive a communicating consumable device (31) and comprising communication means (34,37) with said consumable device (31), the communication means (34) of the pieces of equipment of the first series (30) comprising electrical contact fingers (35), the communication means (37) of the pieces of equipment of the second series (36) being of a contactless type. It further comprises a plurality of identical consumable devices (31) including each an hybrid communication module (32) comprising both electrical pads (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d) configured and arranged to be connected by the contact fingers ( 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d) of a piece of equipment of the first series (30), as well as an antenna circuit (10) adapted for contactless communication with a piece of equipment of the second series (36).