摘要 |
A module equipped with an RFID tag and an associated bridge antenna is provided to increase a communication distance from the RFID tag to a reader or a connector by using the bridge antenna interposed between the RFID tag antenna and a reader antenna. A tag(12) is associated with the module and an RFID bridge antenna(10) is associated with the module. The tag includes a tag antenna(18) combined with an IC having data related to the module and overlaps the data on a carrier signal generated by a reader having a reader antenna(16) from the IC. The RFID bridge antenna includes at least two RF antenna components combined by a conductive material. The tag communicates with the reader by arranging one antenna component near the tag antenna and arranging another antenna component near the reader antenna. The module is one of a marking material supplying module including at least one of toner, liquid or solid ink, oil, and cleaning fluid, or a marking device module including at least one of an image receptor, a fusing device, and a printer header. |