| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To differentiate loaded and stocked replacements at a low cost even when radio communication by a communication system with a relatively long communication range is applied to transmission and reception of information between an image forming apparatus and replacements. <P>SOLUTION: Sensing terminals which come in contact with a loading section terminal 74 disposed in a loading section at the time of loading are provided as well as RFID tags 50 are separately attached to a magazine 16, replenisher cartridges 42, 44, 46, a cutter/sorter 40 and a used solution tank 48 which are replacements of a photoprocessing device. An IC tag head 64 mounted on the photoprocessing device has a relatively long communication range and is capable of communicating with the RFID tags 50 of the replacements stocked around the photoprocessing device. The RFID tag 50 of each replacement judges whether the sensing terminal comes into contact with the loading section terminal or not when information is transmitted, and in the case of contact, information including a loading section identification code inputted by the contact is transmitted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI |
