| 摘要 |
PURPOSE: An optional part for apparatus, an apparatus having optional part, an access device, a method for distributing optical part and ink cartridge are provided to sell separately from the apparatus. CONSTITUTION: In a manufacturer(30), onto an ink cartridge(19) according to the embodiment comprising a housing accommodating therein an ink container, mounted thereon are a nonvolatile storage medium, for example, an EEPROM(21), and a coil(37) for accessing the cartridge EEPROM(21) contactlessly by electromagnetic induction. The ink cartridge(19) is packed in a predetermined package(50). The coil(37) is exposed on an outer surface of the ink cartridge(19) so as to be accessible to the cartridge EEPROM(21). And, the ink cartridge(19) is shipped from the manufacturer(30) to each of various retail stores(40a, 40b) such as a department store and an electrical store. In the manufacturer(30), into the EEPROM(21) of the ink cartridge(19), written are information regarding the ink cartridge(19).
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