METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN PRINTER OR LAMINATOR AND SUPPLIES

摘要

A printer (120) for printing onto a substrate (180) includes a substrate feed mechanism (186) configured to secure the substrate (180) during printing and a print mechanism (124) configured to print on the substrate (180). A transceiver (140) is configured to transfer power through a non-physical link to a radio frequency (RF) circuit (142) carried on a printer supply (144) to thereby power the RF circuit (142). The transceiver (140) also responsively receives printer supply data through a non-physical link from the RF circuit (142).