Patent ID: 11970015
Assignee: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 13:
14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program executable by a computer of a printer configured to print on a printing medium having an RFID,
the printer comprising: a communication unit configured to communicate with the RFID; and a search unit configured to move the communication unit to a position with respect to the RFID to search for a position communicable with the RFID,
the program causing the computer to:
determine communication success/failure between the RFID and the communication unit at a plurality of positions with respect to the RFID;
weigh each of the plurality of positions based on a number of adjacent positions at which the communication has been determined to be successful to obtain a highest weighted position among the plurality of weighted positions;
identify a communication position between the RFID and the communication unit, based on the communication position having the highest weighted position; and
cause the communication unit to move based on the communication position having the highest weighted position.