Patent ID: 6546619
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A confirmation system for mounting devices, the confirmation system comprising:a device storage member having device identification means for identifying a type of the devices; a common use cartridge for receiving the device storage member; a cartridge mounting station having a plurality of setting areas on which the common use cartridge is set; and a plurality of area selection members for selectively connected to the common use cartridge and electrically connected to the cartridge mounting station, each of the plurality of area selection members having area number identification means for identifying an area number of the setting areas of the cartridge mounting station and for collating each of the identified area number with the type of the device identified by the device identification means; and determining means for determining a relationship between each of the devices and each of the area number of the setting areas based on a result of collation by identification means and identification means and the area number identification means when the device storage member is installed on the common use cartridge and based on an electrically conductive state of each of the area selection members with the cartridge mounting station when the common use cartridge is installed on the cartridge mounting station after each of the plurality of area selection members is connected to the common use cartridge having a device storage number.