Patent ID: 6644544
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: G03B,G03G

Abstract:
An imaging apparatus for forming an image consistent with type of imaging consumable loaded therein, comprising:(a) an identifier associated with the consumable, said identifier defining identifier information characterizing the type of consumable; (b) an image forming assembly for forming the image according to the identifier information; (c) a data source remotely disposed with respect to said image forming assembly, said data source containing image forming information corresponding to the identifier information; and (d) a telecommunications link and a reader coupled to said telecommunications link, said reader being disposed relative to said identifier for reading the identifier information and for providing the identifier information to said telecommunications link, said reader and telecommunications link linking said identifier to said data source for carrying the identifier information from said identifier to said data source and said telecommunications link linking said data source to said image forming assembly for carrying the image forming information from said data source to said image forming assembly, so that the image is formed consistent with the type of the consumable loaded in said image forming assembly, wherein said reader comprises a transceiver coupled to said telecommunications link, said transceiver being operative to transmit a first electromagnetic field and to sense a second electromagnetic field, the first electromagnetic field containing sufficient power to generate the second electromagnetic field.