Patent ID: 6363239
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A storage apparatus for storing audio related data on an output print produced by an image processing apparatus, comprising:(a) a memory coupled to the output print, said memory having audio related data associated with the image stored therein, the audio related data being in the form of a digitally encoded audio file or in the form of a pointer that identifies a digitally encoded audio file located external to the memory; (b) a transponder integrally coupled with said memory, said transponder capable of receiving a first electromagnetic energy of a first frequency and, in response to the first electromagnetic energy of the first frequency received thereby, generating a second electromagnetic energy of a second frequency, the second electromagnetic energy of the second frequency being characteristic of the data stored in said memory, said transponder being operable so that the energy of the first frequency provides the power to generate the electromagnetic energy of the second frequency without battery power being available to the transponder; (c) a transceiver spaced-apart from the output print for transmitting said electromagnetic energy of the first frequency and for sensing the electromagnetic energy of the second frequency; and (d) a data processing unit coupled to said transceiver, said data processing unit adapted to communicate with said transceiver for facilitating exchange of the data between said transceiver and said memory.