Patent Publication Number: US-8113727-B2

Title: Apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag, tape cartridge and tag tape

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application is a Continuation-in-Part application of International Patent Application No. PCT/JP2006/308176, filed Apr. 19, 2006, which was not published under PCT article 21(2) in English and claims the benefits of Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-181465 filed Jun. 22, 2005, No. 2005-121157 filed Apr. 19, 2005, No. 2005-132175 filed Apr. 28, 2005 and No. 2005-178851 filed Jun. 20, 2005, the disclosures of all of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag configured to produce a RFID label with which an external radio communication of information can be performed, and a tape cartridge as well as tag tape for use therein. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     There has been known a RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system configured to execute read/write of information contactlessly between a small-sized RFID tag and a reader (reading device)/writer (writing device). A RFID circuit element provided in the RFID tag includes an IC circuit part configured to store a predetermined RFID tag information, and an antenna connected to this IC circuit part to transmit and receive information, even in the case where the RFID tag becomes dirty, or in the case where it is disposed in a position out of sight, access (read/write of information) can be conducted from the reader/writer side with respect to the RFID tag information of the IC circuit part, and thus this RFID tag is expected to be in a practical use in various fields such as commodity management, inspection process and the like. 
     Such a RFID tag is normally formed by the provision of a RFID circuit element on a label-like material, and many these RFID labels are affixed to e.g., target objects, for example, for classifying and arranging a variety of documents and articles. Moreover, in respect of managing these RFID tags, it is very convenient that letter information is printed onto the tag itself as well. Accompanied thereby, conventionally, there has been proposed an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag configured to function both to execute read/write of information with respect to the RFID tag, and to make a print onto the tag (for example, refer to 4 prior arts as described below). 
     In an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag according to JP, A, 2004-202894, a RFID circuit element (RFID inlet) is mounted in a predetermined position of a tape (delayed tuck sheet), RFID tag information is transmitted and received with respect to this mounted RFID circuit element as well as a predetermined print is made in a predetermined position of the tape, and thereafter the RFID circuit element and the tape are bonded together, thereby producing a RFID label. 
     In an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag according to JP, A, 10-255441, produced is a RFID label provided with a label main body that is constructed to be laminated of a base tape (polyimide substrate), a print-receiving sheet (coat sheet) to receive a print and the like, and that includes a RFID circuit element (IC); and a separation sheet that is bonded via an adhesive layer to the backside (base tape side) of this label main body, and that is printed with an identification mark (cut inhibiting mark) in a region corresponding to the region in which the RFID circuit element is disposed. With the arrangement, by the provision of an identification mark illustrating a layout region of the RFID circuit element on the separation sheet, when a user cuts an unnecessary portion to use a RFID label, an erroneous cut of the RFID circuit element can be prevented. 
     In an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag according to JP, A, 2004-333651, when a strip-like tag tape in which RFID circuit elements (RFID tags), each including an IC circuit part and a tag antenna (antenna part) are disposed at regular intervals is fed out from a roll of tape with RFID tag, and fed in a transport path, a predetermined print information is printed on the surface of the label by printing device (thermal head), as well as a predetermined RFID tag information have been created on the apparatus side corresponding to the above-mentioned printed print information is transmitted with respect to the tag antenna of the RFID circuit element provided in the label, and sequentially written in the IC circuit part (IC chip) connected to the antenna. Thereafter, a RFID label tape with print with which the print and write of the RFID tag information has been ended is cut to a predetermined length, and then a RFID label with print will be completed. 
     In an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag according to JP, A, 2004-330492, a cartridge provided with a roll (feed spool) wound with a base tape (strip-like tape) in which RFID circuit elements (antenna part and IC chip) are disposed substantially at equal intervals in a tape longitudinal direction is mounted; the above-mentioned tag tape is fed out from the above-mentioned roll of this cartridge to transmit and receive RFID tag information with respect to the RFID circuit element provided in this tag tape, as well as a predetermined print is made with a thermal head (print head) in a predetermined position of a print receiving tape (laminate) fed out from a roll (tape spool) different from the above-mentioned roll provided at the above-mentioned cartridge; and these tag tape and the print-receiving tape printed are bonded together to produce a RFID label with print. 
     In general, when adjusting the size of a RFID label, a user (operator), while looking at the surface side (printed sheet side) of the RFID label printed, cuts an unnecessary portion so as to balance the RFID label and the print region. Therefore, as is the RFID label of the prior art described in the above-mentioned JP, A, 10-255441, in the case where a cut inhibiting mark is provided on the separation sheet on the opposite side of the printed sheet side (that is, on the backside of the RFID label), a cut operation has to be done while alternately looking at the surface and the backside of the RFID label, resulting in the reduction in convenience. 
     Furthermore, recently, a RFID tag has been used for various purposes accompanied with enlargement of the use thereof, and a variety of RFID labels based on the application thereof. For example, as is the case where a print and a RFID circuit element are disposed being too far to one side in the longitudinal direction of the RFID label, and the RFID label, when being affixed to an object to be affixed, is made to protrude from the object to be affixed on one side in the label longitudinal direction (that is the portion at which the print and the RFID circuit element are provided), thus intending to easily make a visual recognition and a radio communication, or as is the case where the print and the RFID circuit element are disposed on the opposite sides in the longitudinal direction of the RFID label, when the RFID label is affixed with respect to the one in which a metal fitting is located in the proximity of the face to be affixed such as a back strip of binders, the print is located on the metal fitting side as well as the RFID circuit element is disposed being spaced apart from the metal fitting, and thus the radio communication intends not to be interrupted, there has been a need to produce a RFID label with the print and the layout aspect of a RFID circuit element varied. 
     However, in the prior art according to the above-mentioned JP, A, 2004-202894, since the layout position of a RFID circuit element and the layout position of a print in a RFID label produced are fixedly determined, in respect of these layout of the RFID circuit element and layout of the print, only the RFID label of a single layout aspect can be produced. As a result, the label of a layout aspect a user (operator) desires cannot be produced, and thus a variety of needs as described above cannot be met. 
     Whereas, in the prior art according to the above-mentioned JP, A, 2004-330492, there has been preliminarily prepared a plurality of cartridges, for example, with different tape widths of base tapes or different layout intervals of RFID circuit elements, and each of the cartridges is removed and replaced depending on the application, thereby enabling to produce a RFID label with the layout aspect of the RFID circuit element varied. 
     Here, it is very convenient that not only the layout aspect of a RFID circuit element is varied to produce a RFID label as mentioned above, but also a cartridge provided with a normal base tape with no RFID circuit element and a print-receiving tape can be mounted, and a normal (with print) label can be produced with the same apparatus. In the prior art according to the above-mentioned JP, A, 2004-330492, however, there is no special consideration in that a cartridge provided with the RFID circuit element in the base tape, and a normal cartridge provided with no RFID circuit element are removably replaced with each other, and thus both the RFID label with print (RFID circuit element is present) and the normal printed label (RFID circuit element is absent) can be produced by the same apparatus, as mentioned above. 
     Moreover, in the prior art according to the above-mentioned JP, A, 2004-330492, a print is not directly made onto a base tape provided with a RFID circuit element, but the print is made onto a print-receiving tape different from the base tape, and thereafter these print-receiving tape printed and base tape are bonded together to produce a RFID label. However, for example, for reasons of making the presence of the RFD circuit element obvious, there are some cases where the RFID circuit element is disposed not on the base tape side but on the print-receiving tape side. In this case, since the layout point of the RFID circuit element in the print-receiving tape will be in concavo-convex shape, there is a possibility that e.g., the fading of a print occurs, and thus a print quality comes to be poor. In addition, when a heat is applied to a layout point of the RFID circuit element by the print head, the soundness of the RFID circuit element may be decreased. 
     Furthermore, also in the prior art according to the above-mentioned JP, A, 2004-3333651, as with the above-mentioned JP, A, 2004-330492, a print-receiving tape different from a tag tape is printed, and thereafter this print-receiving tape printed and the tag tape are bonded together to produce a RFID label. Therefore, as is described above, in the case where the RFID circuit element is disposed on the print-receiving tape side, the layout point of the RFID circuit element comes to be in concavo-convex shape, thus e.g., the fade of a print occurs and a print quality becomes poor, and as a result, there is a possibility of leading to the reduction of the quality of a RFID label with print. 
     As mentioned above, in the prior arts as above-mentioned, since there is no consideration so as to make a print based on the presence or absence of the RFID circuit element or the layout of the RFID circuit element, various inconveniences occur, and thus the convenience of a user (operator) will be reduced. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     A first object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag, a tape cartridge and a tag tape, by making a print control based on the presence or absence of a RFID circuit element or the layout of the RFID circuit element, enabling to improve the convenience of a user (operator). 
     A second object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag and a tag tape for use therein, by making a print control based on the presence or absence of a RFID circuit element or the layout of the RFID circuit element, enabling to produce various layout aspects of RFID labels meeting a wide range of needs of a user, and thus enabling to improve the convenience of a user (operator). 
     A third object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag, by making a print control based on the presence or absence of a RFID circuit element or the layout of the RFID circuit element, enabling to produce a RFID label which unnecessary portions can be easily cut, and thus enabling to improve the convenience of a user (operator). 
     A fourth object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag and a tag tape, by making a print control based on the presence or absence of a RFID circuit element or the layout of the RFID circuit element, enabling to prevent the reduction in quality of a RFID label with print, and thus enabling to improve the convenience of a user (operator). 
     A fifth object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag and a tape cartridge for use therein, by making a print control based on the presence or absence of a RFID circuit element or the layout of the RFID circuit element, enabling to produce both the RFID label with print and a normal printed label with the same apparatus, as well as to improve a soundness and a print quality of the RFID label produced, thereby enabling to improve the convenience of a user (operator). 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a system schematic diagram illustrating a RFID tag manufacturing system to which an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied. 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic diagram illustrating a detailed structure of the apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag. 
         FIG. 3  is an explanatory view illustrating a detailed structure of a cartridge. 
         FIGS. 4A and 4B  are fragmentary views of a base tape taken in a direction indicated by an arrow E in  FIG. 3  illustrating a detailed structure viewed from the backside thereof. 
         FIG. 5  is a functional block diagram illustrating a detailed function of a radio frequency circuit. 
         FIG. 6  is a functional block diagram illustrating a functional arrangement of a RFID circuit element. 
         FIGS. 7A and 7B  are a top view and a bottom view illustrating one example of an external appearance of the RFID label. 
         FIG. 8  is a cross sectional view in VIII-VIII′ cross section in  FIG. 7A . 
         FIG. 9  is a view illustrating one example of a screen displayed on a terminal or a general purpose computer when accessing to RFID tag information. 
         FIGS. 10A to 10H  are top views illustrating RFID labels of four kinds of layout aspects of a print letter and a RFID circuit element in a print mode of horizontal writing. 
         FIGS. 11A to 11H  are top views illustrating the above-mentioned RFID labels of four kinds of layout aspects of a print letter and a RFID circuit element in a print mode of vertical writing. 
         FIG. 12  is a flowchart illustrating a control procedure to be executed by a control circuit. 
         FIG. 13  is a flowchart illustrating a detailed procedure of Step S 1300  illustrated in  FIG. 12 . 
         FIG. 14  is a functional block diagram illustrating a function relating to setting of a print direction of functions of the control circuit. 
         FIG. 15  is a flowchart illustrating a detailed procedure of Step S 1200  illustrated in  FIG. 12 . 
         FIG. 16  is a view illustrating one example of the use of a RFID label of a layout aspect in which both the print letter and the RFID circuit element are positioned on one side or on the other side in the label longitudinal direction. 
         FIG. 17  is a view illustrating one example of the use of a RFID label in which the print letter is positioned on one side in the label longitudinal direction, and the RFID circuit element is positioned on the other side in the longitudinal direction. 
         FIGS. 18A to 18H  are top views illustrating RFID labels of four kinds of layout aspects of the print letter and the RFID circuit element in a print mode of horizontal writing in a variation in which both the print and the RFID circuit element are located too far to one side in a label width direction. 
         FIG. 19  is a flowchart illustrating a control procedure to be executed in a control circuit in the variation in which the print and the RFID circuit element are located too far to one side in the label width direction. 
         FIG. 20  is a schematic view illustrating a control system of an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag in a variation of making a half-cut. 
         FIG. 21  is a flowchart illustrating a control procedure a control circuit executes in the variation of making the half-cut. 
         FIGS. 22A and 22B  are a top view and a bottom view illustrating one example of an external appearance of the RFID label in the variation of making the half-cut. 
         FIG. 23  is a side sectional view in XXIII-XXIII′ cross section in  FIG. 22A . 
         FIG. 24  is a functional block diagram illustrating a function relating to setting of a print direction in the control circuit in the variation in which the print in a forward direction or in a rotation direction is made based on a reading direction of a buffer. 
         FIG. 25  is an explanatory view for illustrating a detailed structure of a cartridge in a variation in which no bonding is made. 
         FIG. 26  is a schematic diagram illustrating a detailed structure of an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 27  is an explanatory view illustrating one example of construction of a sensor detecting layout-information of a RFID tag of a cartridge. 
         FIGS. 28A and 28B  are a top view and a bottom view illustrating one example of an external appearance of a RFID label. 
         FIG. 29  is a cross sectional view in XXIX-XXIX′ cross section in  FIG. 28A . 
         FIG. 30  is a flowchart illustrating a control procedure to be executed by the control circuit at the time of producing a RFID label. 
         FIG. 31  is a flowchart illustrating a detailed procedure of Step S 2300  in  FIG. 30 . 
         FIG. 32  is a functional block diagram extracting and illustrating a portion relating to the generation of a control signal for printing that is executed in Step S 2112  of  FIG. 30  of functions of the control circuit. 
         FIG. 33  is a flowchart illustrating a detailed procedure of Step S 2200  in  FIG. 30 . 
         FIGS. 34A to 34D  are views illustrating an example of an external appearance of each RFID label that is printed and formed in each print aspect using an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag. 
         FIG. 35  is a flowchart illustrating a detailed procedure of a print aspect setting to be executed by a control circuit in the variation in which the print aspect of a background is varied. 
         FIG. 36  is a functional block diagram extracting and illustrating a portion relating to the generation of a control signal for printing of functions of the control circuit in the variation in which the print aspect of a background is varied. 
         FIGS. 37A to 37D  are views illustrating an example of an external appearance of each RFID label that is printed and formed in each print aspect in the variation in which the print aspect of a background is varied. 
         FIG. 38  is a functional block diagram of extracting and illustrating a portion relating to the generation of a control signal for printing of functions of a control circuit in a variation in which a print is expanded and contracted in conformity with the tag layout region. 
         FIGS. 39A to 39C  are views illustrating an example of an external appearance of the RFID label that is printed and formed in the variation in which a print is expanded or contracted in conformity with the tag layout region. 
         FIG. 40  is a functional block diagram of extracting and illustrating a portion relating to the generation of a control signal for printing of functions of a control circuit in a variation with no tag region buffer part. 
         FIG. 41  is a functional block diagram of extracting and illustrating a portion relating to the generation of a control signal for printing of functions of the control circuit in the variation with no print buffer part. 
         FIG. 42  is a functional block diagram of extracting and illustrating a portion relating the generation of a control signal for printing of functions of a control circuit in a variation with no print buffer part and no tag region buffer part. 
         FIG. 43  is a schematic diagram illustrating a detailed structure of an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag according to a third embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 44  is an explanatory view for illustrating a detailed structure of a cartridge. 
         FIG. 45  is a top view of a thermal tape taken in a direction indicated by an arrow E in  FIG. 44 . 
         FIGS. 46A to 46D  are top views illustrating print examples of a RFID label. 
         FIG. 47  is a cross sectional view in XLVII-XLVII cross section in  FIG. 46A . 
         FIG. 48  is a flowchart illustrating a control procedure to be executed by a control circuit. 
         FIG. 49  is a flowchart illustrating a detailed procedure of a print pattern setting in Step S 3030  of  FIG. 48 . 
         FIG. 50  is a view illustrating display examples of an entire print pattern to be set in a thermal tape in which a RFID circuit element is located in a minimum print divided region in a third stage. 
         FIG. 51  illustrates one example in a state in which a template file is saved and stored in database that is configured in a storage device. 
         FIG. 52  is a flowchart illustrating a detailed procedure of producing a RFID label in Step S 3070  of  FIG. 48 . 
         FIG. 53  is a flowchart illustrating a detailed procedure of a tag information write processing in Step S 3200  illustrated in  FIG. 52 . 
         FIG. 54  is a top view of a thermal tape illustrating a layout of a RFID circuit element in a variation in which a printable region is determined so as to avoid only the IC circuit part. 
         FIG. 55  is a view illustrating a display example of an entire print pattern to be set in a thermal tape in which the RFID circuit element is located in the minimum print divided region in a fourth stage. 
         FIGS. 56A and 56B  are views illustrating a print example of a tag label tape with print in the case of being printed in a forward print direction pattern and in the case of being printed in an opposite print direction pattern. 
         FIG. 57  is a flowchart illustrating a detailed procedure of producing a RFID label to be executed by a control circuit in a variation in which a printable region is determined so as to avoid only the IC circuit part. 
         FIG. 58  is a functional block diagram of extracting and illustrating a portion relating to the generation of a control signal for printing that is executed in Step S 3175 , S 3176 , S 3177  of  FIG. 57 . 
         FIGS. 59A and 59B  are explanatory views for illustrating a variation in which there is provided a tape-side identifier such as marking in a position corresponding to a layout position of the RFID circuit element as a position-information keeping part for a RFID tag. 
         FIG. 60  is a flowchart illustrating a control procedure to be carried out by a control circuit in the variation illustrated in  FIGS. 59A and 59B . 
         FIG. 61  is a flowchart illustrating a detailed procedure of producing the RFID label illustrated in Step S 3070 ′ of  FIG. 60 . 
         FIG. 62  is a flowchart illustrating a detailed procedure of Step S 3076 ′ of  FIG. 61 . 
         FIG. 63  is a perspective view illustrating an entire schematic structure of an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 64  is a top perspective view partially illustrating the interior taken in II direction of  FIG. 63 . 
         FIG. 65  is a schematic diagram illustrating details of an apparatus main body in a sate in which a cartridge provided with a tag tape is mounted. 
         FIG. 66  is a schematic diagram illustrating details of an apparatus main body in a state in which a cartridge provided with a normal tape is mounted. 
         FIG. 67  is a functional block diagram illustrating a detailed function of a radio frequency circuit. 
         FIGS. 68A to 68C  are a top view, bottom view and cross sectional view in LXVIII-LXVIII′ cross section of  FIG. 68A  illustrating one example of an external appearance of a RFID label. 
         FIGS. 69A to 69C  are a top view, bottom view and cross sectional view in ILXX-ILXX′ cross section of  FIG. 69A  illustrating one example of an external appearance of the label. 
         FIG. 70  is a perspective view illustrating a detailed structure of the cartridge and a peripheral portion thereof in the case where the tag tape is mounted. 
         FIG. 71  is a perspective view illustrating a detailed structure of the cartridge and a peripheral portion thereof in the case where a normal tape is mounted. 
         FIG. 72A  is a schematic view illustrating a relative relation between a tape position and a print head in the case of being provided with the tag tape, and  FIG. 72B  is a schematic view in the case of being provided with the normal tape. 
         FIG. 73  is a flowchart illustrating an energization control operation of a heater element of a print head in a print-head driving circuit. 
         FIG. 74  is a perspective view illustrating a schematic construction of an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 75  is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a top cover of the apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag illustrated in  FIG. 74  is removed. 
         FIG. 76  is a side view of the structure illustrated in  FIG. 75 . 
         FIG. 77  is a sectional view in X-X′ cross section of  FIG. 76 . 
         FIG. 78A  is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the top cover and a tape roll are removed from the apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag illustrated in  FIG. 74 , and  FIG. 78B  is an enlarged perspective view at W portion of  FIG. 78A . 
         FIG. 79  is a rear perspective view illustrating the state in which the top cover and the tape roll of the apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag illustrated in  FIG. 74  are removed. 
         FIG. 80  is a side sectional view illustrating with the top cover removed a state in which a tape shaft member is mounted in the apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag illustrated in  FIG. 74 . 
         FIG. 81  is a functional block diagram illustrating a functional arrangement of the RFID circuit element provided in the tag tape. 
         FIG. 82  is a schematic diagram illustrating a control system of the apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag. 
         FIG. 83  is a functional block diagram illustrating a detailed function of a radio frequency circuit. 
         FIG. 84  is a schematic diagram illustrating a control system of the apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag when a normal tape is mounted. 
         FIG. 85A  illustrate a perspective view of a detailed structure of a tape roll body provided at the apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag illustrated in  FIG. 74  viewed from above on the front side, and  FIG. 85B  is a perspective view from behind on the lower side. 
         FIGS. 86A and 86B  are perspective views of the tape shaft member for the tag tape from the diagonally rear side and a perspective view from the diagonally front side respectively. 
         FIGS. 87A and 87B  are perspective views of the tape shaft member for the normal tape from the diagonally rear side and a perspective view from the diagonally front side respectively. 
         FIG. 88A  is a left side view,  FIG. 88B  is an elevation view, and  FIG. 88C  is a right side view, each illustrating a detailed structure of the tape shaft member. 
         FIG. 89  is a fragmentary sectional view taken in a direction indicated by arrows in Y-Y′ cross section of  FIG. 88A . 
         FIG. 90  is a fragmentary sectional view taken in a direction indicated by arrows in Z-Z′ cross section of  FIG. 88A . 
         FIGS. 91A to 91E  are views illustrating machined examples of sensor holes showing the kind of tapes with respect to a tape discrimination part of a positioning holding member. 
         FIG. 92A  is a schematic view illustrating a relative relation between a tape position and a print head in the case of being provided with the tag tape, and  FIG. 92B  is a schematic view in the case of being provided with the normal tape. 
         FIG. 93  is a flowchart illustrating an energization control operation of a heater element of the print head in the print-head driving circuit. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, an exemplary embodiment according to the present invention will be described referring to the drawings. 
     A first embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to  FIGS. 1 to 25 . 
       FIG. 1  is a system arrangement view illustrating a RFID tag manufacturing system to which an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag according to this embodiment is applied. This embodiment is an embodiment in the case where the present invention is applied to a manufacturing system of a RFID tag capable of only being read (incapable of being written). 
     In a RFID tag manufacturing system  1  illustrated in  FIG. 1 , an apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag according to this embodiment is connected to a route server  4 , a terminal  5 , a general purpose computer  6 , and a plurality of information servers  7  via a wired or wireless communication line  3 . 
       FIG. 2  is a schematic diagram illustrating a detailed structure of the above-mentioned apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag. 
     In  FIG. 2 , in an apparatus main body  8  of the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag, there is provided a cartridge holder part (not illustrated) as a concavity, and a cartridge  100  is removably mounted at this holder part. 
     The apparatus main body  8  is provided with the above-mentioned cartridge holder part (roll of tape with RFID tag holder) to which the cartridge  100  is fitted, as well as includes a housing  9  configured to form a contour, a print head (in this example, a thermal head)  10  act as a printing device configured to make a predetermined print (printing) on a cover film  103 , a ribbon take-up roller driving shaft  11  configured to drive an ink ribbon  105  with which the print onto the cover film  103  is ended, a tape feeding roller driving shaft  12  act as a driving device configured to bond a cover film (a second tape, a print-receiving tape)  103  and a base tape (a first tape, a tag tape)  101 , as well as to feed out it as a tag label tape  110  with print, an antenna (apparatus-side antenna)  14  configured to transmit and receive a signal by a radio communication using appropriate frequencies such as UHF bands, microwave bands or short wave bands with a RFID circuit element To (details will be described later) provided in the tag label tape  110  with print, a cutter (cutting device)  15  configured to cut the above-mentioned tag label tape  110  with print to a predetermined length in a predetermined timing, and to produce a RFID label T in a label state (details will be described later), a pair of feeding guides  13  configured to set and to hold the RFID circuit element To in a predetermined access area opposed to the antenna  14  at the time of transmitting and receiving a signal through the above-mentioned radio communication, as well as guiding the tape  110  (=RFID label T) having been cut, a feeding roller  17  configured to feed and to carry-out the RFID label T guided to a carry-out exit  16 , a tape-end sensor  18  configured to detect the presence or absence of the RFID label T at the carry-out exit  16 , and a photo sensor (a first detecting device)  19  provided so as to face in a transport path (in a horizontal direction in  FIG. 2 ) (in this example, so as to face a tape backside) on the downstream side of the cutter  15  in this transport direction of the above-mentioned tag label tape  110  with print, and configured to detect a cut mark PM, being an identifier provided at the below-described separation sheet  101   d  to input a predetermined detection signal to a control circuit  30 . 
     On the other hand, the apparatus main body  8  also includes a radio frequency circuit  21  for accessing (executing read or write) to the above-mentioned RFID circuit element To via the above-mentioned antenna  14 , a signal processing circuit  22  for processing a signal read out from the RFID circuit element To, a motor to drive cartridge shaft  23  configured to drive the above-described ribbon take-up roller driving shaft  11  and a feeding roller driving shaft  12 , a cartridge shaft driving circuit  24  configured to control movement of this motor to drive cartridge shaft  23 , a print-head driving circuit  25  configured to control energization to the above-mentioned print head  10 , a solenoid  26  configured to drive the above-mentioned cutter  15  to operate cutting operation, a solenoid driving circuit  27  configured to control this solenoid  26 , a tape-feeding-roller motor  28  configured to drive the above-mentioned feeding roller  17 , a tape-feeding-roller driving circuit  29  configured to control this tape-feeding-roller motor  28 , and the above-mentioned control circuit  30  configured to control the entire operation of the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag via the above-mentioned radio frequency circuit  21 , signal processing circuit  22 , cartridge shaft driving circuit  24 , print-head driving circuit  25 , solenoid driving circuit  27 , tape-feeding-roller driving circuit  29  and the like. 
     The control circuit  30  is a so-called microcomputer, although a detailed illustration is omitted, formed of a CPU, being a central processing unit, ROM, RAM and the like, and is arranged to perform a signal processing according to a program having preliminarily been stored in the ROM while using a temporary storage function of the RAM. Furthermore, this control circuit  30  is connected to, for example, a communication line via an input/output interface  31  (operation signal input means), and can exchange information with the above-described route server  4 , other terminal  5 , general purpose computer  6 , information server  7  and the like. 
       FIG. 3  is an explanatory view for illustrating a detailed structure of the cartridge  100 . 
     In this  FIG. 3 , the cartridge  100  includes, a housing  100 A, a first roll (roll of tape with RFID tag)  102  disposed in this housing  100 A, and wound with the above-mentioned strip-like base tape  101 , a second roll  104  wound with the above-mentioned transparent cover film  103  substantially of the same width as that of the above-mentioned base tape, a ribbon-supply-side roll  111  configured to feed out the above-mentioned ink ribbon  105  (thermal transfer ribbon, however, it is unnecessary in the case where the cover film is a thermal tape), a ribbon take-up roller  106  configured to take up the ribbon  105  having been used for printing, and a tape feeding roller  107  configured to press and bond the above-mentioned base tape  101  and the above-mentioned cover film  103  to form the above-mentioned tag label tape  110  with print, as well as feed it in a direction indicated by an arrow A (=configured to function as a feeding roller). 
     The first roll  102 , around a reel member  102   a , is wound with the above-mentioned base tape  101  in which a plurality of RFID circuit elements To is sequentially formed at predetermined equal intervals in a longitudinal direction. 
     The base tape  101 , in this example, is in a four-layer structure (refer to a partially enlarged view in  FIG. 3 ), and from the side of being wound inside (right side in  FIG. 3 ) toward the opposite side thereof (left side in  FIG. 3 ), constructed to be laminated in order of an adhesive layer  101   a  made of a proper adhesive material, a colored base film  101   b  made of e.g., PET (polyethylene terephthalate), an adhesive layer (affixing adhesive layer)  101   c  made of a proper adhesive material, and a separation sheet (separation material layer)  101   d.    
     On the backside of the base film  101   b  (left side in  FIG. 3 ), an antenna  152  configured to transmit/receive information is mounted integrally, and an IC circuit part  151  configured to store information upgradably (rewritably) is formed so as to be connected thereto, thus form the RFID circuit element To. 
     On the front side (right side in  FIG. 3 ) of the base film  101   b , the above-mentioned adhesive layer  101   a  for bonding the cover film  103  later; and on the backside (left side in  FIG. 3 ) of the base film  101   b , the above-mentioned separation sheet  101   d  is bonded to the base film  101   b  with the above-mentioned adhesive layer  101   c  provided so as to contain therein the RFID circuit element To. Incidentally, this separation sheet  101   d , when a RFID label T having been finally completed in a label state is affixed to a predetermined article and the like, makes it possible to be affixed to this article and the like with the adhesive layer  101   c  by peeling off the separation sheet  101   d.    
     The second roll  104  is wound with the above-mentioned cover film  103  around a reel member  104   a . The cover film  103  fed out from the second roll  104  is arranged such that a ribbon  105  that is driven by the ribbon-supply-side roll  111  and the ribbon take-up roller  106  disposed on the backside thereof (that is, on the side to be bonded to the above-mentioned base tape  101 ) is pressed to the above-mentioned print head  10 , thereby being brought in contact with the backside of this cover film  103 . 
     The ribbon take-up roller  106  and the tape feeding roller  107  are driven to rotate by the transmission of a driving force of the above-mentioned motor to drive cartridge shaft  23  (refer to the above-described  FIG. 2 ), being, for example, a pulse motor, provided outside of the cartridge  100  to the above-mentioned ribbon take-up roller driving shaft  11  and the above-mentioned feeding roller driving shaft  12 . 
     In the cartridge  100  of the above-mentioned construction, the base tape  101  fed out from the above-mentioned first roll  102  is fed to the tape feeding roller  107 . Whereas, the cover film  103  fed out from the second roll  104  is arranged such that the ink ribbon  105  that is driven by the ribbon-supply-side roll  111  and the ribbon take-up roller  106  disposed on the backside thereof (that is, on the side to be bonded to the above-mentioned base tape  101 ) is pressed to the above-mentioned print head  10 , thereby being brought in contact with the backside of this cover film  103 . 
     Then, when the cartridge  100  is mounted at the cartridge holder part of the above-mentioned apparatus main body  8 , and a roll holder (not illustrated) is moved from the separation position to the contact position, the cover film  103  and the ink ribbon  105  are sandwiched between the print head  10  and the platen roller  108 , as well as the base tape  101  and the cover film  103  are sandwiched between the tape feeding roller  107  and the sub roller  109 . Subsequently, by a driving force of the motor to drive cartridge shaft  23 , the ribbon take-up roller  106  and the tape feeding roller  107  are driven to rotate in synchronization in directions indicated by an arrow B and an arrow D respectively. At this time, the above-described feeding roller driving shaft  12 , and the above-mentioned sub roller  109  and platen roller  108  are connected through a gear (not illustrated); the tape feeding roller  107 , the sub roller  109  and the platen roller  108  are rotated accompanied by the movement of the feeding roller driving shaft  12 ; and the base tape  101  is fed out from the first roll  102 , and fed to the tape feeding roller  107  as described above. On the other hand, the cover film  103  is fed out from the second roll  104 , as well as a plurality of heater elements of the print head  10  is energized by the above-mentioned print-head driving circuit  25 . As a result, a print R (refer to the below-described  FIG. 7 ) is printed on the backside of the cover film  103 . Then, the above-mentioned base tape  101  and the above-mentioned cover film  103  on which the above-mentioned printing has been ended, are bonded together to be in a single unit with the above-mentioned tape feeding roller  107  and sub roller  109 , formed as the tag label tape  110  with print, and carried-out to the outside of the cartridge  100 . Incidentally, when the ink ribbon  105  with which the print onto the cover film  103  has been ended, the ink ribbon  105  is wound around the ribbon take-up roller  106  driven by the ribbon take-up roller driving shaft  11 . 
       FIGS. 4A and 4B  are fragmentary views taken in a direction indicated by an arrow E in  FIG. 3  illustrating a detailed structure of the base tape  101  viewed from the face on one side thereof. 
     In  FIGS. 4A and 4B , at the above-mentioned separation sheet  101   d  of each base tape  101 , each cut mark (identifier) for positioning a cut position CL by means of the cutter  15  is provided in the proximity of an end on the upstream side in a transport direction in each RFID label T to be finally produced. This cut mark PM positions the cut position CL with a provision position thereof, as well as shows a label longitudinal layout position of the RFID circuit element To in the RFID label T with a mark width thereof. For example, in the case illustrated in  FIG. 4A , with the cut mark PM, the cut position CL is positioned such that the RFID label T to be produced includes the RFID circuit element To on one side (on the lower side in  FIG. 4A ) in the label longitudinal direction, and the mark width at this time is w1. Furthermore, in the case illustrated in  FIG. 4B , with a cut mark PM′, a cut position CL′ is positioned such that a RFID label T′ to be produced includes the RFID circuit element To on the other side (on the upper side in  FIG. 4B ) in the label longitudinal direction, and the mark width at this time is w2. Further, the layout interval between the adjacent cut marks PM and PM′ is substantially the same as the layout interval of the RFID circuit elements To, and as a result, the RFID label T, T′ including the RFID circuit element To on one side or on the other side in the longitudinal direction is to be continuously produced. Incidentally, hereinafter, in this embodiment, as illustrated in  FIG. 4A , described is the case where the width of the cut mark PM is w1, and the RFID label to be produced includes the RFID circuit element To on one side (on the lower side in  FIG. 4A ) in the longitudinal direction. 
     The above-described photo sensor  19  (refer to  FIG. 2 ) functions to detect the cut mark PM, and as described below, detects the cut mark PM as the tag label tape  110  is conveyed and inputs a corresponding detection signal to the control circuit  30 . At this time, the control circuit  30  to which the detection signal has been input is arranged so as to detect a mark width from a known feeding speed and a time period in which the cut mark PM is detected, thus enabling to detect the layout position of the above-mentioned RFID circuit element To. 
       FIG. 5  is a functional block diagram showing a detailed function of the above-mentioned radio frequency circuit  21 . In this  FIG. 5 , the radio frequency circuit  21  is formed of a transmitting portion  32  configured to transmit a signal to the RFID circuit element To via the antenna  14 , a receiving portion  32  configured to input a reflected wave from the RFID circuit element To received by the antenna  14 , and a transmit-receive splitter  34 . 
     The transmitting portion  32  is provided with an crystal oscillator  35  configured to generate carrier wave for accessing (read in this example, and including write as well in the below-described variation) to RFID tag information of the IC circuit part  151  of the RFID circuit element To in response to a control signal (carrier wave generating instruction signal) from the control circuit  30  (incidentally, a control circuit  130  according to the below-described second embodiment is also illustrated together); PLL (Phase Locked Loop)  36 ; VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator)  37 ; a transmission multiplying circuit  38  of modulating (in this example, modulating an amplitude based on “TX_ASK” signal from the signal processing circuit  22 ) the above-mentioned carrier wave generated based on a signal to be supplied from the above-mentioned signal processing circuit  22  (however, in the case of amplitude modulation, e.g., an amplification factor-variable amplifier may be used); and a variable transmission amplifier  39  configured to determine an amplification factor with “TX_PWR” signal from the control circuit  30  and to amplify the modulated wave (RFID tag information) modulated by this transmission multiplying circuit  38 . Moreover, the above-mentioned carrier wave to be generated preferably employs a frequency in UHF bands or microwave bands, and the output from the above-mentioned transmission amplifier  39  is transmitted to the antenna  14  via the transmit-receive splitter  34  to be fed to the IC circuit part  151  of the RFID circuit element To. Incidentally, the RFID tag information is not limited to a modulated signal as mentioned above, but may be only a mere carrier wave as well. 
     The receiving portion  33  is provided with a first receiving signal multiplying circuit  40  configured to multiply a reflected wave from the RFID circuit element To received by the antenna  14  by the above-mentioned generated carrier wave; a first band path filer  41  configured to take-in only a signal in a necessary band from outputs from this first receiving signal multiplying circuit  40 ; a first receiving signal amplifier  43  configured to amplify the output from this first band-pass filer  41 ; a first limiter configured to further amplify the output from this first receiving signal amplifier  43  to convert it into a digital signal; a second receiving signal multiplying circuit  44  configured to multiply the above-mentioned reflected wave from the RFID circuit element To received by the antenna  14  by the above-mentioned carrier wave obtained by delaying a phase 90° by using a phase shifter  49  after generated; a second band-pass filter  45  configured to take-in only a signal in a necessary band from outputs from this second receiving signal multiplying circuit  44 ; a second receiving signal amplifier  47  configured to amplify the output from this second band-pass filter  45 ; and a second limiter  46  configured to further amplify the output from this second receiving signal amplifier to convert it into a digital signal. Furthermore, a signal “RXS-I” to be output from the above-mentioned first limiter  42  and a signal “RXS-Q” to be output from the above-mentioned second limiter  46  are input to the above-mentioned signal processing circuit  22  to be processed. 
     In addition, the output from the first receiving signal amplifier  43  and the second receiving signal amplifier  47  are also input to a RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) circuit  48 , and a signal “RSSI” indicating the strength of these signals is to be input to the signal processing circuit  22 . With the arrangement, in the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag according to this embodiment, demodulated is a reflected wave from the RFID circuit element To using an I-Q quadrature demodulation. 
       FIG. 6  is a functional block diagram showing a functional arrangement of the above-mentioned RFID circuit element To. In this  FIG. 6 , the RFID circuit element To includes the above-mentioned antenna  152  configured to transmit/receive a signal contactlessly by using a radio frequency such as UHF bands with the antenna  14  on the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag side, and the above-mentioned IC circuit part  151  connected to this antenna  152 . 
     The IC circuit part  151  is provided with a rectification part  153  configured to rectify a carrier wave received from the antenna  152 , a power source part  154  configured to accumulate the energy of the carrier wave rectified at this rectification part  153  to let it be a driving power source; a clock extraction part  156  configured to take-in a clock signal from the carrier wave received by the above-mentioned antenna  152  to supply it to a control part  155 ; a memory part  157  in which a predetermined information signal can be stored; a modem part  158  connected to the above-mentioned antenna  152 ; and the above-mentioned control part  155  configured to control operation of the above-mentioned RFID circuit element To via the modem part  158 , the rectification part  153 , clock extraction part  156 , modem part  158  and the like. 
     The modem part  158  demodulates a communication signal from the antenna  14  of the above-mentioned apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag that is received by the antenna  152 , as well as modulates and reflects the carrier wave received by the antenna  152  based on a response signal from the above-mentioned control part  155 . 
     The control part  155  conducts basic controls such as the control of interpreting a receiving signal demodulated by the above-mentioned modem part  158 , of generating a reply signal based on an information signal stored in the above-mentioned memory part  157 , and of making a replay with the above-mentioned modem part  158 . 
       FIGS. 7A and 7B  are views illustrating one example of an external appearance of a RFID label T formed by the completion of information write of the RFID circuit element To and cutting the tag label tape  110  with print as described above; and  FIG. 7A  is a top view (that is, a view taken from the cover film  103  side) and  FIG. 7B  is a bottom view (that is, a view taken from the separation sheet  101   d  side). Furthermore,  FIG. 8  is a cross sectional view in VIII-VIII′ cross section in  FIG. 7 . 
     In these  FIGS. 7A ,  7 B, and  8 , the RFID label T is of a five-layer structure in which the cover film  103  is added to the four-layer structure illustrated in  FIG. 3 , and from the cover film  103  side (on the upper side in  FIG. 8 ) toward the opposite side thereof (on the lower side in  FIG. 8 ), the cover film  103 , the adhesive layer  101   a , the base film  101   b , the adhesive layer  101   c , and the separation sheet  101   d  form five layers. Then, as described above, the RFID circuit element To including the antenna  152  that is provided on the backside of the base film  101   b  is disposed in the adhesive layer  101   c , as well as a print R (in this example, letters of “RF-ID” showing the kind of the RFID label T) are printed in a print region S on one side (on the left side in  FIG. 7 ) in the longitudinal direction on the backside of the cover film  103 . Furthermore, also on the surface of the separation sheet  101   d , the cut mark PM is provided, for example, by printing as described above. 
       FIG. 9 , when accessing (read or write) RFID tag information of the IC circuit part  151  of the RFID circuit element To using the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag as described above, is a view illustrating one example of a screen to be displayed on the above-mentioned terminal  5  or general purpose computer  6 . 
     In  FIG. 9 , in this example, a RFID label kind, a print letter R printed corresponding to the RFID circuit element To, an access (read or write) ID, being an ID specific to this RFID circuit element To, and an address of an article information stored in the above-mentioned information server  7 , a destination address of a corresponding information thereof in the above-mentioned route server  4 , and the like, can be displayed on above-mentioned terminal  5  and general purpose computer  6 . Furthermore, at the time of producing a tag, the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag is operated by the operation of these terminal  5  or general purpose computer  6 , thus the above-mentioned print letter R is printed on the cover film  103 , as well as RFID tag information such as article information having preliminarily been stored in the IC circuit part  151  of the RFID circuit element To is read (or information such as the above-mentioned write ID and article information is written in the IC circuit part  151 ). 
     Incidentally, although in the above-mentioned description, shown is the example in which accompanied by a printing operation, the feeding guides  13  are held in an access area with respect to the tag label tape  110  with print being moved to access (read or write), it is not limited to this example, but the above-mentioned access may be conducted in a state in which this tag label tape  110  with print is stopped in a predetermined position and held by the feeding guides  13 . 
     Moreover, on the occasion of read or write as mentioned above, a corresponding relation between an ID of the RFID label T generated and information read from the IC circuit part  151  of the RFID label T (or information written in the IC circuit part  151 ) is stored in the above-described route server  4 , and can be referred as necessary. 
     Here, the largest feature of the present invention is that the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag functions to produce a RFID label T of various layout aspects of a print letter R and a RFID circuit element To, and in particular, that in this embodiment, in both two print modes of vertical writing or horizontal writing, four kinds of layout aspects (that is, a total of 8 kinds of print aspects) in accordance with the position in a label longitudinal directional of the print letter R and the RFID circuit element To have preliminarily been set respectively, and by an arbitrary layout aspect being selected by an operator (user) out of these eight kinds of print aspects, the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag produces the RFID label T based on this selection. Hereinafter, descriptions thereof will be made. 
       FIGS. 10E to 10H  are top views illustrating RFID labels T of four kinds of layout aspects of the above-mentioned print letter R and RFID circuit element To in a print mode of horizontal writing.  FIGS. 10A to 10D  are views for illustrating a corresponding positional relation between a tape and a print buffer (a forward-directional print buffer part  30   b  or a rotation-directional print buffer part  30   c ) when making a print of each of the above-mentioned RFID labels T of four kinds of layout aspects (details will be described later). Each RFID label T illustrated in the above-mentioned  FIGS. 10E to 10H  corresponds to a RFID label showing four kinds of layout aspects the operator selects. Incidentally, in these  FIGS. 10A to 10H , the print letter R is simply shown as “ABC”. 
     In  FIGS. 10A to 10H , a RFID label T 1 H is a RFID label of a layout aspect in which both the print letter R and the RFID circuit element To are positioned on one side (on the left side in the drawing) in the longitudinal direction; a RFID label T 2 H is a RFID label of a layout aspect in which both the print letter R and the RFID circuit element To are positioned on the other side (on the right side in the drawing) in the longitudinal direction; a RFID label T 3 H is a RFID label of a layout aspect in which the print letter R is positioned on the other side (on the right side in the drawing) in the longitudinal direction, and the RFID circuit element To is positioned on one side (on the left side in the drawing) in the longitudinal direction; and a RFID label T 4 H is a RFID label of a layout aspect in which the print letter R is positioned on one side (on the left side in the drawing) in the longitudinal direction, and the RFID circuit element To is positioned on the other side (on the right side in the drawing) in the longitudinal direction. 
     On the other hand,  FIGS. 11E to 11H  are top view illustrating RFID labels T of four kinds of layout aspects of the above-mentioned print letter R and RFID circuit element To in a print mode of vertical writing.  FIGS. 11A to 11D  are views for illustrating a corresponding positional relation between a tape and a print buffer (a forward-directional print buffer part  30   b  or a rotation-directional print buffer part  30   c ) when making a print of each of the above-mentioned RFID labels T of four kinds of layout aspects (details will be described later). 
     In  FIGS. 11A to 11H , a RFID label T 1 V is a RFID label of a layout aspect in which both the print letter R and the RFID circuit element To are positioned on one side (on the upper side in the drawing) in the longitudinal direction; a RFID label T 2 V is a RFID label of a layout aspect in which both the print letter R and the RFID circuit element To are positioned on the other side (on the lower side in the drawing) in the longitudinal direction; a RFID label T 3 V is a RFID label of a layout aspect in which the print letter R is positioned on the other side (on the lower side in the drawing) in the longitudinal direction, and the RFID circuit element To is positioned on one side (on the upper side in the drawing) in the longitudinal direction; and a RFID label T 4 V is a RFID label of a layout aspect in which the print letter R is positioned on one side (on the lower side in the drawing) in the longitudinal direction, and the RFID circuit element To is positioned on the other side (on the right side in the drawing) in the longitudinal direction. 
       FIG. 12  is a flowchart showing a control procedure to be executed by the control circuit  30  when various layout aspects of the above-described RFID labels T are produced, that is the cover film  103  is fed, while a predetermined print is being made with the print head  10 , and bonded with the base tape  101  to be the tag label tape  110  with print, and thereafter the tag label tape  110  with print are cut every RFID circuit element To, to obtain a RFID label T. 
     In this  FIG. 12 , when a read operation of the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag is performed, this flow is started. First, in Step S 1105 , a print information to be printed onto the RFID label T using the print head  10  which print information has been input via the above-mentioned terminal  5  or general purpose computer  6  acts as an operation means, is read via the communication line  3  and the input/output interface  31 . Furthermore, the layout information (here, on one side in the longitudinal direction of the RFID label) of the RFID circuit element To corresponding to a mark width of the cut mark PM that has been detected by the above-mentioned photo sensor  19  is read. 
     Thereafter, in Step S 1110 , a variable N counting the number of times of making retries (number of times of access tries) with no response from the RFID circuit element To, and a flag F indicating whether the communication is good or bad, are initialized to be zero. 
     Subsequently, in Step S 1111 , the layout aspect (that is any one of eight kinds of the above-mentioned RFID labels T 1 H to T 4 H, T 1 V to T 4 V) of the RFID label T input via the above-mentioned terminal  5  or general purpose computer  6  by an operator is read out via the communication line  3  and the input/output interface  31 . 
     Incidentally, the input of the layout aspect of the RFID label T by the above-mentioned operator is conducted by selecting one RFID label with the use of a proper input means out of the RFID labels T 1 H to T 4 H, T 1 V to T 4 V illustrated in  FIGS. 10E to 10H  or  FIGS. 11E to 11H  that are shown on display means (e.g., display) of the above-mentioned terminal  5  or general purpose computer  6 . Incidentally, the selection is not made from the layout aspects displayed in such a way, but may be done by inputting respective positions of a print position (to the left/to the right or on the upper side/on the lower side) and a RFID circuit element To position (to the left/to the right or on the upper side/on the lower side) using a proper input means of the terminal  5  or the general purpose computer  6 . 
     Then, in Step S 1300 , based on the layout-information of a RFID tag input in the step S 1105  and the aspect of the RFID label T read in Step S 1111 , the tape feeding amount to a print start position, and the print direction (forward direction or rotation direction) that are based on the label aspect thereof are set. 
     Thereafter, in Step S 1115 , a control signal is output to the cartridge shaft driving circuit  24 , and the ribbon take-up roller  106  and the tape feeding roller  107  are driven to rotate by a driving force of the motor to drive cartridge shaft  23 . With the arrangement, the base tape  101  is fed out from the first roll  102  to be fed to the tape feeding roller  107 , and the cover film  103  is fed out from the second roll  104 . Furthermore, a control signal is output to the tape-feeding-roller motor  28  via the tape-feeding-roller driving circuit  29 , and the feeding roller  17  is driven to rotate. Incidentally, at this time, the print head has not been energized yet, and no print is made on the cover film  103 . 
     In the next Step S 1116 , it is determined whether or not the tag label tape  110  has reached the print start position by the transport in the step S 1115 , that is whether or not a transport amount of the tag label tape  110  not printed fed in the step S 1115  becomes a tape feed amount set in the previous Step S  1300 . The determination of a transport amount at this time, based on a detection result made by the photo sensor  19  of the cut mark PM provided on the RFID label T that has been produced before the RFID label T being produced at the moment, may be conducted, for example, by counting the number of pulses the cartridge shaft driving circuit  24  drives the above-mentioned motor to drive cartridge shaft  23 , being a pulse motor. In the case where the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 1117 . 
     In Step S 1117 , a control signal (refer to the later-described  FIG. 14  for details) based on the print direction (forward direction or rotation direction) set in the step  1300  is output to the print-head driving circuit  25 , to energize the print head  10 . As a result, in a predetermined print region S (region corresponding to a selected print aspect), a print R such as letters, signs, and bar codes read in Step S 1105  is printed based on the print direction (forward direction or rotation direction) set in the step S 1300 . As a result, the base tape  101  and the above-mentioned cover film  103  onto which the above-mentioned print has been made are bonded to be an single unit by the above-mentioned tape feeding roller  107  and sub roller  109 , formed as the tag label tape  110  with print, and fed out to the outside of the cartridge body  100 . 
     Thereafter, in Step S 1200 , a tag information read processing is performed, an inquiry signal for read is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To, and a reply signal including the RFID tag information is received to be read (details will be shown in the later-described  FIG. 15 ). After the operation in this Step S 1200  has been ended, the operation goes to Step S 1125 . 
     In Step S 1125 , it is determined whether or not flag F=0. In the case where a read processing has been normally completed, it is with F=0 (refer to Step S 1280  in the flow shown in  FIG. 15  to be described later), so that this determination is satisfied, and the operation goes to Step S 1130 . 
     In Step S 1130 , the combination of information read from the RFID circuit element To in the step S 1200 , and print information printed by the print head  10  already based on this information, is output via the terminal  5  or the general purpose computer  6  through the input/output interface  31  and the communication line  3 , and stored in the information server  7  or the route server  4 . Incidentally, this stored data is stored and held in, for example, a database so as to be capable of being referred from the terminal  5  or the general purpose computer  6  when necessary. 
     Thereafter, the determination of Step S 1135  is repeated until the completion of all the prints onto a print region S corresponding to the RFID circuit element To, being an object to be processed at this time point of the cover film  103 , and after the print has been ended, the operation goes to Step S 1140 . 
     Incidentally, in the above-described Step S  1125 , in the case where a read processing has not been normally completed for some reasons, F=1 (refer to Step S 1280  of a flow illustrated in the below-described  FIG. 15 ), so that the determination in S 1125  is not satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 1137 , and a control signal is output to the print-head driving circuit  25  to stop energizing the print head  10 , thus stopping the print. By this halfway stop of the print, it is clearly displayed that this RFID circuit element To is not a normal product, and thereafter the operation goes to Step S 1140 . 
     In Step  1140 , it is determined whether or not the tag label tape  110  with print is further fed, and then the cut mark PM on the separation sheet  101   d  is detected using the above-mentioned photo sensor  19 . In the case where the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 1145 . 
     In Step S 1145 , in response to the detection of the above-mentioned cur mark PM, a control signal is output to the cartridge shaft driving circuit  24  and the tape-feeding-roller driving circuit  29 , the motor to drive cartridge shaft  23  and the tape-feeding-roller motor  28  is stopped to drive, and thus the rotation of the ribbon take-up roller  106 , the tape feeding roller  107 , and the feeding roller  17  is stopped. With the arrangement, the feeding-out of the base tape  101  from the first roll  102 , the feeding-out of the cover film  103  from the second roll  104 , and the transport of the tag label tape  110  with print conducted by the feeding roller  17  are stopped, and the above-mentioned cut line CL provided on the separation sheet  101   d  is in a position of being just sandwiched between the blades of the cutter  15  (a layout positional relation has preliminarily been set so as to be done). 
     Thereafter, in Step S 1150 , a control signal is output to the solenoid driving circuit  27  to drive the solenoid  26 , and using the above-mentioned blades of the cutter  15 , the tag label tape  110  with print is cut (divided) on the above-mentioned cut line CL. As a result, as described above, produced is a label-like RFID label T including the RFID circuit element To on one side in the longitudinal direction, as well as provided with a predetermined aspect of print. 
     Thereafter, the operation goes to Step S 1155 , a control signal is output to the tape-feeding-roller driving circuit  29 , the tape-feeding-roller motor  28  is started to drive again, and the feeding roller  17  is rotated. As a result, the transport by the feeding roller  17  is started again, and thus the RFID label T have been produced in a label state in the step S 1150  is fed toward the carry-out exit  16 , and further carried-out to the outside of the apparatus  2  from the carry-out exit  16 . 
     With the arrangement, a RFID label T of each aspect illustrated in the above-described  FIGS. 10E to 10H  and  FIGS. 11E to 11H  is produced. 
       FIG. 13  is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure in the above-described Step S 1300 . In this  FIG. 13 , first, in Step S 1310 , it is determined whether or not the layout aspect of the RFID label T input in Step S 1111  of  FIG. 12  is T 1 H or T 1 V. When the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 1320 , based on layout-information of a RFID tag input in Step S 1105  of  FIG. 12 , and a tape feed amount and a print direction are set. Here, the tag layout is on one side (on the left side in  FIG. 10 ) in the longitudinal direction, so that the tap feed amount is set to be L1, and the print direction is set to be a forward direction. Here, L1, as illustrated in  FIGS. 10A and 10B , and  FIGS. 11A and 11B , a distance from an end on one side of the RFID label T in the case where the print letter R is located on one side (on the left side in  FIG. 10 , and on the upper side in  FIG. 11 ) in the longitudinal direction, and a forward direction is a print direction in which letters are in a normal layout relation in the case the RFID circuit element To is located on one side (on the left side in  FIG. 10  and on the upper side in  FIG. 11 ) in the longitudinal direction. On the other hand, in the case where the determination is not satisfied, the operation goes to the next Step S 1330 . 
     In Step S 1330 , it is determined whether or not the layout aspect of the RFID label T input in Step S 1111  of  FIG. 12  is T 2 H or T 2 V. When the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 1340 , based on layout-information of a RFID tag input in Step S 1105  of  FIG. 12 , and a tape feed amount and a print direction are set. Here, the tag layout is positioned on one side (on the left side in  FIG. 10 ) in the longitudinal direction, so that the tape feed amount is set to be L1 and the print direction is set to be a rotation direction. Here, the rotation direction is a print direction in which letters are in a layout relation of being rotated 180 degrees in the case where the RFID circuit element To is located on one side (on the left side in  FIG. 10  and on the upper side in  FIG. 11 ) in the longitudinal direction. On the other hand, in the case where the determination is not satisfied, the operation goes to the next Step  1350 . 
     In Step S 1350 , it is determined whether or not the layout aspect of the RFID label T input in Step S 1111  of  FIG. 12  is T 3 H or T 3 V. When the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 1360 , based on layout-information of a RFID tag input in Step S 1105  of  FIG. 12 , and a tape feed amount and a print direction are set. Here, the tag layout is on one side (on the left side in  FIG. 10 ) in the longitudinal direction, so that the tap feed amount is set to be L2 and the print direction is set to be a forward direction. Here, L2, as illustrated in  FIGS. 10C and 10D , and  FIGS. 11C and 11D , in the case where the print letter R is located on the other side (on the right side in  FIG. 10 , and on the lower side in  FIG. 11 ) in the longitudinal direction, is a distance from an end on one side of the RFID label T. On the other hand, in the case where the determination is not satisfied, the operation goes to the next Step  1370 . 
     In Step S 1370 , it is determined whether or not the layout aspect of the RFID label T input in Step S 1111  of  FIG. 12  is T 4 H or T 4 V. When the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 1380 , based on layout-information of a RFID tag input in Step S 1105  of  FIG. 12 , a tape feed amount and a print direction are set. Here, the tag layout is on the other side (on the left side in  FIG. 10 ) in the longitudinal direction, so that the tape feed amount is set to be L2 and the print direction is set to be a rotation direction. On the other hand, in the case where the determination is not satisfied, the operation returns to the next Step  1310 , and the operations are repeated again from Step  1310 . 
     Incidentally, the step S 1320 , Step S 1340 , Step S 1360  and Step S 1380  form determining means configured to determine whether the print in the forward direction is conducted or the print in the rotation direction is conducted. 
       FIG. 14  is a functional block diagram illustrating the function of setting of a print direction (forward direction or rotation direction) among functions of the control circuit  30 . 
     As illustrated in this  FIG. 14 , the control circuit  30  includes an input part  30   a  (print information input means), a forward direction print buffer part  30   b  (a first print data storage means), a rotation direction print buffer part  30   c  (a first print data storage means), a control signal generating part  30   d , and an output part  30   e.    
     The control circuit  30  is under an input operation via the terminal  5  or the general purpose computer  6  by an operator, and takes-in print information read via the communication line  3  and the input/output interface  31  in Step S 1105  of  FIG. 12  into the above-mentioned forward direction print buffer part  30   b  and rotation direction print buffer part  30   c  through the input part  30   a.    
     The forward direction print buffer part  30   b  develops the print information input through the above-mentioned input part  30   a  on the buffer in a normal direction, and temporarily saves it. On the other hand, the rotation direction print buffer part  30   c  develops the print information input through the above-mentioned input part  30   a  on the buffer in a direction of being rotated 180 degrees, and temporarily saves it. Incidentally, in this  FIG. 14 , shown is the case where one letter of “A” is developed as one example of data on the buffer. 
     The control signal generating part  30   c , in the case where the print direction is set to be the forward direction by setting shown in  FIG. 13 , reads data at the above-mentioned forward direction print buffer part  30   b , and generates a control signal based on the forward direction. On the other hand, in the case where the print direction is set to be the rotation direction by setting shown in  FIG. 13 , reads data at the above-mentioned rotation direction print buffer part  30   c , and generates a control signal based on the rotation direction. 
     Then, the forward direction control signal or rotation direction control signal generated at the above-mentioned control signal generating part  30   d  is output to the print-head driving circuit  25  through the output part  30   e . With the arrangement, the print head  10  is energized so as to correspond to the print in the forward direction or in the rotation direction, and in a predetermined print region S of the cover film  103 , the print R will be printed in accordance with the print direction (forward direction or rotation direction) set by setting shown in  FIG. 13 . 
     Here, returning to the above-described  FIGS. 10 and 11 , the RFID labels T 1 H, T 3 H, T 1 V and T 3 V illustrated in these  FIGS. 10 and 11  are a label aspect in which the print is conducted in the forward direction to be produced, so that the print is made based on data at the above-mentioned forward direction print buffer part  30   b . That is, in the case of producing the RFID label T 1 H illustrated in  FIG. 10E , as illustrated in  FIG. 10A , the print is made based on a print data developed in the forward direction to one side (to the left in the drawing) on the forward direction print buffer part  30   b ; and in the case of producing the RFID label T 2 H illustrated in  FIG. 10G , as illustrated in  FIG. 10C , the print is made based on a print data developed in the forward direction to the other side (to the right in the drawing) on the forward direction print buffer part  30   b . The RFID label T 1 V, T 3 V illustrated in  FIG. 11  is the same. Whereas, the RFID labels T 2 H, T 4 H, T 2 V and T 4 V are a label aspect in which the print is made in the rotation direction to be produced, so that the print is made based on data at the above-mentioned rotation direction print buffer part  30   c . That is, in the case of producing the RFID label T 2 H illustrated in  FIG. 10F , as illustrated in  FIG. 10B , the print is made based on a print data developed in the rotation direction to one side (to the left in the drawing) on the rotation direction print buffer part  30   c ; and in the case of producing the RFID label T 4 H illustrated in  FIG. 10H , as illustrated in  FIG. 10D , the print is made based on a print data developed in the rotation direction to the other side (to the right in the drawing) on the rotation direction print buffer part  30   c . The RFID label T 2 V, T 4 V illustrated in  FIG. 11  is the same. 
       FIG. 15  is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of the above-described Step S 1200 . 
     In  FIG. 15 , first, in Step S 1210 , after the tag label tape  110  with print has been printed, a RFID circuit element To, being an information read target is fed in the proximity of the antenna  14 , and the tag to be a target is set. 
     Thereafter, in Step S 1220 , “Scroll ID” command (or it may be “Ping” command requesting a response) to read out information stored in the RFID circuit element To in a manner of following e.g., a predetermined communication parameter is output to the signal processing circuit  22 . Based thereon, at the signal processing circuit  22 , the “Scroll ID” signal (or the “Ping” signal) as access information is generated to be transmitted to the RFID circuit element To of an access target via the radio frequency circuit  21 , and to request a reply. 
     Next, in Step S 1230 , a reply signal (RFID tag information such as article information) transmitted from the RFID circuit element To of the above-mentioned access target in response to the above-mentioned “Scroll ID” signal is received via the antenna  14 , and taken-in through the radio frequency circuit  21  and the signal processing circuit  22 . 
     Subsequently, in Step S 1240 , it is determined whether or not there is no error in a reply signal received in the step S 1230  using a known error detecting code (CRC code; Cyclic Redundancy Check and the like). 
     In the case where the determination is not satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 1250 , in which one is added to N, and further in Step S 1260 , it is determined whether or not N comes to be a predetermined number of times of retries (5 times in this example. It may be determined to the other number of times as appropriate) having preliminarily been determined. In the case of N≦4, the determination is not satisfied, the operation returns to Step S 1220  and repeats the same procedure. In the case of N=5, the operation goes to Step S 1270  and outputs an error display signal to the input/output interface  31  and to the above-mentioned terminal  5  or general purpose computer  6  via the communication line  3  to make a read failure (error) display, and in Step S 1280 , the above-described flag F=1, to end this flow. With the arrangement, even if read is in malfunction, retries will be made until being conducted a predetermined number of times (five times in this example). 
     In the case where the determination in Step  1240  is satisfied, read of RFID tag information from the RFID circuit element To, being a read target has completed, to end this flow. 
     In the above-mentioned routine, with respect to the RFID circuit element To, being an access target in the cartridge  100 , the RFID tag information in the IC circuit part  151  can be accessed and read. Furthermore, in the case where RFID tag information of the IC circuit part  151  cannot be correctly read within a predetermined number of times, the RFID circuit element To is found to be damaged, so that it can be determined whether or not the RFID label is a defective product. 
     As described above, the control signal generating part  30   d  provided at the control circuit  30  forms a first print controller configured to control printing device so as to be capable of switching between the print in the forward direction with respect to a predetermined print region and the print in the rotation direction of inverting the forward direction with respect to a predetermined print region. 
     As described above, in the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag according to this embodiment, when producing the RFID label T, the base tape  101  and the cover film  103  printed are pressed between the tape feeding roller  107  and the sub roller  109  to produce the tag label tape  110  with print; and further an access information generated in the signal processing circuit  22  and the radio frequency circuit  21  is transmitted to the antenna  152  of the RFID circuit element To via the antenna  14  (read of information is executed in this embodiment, and write of information is executed in the below-described variation). 
     Here, in this embodiment, by positioning the cut position CL with the use of the cut mark PM, a RFID label T is produced such that the RFID circuit element To is located on one side in the label longitudinal direction, and then can be printed with a print letter R selectively in the forward direction or in the rotation direction inverting this forward direction. With the arrangement, in the case of making a forward direction print and in the case of making a rotation direction print, as illustrated in  FIGS. 10E to 10H  or  FIGS. 11E to 11H , RFID labels T of mutually different layout aspects of the print region S or the RFID circuit element To in the aspect when in use can be produced. As a result, different from a conventional structure in which RFID labels T of the same layout aspect of the print region S or the RFID circuit element To can only be produced, RFID labels of a variety of layout aspects meeting a wide range of needs of a user can be produced, thus enabling to improve convenience. 
     Furthermore, particularly in this embodiment, due to that a print start position (L1 or L2, refer to the above-described  FIGS. 10A to 10D ,  FIGS. 11A to 11D ) can be changed based on the layout aspect of the print letter R, the print letter R can be printed selectively on one side or on the other side in the label longitudinal direction. With the arrangement, as illustrated in  FIG. 10  or  FIG. 11 , as are the aspect in which both the print letter R and the RFID circuit element To are located on one side in the label longitudinal direction, the aspect in which both the print letter R and the RFID circuit element To are located on the other side in the longitudinal direction, the aspect in which the print letter R is located on the other side in the longitudinal direction as well as the RFID circuit element To is located on one side in the longitudinal direction, and the aspect in which the print letter E is located on one side in the longitudinal direction as well as the RFID circuit element To is located on the other side in the longitudinal direction, four kinds of layout aspects of RFID labels T can be produced. Consequently, more various layout aspects of RFID labels can be produced. 
     Furthermore, particularly in this embodiment, there are provided two print modes of vertical writing or horizontal writing, and in each of these print modes, four kinds of layout aspects of RFID labels T based on a label longitudinal directional position of the above-mentioned print letter R and RFID circuit element To can be produced. As a result, an operator (user) can select an arbitrary layout aspect out of a total eight kinds of aspects of RFID labels T to produce the RFID label T, so that still more various layout aspects of RFID labels can be produced. 
     A specific use example and effects of the use thereof of various (eight kinds in this embodiment) aspects of RFID labels T produced in such a way are described with reference to  FIG. 16  and  FIG. 17 . 
       FIG. 16  is a view illustrating an example of the use of the RFID label T 1 H, T 2 H (refer to the above-described  FIG. 10 ), being a layout aspect in which both the print letter R and the RFID circuit element To are positioned on one side (on the left side in  FIG. 16 ) or on the other side (on the right side in  FIG. 16 ) in the label longitudinal direction. As illustrated in this  FIG. 16 , with respect to a side face  50   a ,  51   a  of an object to be affixed  50 ,  51  of, for example, cardboard boxes, the RFID labels T 1 H and T 2 H are affixed such that respective portions provided with the print R and the RFID circuit element To are extended form the objects to be affixed  50  and  51 , whereby even in the case where these objects to be affixed  50  and  51  are aligned in parallel or stacked in a direction of the side faces  50   a  and  51   a , the print R can be visually recognized, and a radio communication with the RFID circuit element To can be easily performed. Note that, although here the RFID labels T 1 H and T 2 H produced in a print mode of horizontal writing are used, even if the RFID labels T 1 V and T 1 V (refer to the above-described  FIG. 11 ) produced in the print mode of vertical writing, and being the layout aspect in which both the print letter R and the RFID circuit element To are positioned on one side or on the other side in the longitudinal direction, are affixed in the vertical direction with respect to the side faces  50   a  and  51   a  of the objects to be affixed  50  and  51 , the same effect can be obtained. 
     Whereas,  FIG. 17  is a view illustrating one example of the use of the RFID label T 4 V (refer to the above-described  FIG. 11 ), being a layout aspect in which the print letter R is positioned on one side (on the upper side in  FIG. 17 ) in the label longitudinal direction, and the RFID circuit element To is positioned on the other side (on the lower side in  FIG. 17 ) in the longitudinal direction. As illustrated in  FIG. 17 , with respect to an object to be affixed  53 , for example, binders that are provided with a metal fitting  52  partially in the proximity of the face to be affixed (here, a back strip), the RFID label T 4 V is affixed such that the RFID circuit element To is positioned spaced apart from the metal fitting  52 , thereby enabling the metal fitting  52  not to affect a radio communication performance of the RFID circuit element To. In addition, with the arrangement, owing to the aspect in which the print letter R and the RFID circuit element To are positioned on the opposite sides in the longitudinal direction, such an effect that visibility can be improved can be obtained. Incidentally, the effect of preventing these print failure and the decrease of durability of the RFID circuit element To is not limited to the RFID label T 4 V illustrated here, but can be obtained with the RFID labels T 3 V, T 3 H and T 4 H (refer to  FIGS. 10 and 11 ), being an aspect in which the print letter R and the RFID circuit element To are positioned on the opposite sides in the longitudinal direction. 
     Note that, preferred embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-described ones, various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the spirit and technical ideas of the invention as set forth. Hereinafter, such variations will be described. 
     (1-1) Case where a Print and a RFID Circuit Element are Located Too Far to One Side in a Label Width Direction 
     In the above-mentioned embodiment, although the case of producing RFID labels T of a plurality of layout aspects in different label longitudinal positions of the print R and the RFID circuit element To is described as an example, it is not limited to these examples, but RFID labels T of a plurality of layout aspects in different label width directional positions of the print R and the RFID circuit element To may be produced. 
     In this case, based on a layout aspect an operator desires, a cartridge  100  configured to include the first roll  102  wound with the base tape  101  in which the RFID circuit element To has preliminarily been disposed on one side or on the other side in the label width direction, is mounted at the cartridge holder part of the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag. Then, a RFID label is produced using the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag. 
       FIGS. 18E to 18H  are top views illustrating four kinds of layout aspects of RFID labels T of a print letter and the RFID circuit element To in a print mode of horizontal writing in this variation.  FIGS. 18A to 18D  are views for illustrating the corresponding positional relation between a tape and a print buffer (the above-mentioned forward direction print buffer part  30   b  and rotation direction print buffer part  30   c ) at the time of making a print of each RFID label T of the above-mentioned four kinds of layout aspects. 
     In these  FIGS. 18A to 18H , a RFID label T 1 H′ is a RFID label of a layout aspect in which both the print letter R and the RFID circuit element To are positioned on one side (on the left side in the drawing) in the longitudinal direction, as well as the print letter R is positioned on the other side (on the lower side in the drawing) in the label width direction and the RFID circuit element To is positioned on one side (on the upper side in the drawing) in the label width direction; and the RFID label T 2 H′ is a RFID label of a layout aspect in which both the print letter R and the RFID circuit element To are positioned on the other side (on the right side in the drawing) in the longitudinal direction, as well as the print letter R is positioned on one side (on the upper side in the drawing) in the label width direction and the RFID circuit element To is positioned on the other side (on the lower side in the drawing) in the label width direction. Furthermore, the RFID label T 3 H′ is a RFID label of a layout aspect in which the print letter R is positioned on the other side (on the right side in the drawing) in the longitudinal direction as well as on the other side (on the lower side in the drawing) in the label width direction, and the RFID circuit element To is positioned on one side (on the left side in the drawing) in the longitudinal direction as well as on one side (on the upper side in the drawing) in the label width direction; and the RFID label T 4 H′ is a RFID label of a layout aspect in which the print letter R is positioned on one side (on the left side in the drawing) in the longitudinal direction as well as on one side (on the upper side in the drawing) in the label width direction, and the RFID circuit element To is positioned on the other side (on the right side in the drawing) in the longitudinal direction as well as on the other side (on the lower side in the drawing) in the label width direction. 
     Incidentally, although not particularly described using the drawings, as with  FIGS. 11A to 11H  based on the above-described  FIGS. 10A to 10H , also in this variation, there are prepared four kinds of layout aspects (RFID labels T 1 V′ to T 4 V′) in a print mode of vertical writing based on the above-mentioned  FIGS. 18A to 18H , and an operator can select an arbitrary layout aspect out of these eight kinds of print aspects. 
       FIG. 19  is a flowchart showing a control procedure to be executed in the control circuit  30  in this variation, and a drawing corresponding to the above-described  FIG. 12 . Like reference numerals refer to the same procedures as in  FIG. 12 . 
     First, through the same Steps S 1105  and S 1110  as is  FIG. 12 , an operation goes to Step S 1111 A. In this Step S 1111 A, the layout aspect (that is, any one of eight kinds of the above-mentioned RFID labels T 1 H′ to T 4 H′, and T 1 V′ to T 4 V′) of a FRID label T input via the above-mentioned terminal  5  or general purpose computer  6  by an operator is read via the communication line  3  and the input/output interface  31 . 
     Then, in Step S 1300 A, based on the layout-information of a RFID tag (here, the tag layout is on one side (on the left side in  FIG. 18 ) in the longitudinal direction as well as on one side (on the upper side in  FIG. 18 ) in the width direction) read in the step S 1105 , and the aspect of a RFID label T read in Step S 1111 A, in accordance with this aspect, a tape feed amount to a print start position is set, a print direction (forward direction or rotation direction) is set, and a label width directional position of the print (it is fixed to be L3 from an upper end in this variation, refer to  FIG. 18 ). 
     Next, through the same Steps S 1115  and S 1116  as is  FIG. 12 , in Step S 1117 A, a control signal based on the print direction (forward direction or rotation direction) and the label width directional position of the print set in the step S 1300 A is output to the print-head driving circuit  25 , and the print head  10  is energized. As a result, in a predetermined region S (region corresponding to a selected print aspect) of the cover film  103 , a print R such as letters, signs, bar codes read in Step S 1105  is made to print based on the print direction (forward direction or rotation direction) and the label width directional position of the print set in the step S 1300 . Then, the tag label tape  110  with print is fed to the outside of the cartridge body  100 . 
     Thereafter, Steps S 1200  to Step S 1155 , being the same procedure as is  FIG. 12  are conducted. That is, a read processing of a tag information is performed, the combination of a print information and a tag information is stored in the information server  7  or the route server  4 , and the tag label tape  110  with print which print has been completed is cut (divided) on a cut line CL to produce a RFID label T. 
     With the arrangement, each aspect of RFID labels T illustrated in the above-described  FIGS. 18E to 18H  is produced. 
     In this variation, such the same effect as is the above-mentioned embodiment that RFID labels of more various layout aspects of RFID labels meeting a wide range of needs of a user can be produced can be obtained. 
     Incidentally, in the above-mentioned variation, although the print position is fixed to be L3 from the upper end in the label width direction of the print letter R, it is not limited to this example, but the width directional position of the print letter R can be changed. For example, by changing the positions of the print letter R in the label direction in two levels, eight kinds respectively in each print mode of vertical/horizontal writing, that is a total of 16 kinds of layout aspects of RFID labels can be produced, and still more various layout aspects of RFID labels can be produced. 
     Moreover, in the above-mentioned variation, although the example in which a RFID label T is produced using a base tape  101  provided with the RFID circuit element To on one side (on the upper side in  FIG. 18 ) in the label width direction, is shown, it is a matter of course that a base tape in which the RFID circuit element To is located on the other side (on the lower side in  FIG. 18 ) in the label width direction can be employed. 
     In addition, in the above-mentioned variation, as is the embodiment, although a cut line CL is set such that the RFID circuit element To is positioned on one side (on the left side in  FIG. 18 ) in the longitudinal direction to produce the RFID label T, it is not limited to this example, but the cut line CL may be set such that the RFID circuit element To is positioned on the other side (on the right side in  FIG. 18 ) in the longitudinal direction to produce the RFID label T, or the cut line CL may be set such that the RFID circuit element To is positioned at a central portion in the longitudinal direction to produce the RFID label T. Also in this case, the same effects can be obtained. 
     (1-2) Case of Making a Half-Cut 
     When using a RFID label T to be produced in the above-mentioned embodiment and variation (1-1), as described above, a user (user) needs to peel off the separation sheet  101   d  from the adhesive layer  101   c . In this variation, a half-cut (only the separation sheet  101   d  part is cut in the width direction with the cover film  103 , the adhesive layer  101   a , the base film  101   b  and the adhesive layer  101   c  left) is made at a half-way portion in the longitudinal direction of the RFID label T, and e.g., the RFID label T is bent at the half-cut portion when in use, thereby making it easy to peel off the separation sheet  101   d.    
       FIG. 20  is a schematic diagram illustrating a control system of an apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag in this variation, and a drawing corresponding to  FIG. 2  of the above-mentioned embodiment. Like reference numerals refer to the same parts as those of the above-mentioned embodiment, and descriptions thereof are omitted. 
     In this  FIG. 20 , a cutter  15 ′ (cutter for separation material layer) is provided instead of the above-described cutter  15 , by a control signal being output from a control circuit  30 ″ to the solenoid driving circuit  27 , and the solenoid  26  being driven based on this control signal, thereby being brought in operation. This cutter  15 ′ normally functions to cut (divide) the tag label tape  110  with print, as well as can make the half-cut to cut only the separation sheet  101   d  part. 
       FIG. 21  is flowchart showing a control procedure the control circuit  30 ″ executes in this variation, and a drawing corresponding to  FIG. 12  in the above-mentioned embodiment and  FIG. 19  in the above-mentioned variation (1-1). Like reference numerals refer to the same procedures as those in these drawings, and descriptions thereof are omitted. 
     First, through the same Steps S 1105  to Step S 1117  as is  FIG. 12 , an operation goes to Step S 1118 . In this Step S 1118 , it is determined whether or not the tag label tape  110  with print is fed to reach the half-cut position. That is, in this embodiment, since the half-cut is made in a position substantially in the vicinity of the center in the longitudinal direction of a RFID label T, it is determined whether or not the tag label tape  110  with print has been fed to reach this position. The determination of a transport amount at this time, for example, based on a detection result made by the photo sensor  19  of the cut mark PM provided on the RFID label T that has been produced before the RFID label T being produced at the moment, may be conducted by counting the number of pulses the cartridge shaft driving circuit  24  drives the above-mentioned motor to drive cartridge shaft  23 , being a pulse motor, outputs. In the case where the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 1119 , and the transport of the tag label tape  110  with print is stopped. 
     In the next Step S 1120 , a control signal based on the half cut is output to the solenoid driving circuit  27 , a blade  15   a ′ on one side (on the separation sheet  101   d  side. On the lower side in  FIG. 20 ) of the cutter  15 ′ is made to move forward toward the tag label tape  110  with print with the stroke made shorter than that at the normal cutting to make the half-cut of the tag label tape  110  with print (after cutting, the blade  15 ′ is reversed to an original position). 
     In Step S 1121 , a control signal is output to the cartridge shaft driving circuit  24 , and the ribbon take-up roller  106  and the tape feeding roller  107  are driven to rotate by a driving force of the motor to drive cartridge shaft  23 . Whereby, the transport of the tag tape with print  110  is started again. 
     Subsequent Steps S 1200  to S 1155  are the same as those of the above-described  FIG. 12  and  FIG. 19 , so that descriptions thereof are omitted. 
     Incidentally, in the above procedures, when the transport of the tag tape with print  110  is stopped for making a half-cut in the step S 1119 , it is controlled such that the energization of the print head  10  is once stopped, and the print onto the cover film  103  is temporarily stopped. Then, it is controlled such that from a time point of starting the transport of the tape in the step S 1121 , the print is restarted again. 
       FIGS. 22A and 22B  are views illustrating one example of an external appearance of a RFID label T″ formed as mentioned above; and  FIG. 22A  is a top view (that is, a view taken from the cover film  103  side, and  FIG. 22B  is a bottom view (that is, a view taken from the separation sheet  101   d  side). Furthermore,  FIG. 23  is a side sectional view in XXIII-XXIII′ cross section in  FIG. 22A . Incidentally, here as an example, illustrated is a RFID label (corresponding to the RFID label T 1 H illustrated in  FIG. 10 ) of a layout aspect in which the print R and the RFID circuit element To are positioned on one side (on the left side in  FIG. 22 ) in the longitudinal direction in a print mode of horizontal writing. As illustrated in these  FIG. 22  and  FIG. 23 , in a RFID label T″ produced in this variation, only the separation sheet  101   d  is cut in a central position in the longitudinal direction. 
     According to this variation, in addition to that such the same effect as is the above-mentioned embodiment that RFID labels of various layout aspects meeting a wide range of needs of a user, when using the RFID label T″, e.g., a user (user) bends the RFID label T″ in a position of a half-cut line HCL, whereby the separation sheet  101   d  on one side and on the other side can be easily peeled off toward both end sides from the central position respectively. 
     Note that, in the above-mentioned variation, although the position of making the half-cut is in the vicinity of the central position in the longitudinal direction, it is not limited to this case, but a longitudinal position may be changed as appropriate. 
     (1-3) Case of Making a Print Region Variable 
     In the above-described embodiment and variations (1-1) and (1-2), although the label longitudinal positions of a print R are changed stepwise only in two positions on one side and on the other side, and combined with a print direction (forward direction or rotation direction), to preliminarily prepare several kinds of layout aspects, and an operator selects a desired aspect thereof, it is not limited to this case. That is, for example, it is preferable that the label longitudinal position of the print R be consecutively varied, and when an operator inputs a desired print position, for example, with numerical values, the print R is located in the longitudinal position corresponding to this value. 
     In this case, in Step S 1116  illustrated in the above-described  FIG. 12  (or  FIG. 19 ,  FIG. 21 ), it is determined whether or not a transport amount of the tag label tape  110  is in a desired print start position (distance L from an end on one side of the RFID label T) the operator has input. The determination of the transport amount at this time, letting a proper position such as the cut line CL be a reference position, may be made by counting the number of pulses the cartridge shaft driving circuit  24  drives the above-mentioned motor to drive cartridge shaft  23 , being a pulse motor outputs. 
     With the arrangement, the number of layout aspects of the print R can be largely increased, so that further various layout aspects of RFID labels T can be produced. 
     Note that, in the above-mentioned variation, as to the label width directional position of the print R, likewise positioning may be conducted by inputting numerical values by the operator. 
     Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment and variations (1-1) and (1-2), although the position of the cut line CL is fixedly set with the cut mark PM such that the RFID circuit element To is positioned on one side in the longitudinal direction, it is not limited to this case. That is, for example, the position of the cut line CL may be changed, and the label longitudinal position of the RFID circuit element To may be set to be variable. In this case, for example, when the operator inputs a desired longitudinal position of the RFID circuit element To e.g., with numerical values, the position of the cut line CL is set such that the RFID circuit element To is located in the longitudinal position corresponding to these values, and the tag label tape  110  may be cut in this position. 
     In specific, in Step S 1140  shown in the above-described  FIG. 12  (or  FIG. 19 ,  FIG. 21 ), it is determined whether or not the transport amount of the tag label tape  110  is in the position (distance L′ from the end on one side of the RFID label T) of the cut line CL so as to be in a desired RFID circuit element To position the operator has input. The determination of the transport amount at this time, letting the cut line CL be a reference position, may be done by counting the number of pulses the cartridge shaft driving circuit  24  drives the above-mentioned motor to drive cartridge shaft  23 , being a pulse motor outputs. 
     With the arrangement, the number of layout aspects of the RFID circuit element To can be largely increased, so that further various layout aspects of RFID labels T can be produced. 
     (1-4) Case of Making a Print in Forward/Rotation Directions Based on a Read Direction of a Buffer Data 
     In the above-mentioned embodiment, although when making a print in the rotation direction, a print information in the rotation direction is developed on the rotation direction print buffer part  30   c , and a control signal is generated based on this print information, it is not limited to this example, for example, as illustrated in  FIG. 24 , a control signal corresponding to the forward direction or the rotation direction may be generated based on the direction of reading the print information on the buffer. 
       FIG. 24  is a functional block diagram showing the function relating to setting of a print direction (forward direction or rotation direction) of a control circuit  30 A in this case. As illustrated in this  FIG. 24 , the control circuit  30 A includes an input part  30   a ′, a print buffer part  30   f  (a first storage device for print data), a forward direction control signal generating part  30   g , a rotation direction control signal generating part  30   h , and an output part  30   e′.    
     The control circuit  30 A is under an input operation via the terminal  5  or the general purpose computer  6  by an operator, and a print information read via the communication line  3  and the input/output interface  31  in the above-described Step  1105  of  FIG. 12  is taken-in in the above-mentioned print buffer part  30   f  through the input part  30   a′.    
     The print buffer part  30   f  develops the print information input through the above-mentioned input part  30   a ′ in the forward direction on the buffer, and temporarily saves it. 
     The forward control signal generating part  30   g , in the case where a print direction is set to be the forward direction by setting shown in the above-described  FIG. 13 , data on the above-mentioned print buffer part  30   f  is read in X direction in the drawing from coordinates (1, 1), next in X direction in the drawing from coordinates (2, 1), and further in the same read direction from coordinates (3, 1) and afterwards, and a control signal based on the forward direction is generated. 
     On the other hand, the rotation direction control signal generating part  30   h , in the case where a print direction is set to be the rotation direction by setting shown in  FIG. 13 , data on the above-mentioned print buffer part  30   f  is read in Y direction in the drawing from coordinates (n, n), next in Y direction in the drawing from coordinates (n−1, n), and further in the same read direction from (n−2, n) and afterwards, and a control signal based on the rotation direction is generated. 
     The control circuit  30 A outputs a forward direction control signal that is generated at the above-mentioned forward direction control signal generating part  30   g  or a rotation direction control signal that is generated at the above-mentioned rotation direction control signal generating part  30   h  to the print-head driving circuit  25  through the output part  30   e ′. Whereby, the print head  10  is energized so as to correspond to the print in the forward direction or in the rotation direction, and the print R will be printed in a predetermined print region S of the cover film  103  in accordance with a print direction (forward direction or rotation direction) set by setting shown in  FIG. 13 . 
     In this case, the forward direction control signal generating part  30   g  and the rotation direction control signal generating part  30   h  provided in the control circuit  30 A form a first print controller configured to control a printing device so as to be capable of being switched between the print in the forward direction with respect to a predetermined print region and the print in the rotation direction of inverting the forward direction with respect to a predetermined region. 
     (1-5) Case of not Automatically Detecting a Layout-Information of a RFID Tag 
     In the above-mentioned embodiment, although by detecting a mark width of the cut mark PM using the above-mentioned photo sensor  19 , layout information of the RFID circuit element To is automatically taken-in, it is not limited to this example. That is, it is preferable that an operator mounts the cartridge  100  in which the base tape  101  which layout information of the RFID circuit element To is known is contained, at the cartridge holder part of the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag, and this known layout-information of a RFID tag is input via, for example, the above-mentioned terminal  5  or general purpose computer  6 . In this case, the photo sensor  19  can be unnecessary. 
     (1-6) Others 
     (A) Case of Write of RFID Tag Information 
     Heretofore, although the case of producing a RFID label that can only be read (cannot be written) is described as an example, it is not limited to this case, the present invention may be applied to the case of writing information in the IC circuit part  151  of the RFID circuit element To. 
     In this case, in the procedure corresponding to Step S 1115  of the above-described  FIG. 12  (or  FIG. 19 ,  FIG. 21 ), in addition to a print information to be printed onto the RFID label T using the print head  10 , information to be written in the IC circuit part  151  of the RFID circuit element To is read; in the procedure corresponding to Step S 1200 , a tag ID (whole or a part) is specified, and then a memory initialization (deletion) for writing RFID tag information such as ID information or article information thereof is executed, and thereafter this RFID tag information is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To to be written; and in the procedure corresponding to Step S 1130 , the combination of information written in the above-mentioned RFID circuit element To and the print information printed already based thereon is stored. 
     Also in this variation, the same effects as is the above-mentioned embodiment can be obtained. 
     (B) Case of Not Bonding 
     That is, as described in the above-mentioned embodiment, it is not the case that the cover film  103  different from the base tape  101  provided with the RFID circuit element To is directly applied with print, ant then they are bonded together, but the case where the present invention is applied to a cartridge configured to include at least a RFID tag for an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag making a print on a cover film a tag tape includes. 
       FIG. 25  is an explanatory view for illustrating a detailed structure of a cartridge  100 ′ of this variation, and a drawing corresponding to the above-described  FIG. 3 . Like reference numerals refer to the same parts as those of  FIG. 3 , and descriptions thereof are omitted. 
     In  FIG. 25 , the cartridge  100 ′ includes a first roll (roll of tape with RFID tag)  102 ′ wound with a thermal tape  101 ′ (first tape, tag tape), and a feeding roller  107 ′ feeding this thermal tape  101 ′ toward the outside of the cartridge  100 ′. 
     The first roll  102 ′ is wound with the above-mentioned strip-like transparent thermal tape  101 ′ in which a plurality of the above-mentioned RFID circuit elements To is sequentially formed in the longitudinal direction around a reel member  102   a′.    
     The thermal tape  101 ′ to be wound around the first roll  102 ′ is in a three-layer structure in this example (refer to a partially enlarged view in  FIG. 25 ), and constructed to be laminated, from the side to be wound on the outside toward the opposite side, in order of a cover film  101   a ′ made of a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and the like having a thermal recording layer on the surface, an adhesive layer  101   b ′ made of an appropriate adhesive material, and a separation sheet  101   c ′ (separation material). 
     On the backside of the cover film  101 ′ a , the IC circuit part  151  configured to store information is integrally provided, and on the surface of the backside of the cover film  101 ′ a , the above-mentioned antenna  152  is formed. On the backside of the cover film  101 ′ a , the above-mentioned separation sheet  101   c ′ is bonded to the cover film  101 ′ a  with the above-mentioned adhesive layer  101   b ′. Then, on this separation sheet  101   c ′, as with the separation sheet  101   d  of the base tape according to the above-mentioned embodiment, a cut mark PM (identifier) for positioning the cut position CL with the use of the cutter  15  is provided. 
     When the cartridge  100 ′ is mounted at the cartridge holder part of the above-mentioned apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag, and a roller holder (not illustrated) is moved from a separation position to a contact position, the thermal tape  101 ′ is sandwiched between the print head  10  and the platen roller  108 , as well as between the feeding roller  107 ′ and the sub roller  109 . Then, accompanied by the movement of the feeding roller driving shaft  12  by a driving force of the motor to drive cartridge shaft  23  (refer to  FIG. 2 ), the feeding roller  107 ′, the sub roller  109  and the platen roller  108  are rotated in synchronization, and the thermal tape  101 ′ is fed out from the first roll  102 ′. 
     This thermal tape  101 ′ fed out is fed to the print head  10  on the downstream side in a transport direction. At the print head  10 , a plurality of heater elements is energized by the above-mentioned print-head driving circuit  25  (refer to  FIG. 2 ), whereby a print is printed on the surface of the cover film  101   a ′ of the thermal tape  101 ′ to be formed as a tag label tape  110 ′ with print, and thereafter carried-out to the outside of the cartridge  100 ′. Incidentally, it is a matter course to be a print of using such an ink ribbon as in the above-described embodiment. 
     After carried-out from the cartridge  100 ′, with respect to a predetermined RFID circuit element To, access (read/write of information) is made to information in the IC circuit part  151  via the above-described antenna  14 . Thereafter, the transport using the feeding roller  17 , the cut using the cutter  15  and the like are the same as is the above-mentioned embodiment, so that descriptions thereof are omitted. 
     In this variation, as with the above-mentioned embodiment, e.g., such an effect that RFID labels of various layout aspects meeting a wide rang of needs of a user can be produced, can be obtained. 
     A second embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to  FIGS. 26 to 42 . 
       FIG. 26  is a schematic diagram illustrating a detailed structure of an apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag according to this embodiment, and a drawing corresponding to  FIG. 2  of the above-mentioned first embodiment. Like reference numerals refer to the same parts as those of  FIG. 2 , and descriptions thereof are omitted. 
     In  FIG. 26 , in the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag according to this embodiment, the photo sensor  19  is eliminated from the construction illustrated in  FIG. 2 , as well as there is provided a sensor (a second detecting means)  20  configured to detect layout-information of a RFID tag (information showing a layout position of a RFID circuit element To in the base tape  101 . For example, a tape width, layout interval information of the RFID circuit element To and the like are included.) in a part to be detected  190  (details will be described later) provided in the cartridge  100 . In addition, via the above-mentioned radio frequency circuit  21 , signal processing circuit  22 , cartridge shaft driving circuit  24 , print-head driving circuit  25 , solenoid driving circuit  27 , tape-feeding-roller driving circuit  29  and the like, the entire operation of the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag is to be controlled by a control circuit  130  having an equal function to that of the control circuit  30  according to the above-mentioned first embodiment. Furthermore, also the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag according to this embodiment, as is the above-mentioned first embodiment, is connected to the route server  4 , the terminal  5 , the general purpose computer  6  and a plurality of information servers  7  via a wired or wireless communication line  3  (refer to the above-described  FIG. 1 ). 
     Furthermore, since the construction of the cartridge  100 , the radio frequency circuit  21 , and the RFID circuit element To is the same as those described with reference to respective  FIGS. 3 ,  5  and  6  in the above-mentioned first embodiment, descriptions thereof are omitted. 
       FIG. 27  is an explanatory view illustrating one example of the construction of the above-mentioned sensor  20 . 
     In  FIG. 27 , the sensor  20 , in this example, is a mechanical switch in which with respect to identifiers  190 A to  190 C of the part to be detected (element to be detected) possessing a concavo-convex shape, a contact  20 B of a spring member  20 A is biased to be in contact, thereby detecting the concavo-convex shape, and a detection signal is to be output to the control circuit  130  from the contact  20 B located corresponding to each depression or projection. 
     These identifiers  190 A to  190 C, with the presence or absence of the above-mentioned depression and projection, indicate the above-mentioned layout-information of a RFID tag (information representing the layout position of the RFID circuit element To in the base tape  101 . For example, a tape width, layout interval information of the RFID circuit element To and the like are included.) of the cartridge  100 , and the above-mentioned sensor  20  detects this layout-information of a RFID tag regarding this cartridge  100  to output it to the control circuit  130 . 
     Note that, the sensor  20  act as the above-mentioned second detecting device is not limited to a mechanical switch, but may be the other type, for example, a sensor using the reflection of lights. In this case, there are provided, for example, a light emitting diode emitting a light in response to a signal from the control circuit  130 , and a photo transistor configured to receive a reflected light of this emitted light at each of the identifies  190 A to  190 C, and to output a corresponding detection signal to the control circuit  130 . 
       FIGS. 28A and 28B  are views illustrating one example of an external appearance of RFID label T formed by read or write of information of the RFID circuit element To and the cut of the tag label tape  110  with print being completed in the same method as that of the above-mentioned first embodiment in the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag according to this embodiment,  FIG. 28A  is a top view and  FIG. 28B  is a bottom view, and they are drawings corresponding to  FIG. 7A  and  FIG. 7B  according to the above-mentioned first embodiment. Furthermore,  FIG. 29  is a cross sectional view in XXIX-XXIX′ in  FIG. 7 , and a drawing corresponding to  FIG. 8  of the above-mentioned first embodiment. 
     In these  FIGS. 28A ,  28 B and  29 , according to this embodiment, a RFID label T, as with the above-mentioned first embodiment, is constructed to be of five layers of the cover film  103 , the adhesive layer  101   a , the base film  101   b , the adhesive layer  101   c , and the separation sheet  101   d , with a RFID circuit element To included. 
     At this time, on the backside of the cover film  103 , a print R (in this example, letters of “ABC”) is printed, as illustrated in  FIG. 28A , the print R, to visually recognize (identify) the layout region of the RFID circuit element To, is printed such that the print in a region TA (hereinafter, described as a tag layout region TA) corresponding to the layout position of the RFID circuit element To is more bold than outside of the region (details will be described later). 
     The feature of this embodiment, as described above, is that the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag functions to make a print such that the layout region of the RFID circuit element To can be visually recognized (identified), particularly that in this embodiment, a print aspect of the print R in the tag layout region TA corresponding to the layout position of the RFID circuit element To is selected out of a plurality of the print aspects by an operator (user), whereby the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag accordingly produces a RFID label T which print aspect in the tag layout region TA is changed. 
       FIG. 30  is a flowchart showing control procedure carried out by a control circuit  130  when, in the production of the RFID label T as mentioned above, the cover film  103  is fed and predetermined print is made thereon with the print head  10 , as well as the cover film  103  is bonded with the base tape  101  to produce the tag label tape  110  with print, thereafter the RFID label T is formed by cutting the tag label tape  110  with print. 
     In  FIG. 30 , firstly in step S 2105 , the flow starts when writing is carried out in the apparatus  2  for communicating with RFID tags. Then in the same way as Step S 1105  shown in  FIG. 12  of the above-described first embodiment: information that is input via a terminal  5  or a general purpose computer  6  and is to be written into the IC circuit part  151  of a RFID circuit element To and print information that is to be printed on the RFID label T with the print head  10  in response to that are read via a communication line  3  and an input/output interface  31 ; and also layout-information of a RFID tag on a cartridge  100  detected with a sensor  20  is read via the input part  130   c  (refer to  FIG. 12  to be described later). The print information read on this occasion is developed on a print buffer  130   b   1  of a print memory  130   b  and stored temporarily therein and the layout-information of a RFID tag is developed on a tag region buffer  130   d   1  of a tag region memory  130   d  and stored temporarily therein (refer to  FIG. 32  to be described later). 
     Thereafter, in step S 2110 , in the same way as Step S 1110  in  FIG. 12 , variables M and N to count the number of retries and a flag F indicating the communication quality are initialized to zero. 
     Then in step S 2300 , a print aspect of print R in a tag layout region TA is set in response to the input operation carried out by an operator via the terminal  5  or the general purpose computer  6  (for details, refer to  FIG. 31  to be described later). 
     In subsequent step S 2112 , a control signal to be output to the print-head driving circuit  25  is generated corresponding to the print aspect set in the step S 2300  mentioned above based on the print information and the layout-information of a RFID tag read in the step S 2105  (for details, refer to  FIG. 32  to be described later). 
     Then in step S 2115 , in the same way as Step S 1115  of  FIG. 12  described previously, the ribbon take-up roller  106  and the tape feeding roller  107  are driven to rotate and the base tape  101  is fed out from the first roll  102  and the cover film  103  is fed out from the second roll  104 . On this occasion, the control signal generated in the step S 2112  is output to the print-head driving circuit  25 , electricity is applied to the print head  10 , and print R such as letters, symbols, bar codes, and the like read in step S 2105  is printed in a predetermined region of the cover film  103  while the print aspect in the tag layout region TA is changed corresponding to the print aspect set in the step S 2300 . Further the feeding roller  17 A is driven to rotate in the same way as described previously. As a result, the base tape  101  and the printed cover film  103  are integrated to form the tag label tape  110  with print, and carried-out from the cartridge  100  as described previously. 
     Thereafter in step S 2120 , whether or not the tag label tape  110  with print is conveyed by a predetermined distance C (for example, a conveyed distance until a RFID circuit element To which the cover film  103  having corresponding print is bonded reaches a feeding guide  13 ) is determined. The determination of the conveyed distance may sufficiently be carried out, for example, by detecting an appropriate identification mark disposed on the base tape  101  (for example, a cut mark PM described in  FIG. 3  in the above-described first embodiment) with a separately attached known tape sensor (a sensor similar to a photo sensor  19  in the above-described first embodiment may also be accepted). When the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 2200 . In step S 2200 , RFID tag information is written and, after initializing (erasing) memories for writing, the RFID tag information is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To and written (for details, refer to  FIG. 33  to be described later). After the completion of Step S 2200 , the operation goes to Step S 2125 . 
     In step S 2125 , in the same way as Step S 1125  described previously, whether or not a flag F is zero is determined. Since F keeps zero if the writing is completed normally (refer to Step S 2245  in the flow shown in  FIG. 33  to be described later), the determination is satisfied and the operation goes to Step S 2130 . 
     In step S 2130 , in the same way as Step S 1130  described previously, the combination of the information written in the IC circuit part  151  of the RFID circuit element To in the step S 2200  and the print information printed with the print head  10  corresponding thereto is stored in an information sever  7  and a route server  4 . Here, the stored data are stored and held in, for example, a database so as to be referable via the terminal  5  or the general purpose computer  6  when necessary. 
     Thereafter in step S 2135 , the fact that print to the region in the cover film  103  corresponding to the RFID circuit element To that is an object to be processed at this moment is completely ended is confirmed and thereafter the operation goes to Step S 2140 . 
     Here, in Step S 2125  mentioned above, when writing is not completed normally for some reason, F is regarded as one (refer to Step S 2245  in the flow shown in  FIG. 33  to be described later). Consequently, the determination in step S 2125  is not satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 2137 , printing is stopped in the half-way in the same way as Step S 1137  described previously, and thereafter the operation goes to Step S 2140 . 
     In step  2140 , whether or not the tag label tape  110  with print is further conveyed by a predetermined distance (for example, the distance by which all the RFID circuit element To as the object and the print region of the cover film  103  corresponding thereto are conveyed to the extent of exceeding a cutter  15  by a predetermined length (an excessive distance)) is determined. The conveying distance determination on this occasion may also be carried out sufficiently by, for example, detecting a mark with a tape sensor in the same way as Step S 2120  described previously. When the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 2145 . 
     In step S 2145 , in the same way as Step S 1145  described previously, the feed-out of the base tape  101  from the first roll  102 , the feed-out of the cover film  103  from the second roll  104 , and the transportation of the tag label tape  110  with print with the feeding roller  17  are stopped. 
     Thereafter in step S 2150 , in the same way as Step S 1150  described previously, the tag label tape  110  with print is cut with the cutter  15 . As described previously, on this occasion, all the RFID circuit element To and the print region of the cover film  103  corresponding thereto are sufficiently conveyed beyond the cutter  15  and, by the cutting with the cutter  15 , a label-shaped RFID label T on which predetermined RFID tag information is written in the RFID circuit element To and predetermined print corresponding thereto is made is produced. 
     Thereafter, the operation goes to Step S 2155 , in the same way as Step S 1155  described previously, transportation with the feeding roller  17  is restarted and the produced RFID label T is discharged. 
       FIG. 31  is a flowchart showing detailed procedure of Step S 2300  mentioned above. 
     In  FIG. 31 , firstly in step S 2310 , via the terminal  5  or the general purpose computer  6 , whether or not an operator has selected and input a line drawing thickness as the print aspect to be changed in a tag layout region TA is determined. Here, the input on this occasion is carried out by, in the terminal  5  or the general purpose computer  6 , selecting and inputting the line drawing thickness from the selective display (here line drawing thicknesses or line drawing colors) of a predetermined print aspect. When the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to subsequent Step S 2320 . 
     In step S 2320 , whether or not an operator has selected and input a boldface as the print aspect in the tag layout region TA is determined. When the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 2330  and the print aspect in the tag layout region TA is set at the boldface. On the other hand, when an operator has not selected a boldface, the determination is not satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 2340 , and the print aspect in the tag layout region TA is set at a lightface. 
     Here, the thickness of print when a boldface or a lightface is set in step S 2330  or S 2340  mentioned above may be automatically set at an appropriate predetermined thickness, for example an operator may input the thickness of print in the form of a numerical value completely freely. Otherwise an operator may select and input a print thickness from among a plurality of predetermined print thicknesses. 
     In contrast, when the line drawing thickness is not selected in foregoing step S 2310 , the determination is not satisfied and the operation goes to subsequent Step S 2350 . In the step S 2350 , whether or not an operator has selected and input a line drawing color as the print aspect to be changed in the tag layout region TA is determined. When the determination is not satisfied, the operation goes back to Step S 2310 . When the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to subsequent Step S 2360 . 
     In step S 2360 , whether or not an operator has selected and input black-white inversion as the print aspect in the tag layout region TA is determined. When the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 2370  and the print aspect in the tag layout region TA is set at the black-white inversion. On the other hand, when the operator has not selected the black-white inversion, the determination is not satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 2380 , and the print aspect in the tag layout region TA is set at font color change. 
     Here, in the selection of a font color when font color change is selected in step S 2380 , predetermined font colors may be set, for example, so that the print color may be set at red in the tag layout region TA and at black in the other regions. Besides the case, an operator may freely assign a font color. 
       FIG. 32  is a functional block diagram showing the part that is extracted from the functions of the control circuit  130  and related to the generation of control signals for print executed in step S 2112  in  FIG. 30  mentioned above. 
     In  FIG. 32 , the control circuit  130  is provided with: an input part (a print information input means)  130   a  to input print information from the input/output interface  31 ; a print memory (a second print data storage means)  130   b  to develop the print information input via the input part  130   a  on a print buffer (a storage region for print data)  130   b   1  and temporarily store it therein; another input part (a layout-information of a RFID tag input means)  130   c  to input layout-information of a RFID tag detected with a sensor  20  from a part to be detected  190  disposed in a cartridge  100 ; a tag region memory (a tag layout data storage means)  130   d  to develop the layout-information of a RFID tag input via the input part  130   c  on a tag region buffer (a storage region for layout-data of a RFID tag)  130   d   1  and temporarily store it therein; a control signal generating part  130   e  as a second print controller to generate a control signal to be output to a print-head driving circuit  25  based on the print information and the layout-information of a RFID tag stored in the print memory  130   b  and the tag region memory  130   d  respectively; and an output part  130   f  to output the generated control signal to the print-head driving circuit  25 . 
     The print memory  130   b  develops the input print information on the print buffer  130   b   1  and converts it into alignment information of dots (here two kinds of dots; black and white). Here, in  FIG. 32 , for the simplification of the explanations, the case where only one letter “A” is input as the print letter R is shown. 
     Meanwhile, the tag region memory  130   d  sets a tag layout region TA (refer to  FIG. 28  described previously) corresponding to the layout position of a RFID circuit element To from the input layout-information of a RFID tag. The tag layout region TA is set so as to be somewhat larger than the actual layout region of the RFID circuit element To as shown in  FIG. 28A  described previously from the viewpoint of securely preventing the RFID circuit element To from being cut. Here, the tag layout region TA may also be set so as to be nearly as large as the actual layout region of the RFID circuit element To. Then, the region information of the set tag layout region TA is developed on the tag region buffer  130   d   1  and converted into the alignment information of dots (here two kinds of dots; gray and white). 
     Here, the capacities of the print buffer  130   b   1  and the tag region buffer  130   d   1  are set so as to be nearly identical to each other and also set at the capacities corresponding to the size of the actual tag layout region TA. With the arrangement, at least data of the amount corresponding to the tag layout region TA can be stored and print that makes the tag layout region TA visually recognizable (identifiable) against other regions can be assured. 
     The control signal generating part  130   e  generates a control signal corresponding to the print aspect set via the print aspect setting shown in  FIG. 31  shown earlier based on the print information stored in the print memory  130   b  and the layout-information of a RFID tag store in the tag region memory  130   d . More specifically, when a boldface is set in the tag layout region in step S 2330  in  FIG. 31  for example, as shown in  FIG. 32 , the print information on the print buffer  130   b   1  is processed so that the thickness of the letters at the part corresponding to the tag layout region TA in the print information may increase. Then the output part  130   f  outputs the print information on the buffer processed as mentioned above to the print-head driving circuit  25  as control signals aligned in rows. Here, although the print information and the layout-information of a RFID tag are shown in a superimposed manner in the control signal generating part  130   e  for the easiness of comprehension in the figure, the information output as the control signals is only the print information shown with the black color and the layout-information of a RFID tag shown with the gray color in the figure is not output. 
       FIG. 33  is a flowchart showing detailed procedure of Step S 2200  in  FIG. 30  mentioned above. 
     In  FIG. 33 , firstly in step S 2205 , identification numbers ID (ID information, tag IDs) of a plurality of RFID circuit elements To contained in one RFID label T that is an object of writing by an appropriate known method are set respectively (as described previously, as the identification information written in a RFID tag To, ID information differentiated for each RFID circuit element To is always stored and each RFID circuit element To can be accessed without interference), and a RFID circuit element To into which information is written is conveyed in the vicinity of the antenna  14 . 
     Thereafter, in step S 2210 , an “Erase” command to initialize information stored in a memory part  157  of the RFID circuit element To is output to the signal processing circuit  22 . Based on this, the “Erase” signal as access information: is generated at the signal processing circuit  22 ; is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To into which information is written via the radio frequency circuit  21 ; and initializes the memory part  157 . 
     Subsequently, in step S 2215 , a “Verify” command to confirm the content in the memory part  157  is output to the signal processing circuit  22 . Based on this, the “Verify” signal as access information: is generated at the signal processing circuit  22 ; is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To into which information is written via the radio frequency circuit  21 ; and requests a reply. Thereafter in step S 2220 , a reply signal transmitted from the RFID circuit element To into which information is written is: received in response to the “Verify” signal via the antenna  14 ; and taken in via the radio frequency circuit  21  and the signal processing circuit  22 . 
     Next, in step S  2225 , based on the reply signal, information in the memory part  157  of the relevant RFID circuit element To is confirmed and whether or not the memory part  157  has been normally initialized is determined. 
     When the determination is not satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 2230 , one is added to M, and further whether or not M equals five is determined in step S 2235 . When M is four or less, the determination is not satisfied, the procedure goes back to Step S 2210 , and the same procedure is repeated. When M equals five, the operation goes to Step S 2240 , an error display signal is output to the terminal  5  or the general purpose computer  6  via the input/output interface  31  and the communication line  3 , corresponding write failure (error) is displayed, and the flow is terminated. In this way, even if initialization is unsuccessful, retry may be carried out up to five times. 
     When the determination is satisfied in step S 2225 , the operation goes to Step S 2250 , and a “Program” command to write intended data to the memory part  157  is output to the signal processing circuit  22 . Based on this, the “Program” signal as access information (RFID tag information such as ID information) is generated at the signal processing circuit  22  and transmitted to the RFID circuit element To into which information is written via the radio frequency circuit  21 . Thereby the information is written into the memory part  157 . 
     Thereafter in step S 2255 , a “Verify” command is output to the signal processing circuit  22 . Based on this, the “Verify” signal as access information: is generated at the signal processing circuit  22 ; is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To into which information is written via the radio frequency circuit  21 ; and requests a reply. Thereafter in step S 2260 , a reply signal transmitted from the RFID circuit element To into which information is written in response to the “Verify” signal is: received via the antenna  14 ; and taken in via the radio frequency circuit  21  and the signal processing circuit  22 . 
     Subsequently in step S 2265 , based on the reply signal, the information stored in the memory part  157  of the relevant RFID circuit element To is confirmed and whether or not the transmitted predetermined information is normally stored in the memory part  157  is determined. 
     When the determination is not satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 2270 , one is added to N, and further whether or not N equals five is determined in step S 2275 . When N is four or less, the determination is not satisfied, the procedure goes back to Step S 2250 , and the same procedure is repeated. When N equals five, the operation goes to Step S 2240  described previously, likewise corresponding write failure (error) is displayed on the terminal  5  or the general purpose computer  6 , the flag F is set at one in step S 2245 , and the flow is terminated. In his way, even if information writing is unsuccessful, retry may be carried out up to five times. 
     When the determination is satisfied in step S 2265 , the operation goes to Step S 2280 , and a “Lock” command is output to the signal processing circuit  22 . Based on this, the “Lock” signal is generated at the signal processing circuit  22  and transmitted to the RFID circuit element To into which information is written via the radio frequency circuit  21 , and additional writing of information to the relevant RFID circuit element To is prohibited. Thereby the writing of RFID tag information into the RFID circuit element To into which the information is written is completed and the flow is terminated. 
     By the above routine, it is possible to write intended RFID tag information (ID information and the like) into the IC circuit part  151  of the RFID circuit element To be accessed in the cartridge  100 . 
       FIGS. 34A to 34D  are views illustrating one example of the external appearances of RFID label printed and formed in various print aspects as mentioned above. 
     In  FIGS. 34A to 34D ,  FIG. 34A  shows a RFID label T (the same as the RFID label T shown in  FIG. 28  described previously) in the case where a boldface is set in the tag layout region in step S 2330  in  FIG. 31 , and  FIG. 34B  shows a RFID label T 1  in the case where a lightface is set in the tag layout region in step S 2340  in  FIG. 31 . Further, FIG.  34 C is an example of a RFID label T 2  in the case where black-white inversion is set in the tag layout region in step S 2370  in  FIG. 31 , and here an example wherein the outside of the tag layout region TA is printed with black and the inside of the tag layout region TA is inversed and printed with white is shown. Here, inversely, the outside of the tag layout region TA may be printed with white and the inside of the tag layout region TA may be printed with black.  FIG. 34D  is an example of a RFID label T 3  in the case where the font color change is set in the tag layout region in step S 2380  in  FIG. 31 , and here an example wherein print is applied so that the font color at the inside of the tag layout region TA may be thinner than that at the outside is shown. Here, inversely, print may be made so that the font color at the inside of the tag layout region TA may be thicker than that at the outside. Otherwise, print may be made so as to change the color itself (including the change in gradation). 
     As described above, in an apparatus  2  for communicating with RFID tags according to the present embodiment, a base tape  101  on which RFID circuit elements To are disposed at nearly equal intervals is fed out, a tag label tape  110  with print produced by bonding the fed-out base tape  101  and a printed cover film  103  together is cut with the cutter  15 , and thus the RFID label T is produced. On this occasion, print is made to the cover film  103  so that the thickness and the color of letters may be differentiated between the outside and the inside of the tag layout region TA and thereby the layout region TA of a RFID circuit element To may be visually recognized (identified). With the arrangement, the tag layout region TA is visualized at a glance and a user can easily recognize the tag layout region TA on the produced RFID label T from the printed side (from the top side). As a result, unnecessary parts of the RFID label T are easily cut and removed while the RFID circuit element To is prevented from being cut. Further, when the RFID label T is bonded to an object, it is possible to devise the affixing style and the affixing position easily depending on the region of the RFID circuit element To. Consequently, convenience for users can be enhanced. 
     On this occasion, in the present embodiment in particular, print aspects in a plurality of tag layout regions TA are set in advance as described previously and an operator (a user) can select a visually recognizable desirable print aspect from among the print aspects. With the arrangement, it is possible to surely recognize a tag layout region TA even when the user changes, and convenience for users can be surely enhanced. 
     Further, in the present embodiment in particular, the control circuit  130  is configured so as to have the print memory  130   b  to develop print information on the print buffer  130   b   1  and store it therein, and hence it is possible to store the print information generated at the control signal generating part  130   e  in the buffer before the print is made based on the print information stored in the print memory  130   b  and the layout-information of a RFID tag stored in the tag region memory  130   d . As a result, when print is made, the control signal generating part  130   e  can process print by simply reading the print information stored in the buffer and outputting the print information as the drive signal to the print-head driving circuit  25 , and hence it is possible to realize print control with a simple configuration. 
     Here, the present embodiment may be variously modified within the range not deviating from the spirit and the technical ideas of the present embodiment. Such variations will be described hereunder. 
     (2-1) The Case of Changing the Print Aspect of a Background 
     In the above embodiment, the tag layout region TA is made visually recognizable (identifiable) by changing the print aspect of the print letter R. Besides that, it is also acceptable to make the tag layout region TA visually recognizable (identifiable) by printing a background together with the print letter R on a cover film  103  and changing the print aspect on the background. 
     Print aspect setting processed with a control circuit  130 A according to the present variation (corresponding to Step S 2300  in  FIG. 30  of the above-described second embodiment) will be described with reference to  FIG. 35 .  FIG. 35 : is a flowchart showing detailed procedure of print aspect setting processed with the control circuit  130 A according to the present variation; and corresponds to  FIG. 31  of the above-described embodiment. 
     In  FIG. 35 , firstly in step S 2310 A, whether or not an operator has selected and input an ordinary color as the print aspect of the background of the print R (that is, it means not the background of a line drawing such as hatching to be described later but a homochromatic background) is determined via the terminal  5  or the general purpose computer  6 . When the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to subsequent Step S 2320 A. 
     In step S 2320 A, whether or not an operator has selected and input coloring as the print aspect of the background in the tag layout region TA is determined. When the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 2330 A, and the print aspect of the background in the tag layout region TA is set at coloring. On the other hand, when an operator has not selected coloring in step S 2320 A mentioned above, the determination is not satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 2340 A, the background outside the tag layout region TA is colored, and the background in the tag layout region TA is set at a not-colored print aspect (that is a print aspect on a colored background). Here, on this occasion, the color of the background in the tag layout region TA is the same as the color of the base film  101   b  observed through the cover film  103 . 
     Here, with regard to the color of the background, it is also acceptable to set a color beforehand and automatically color the background with the set color, or an operator may freely select and input a color in the print aspect setting. 
     On the other hand, when an operator has not selected coloring as the print aspect of the background in foregoing step S 2310 A, the determination is not satisfied, the operation goes to subsequent Step S 2350 A, and whether or not an operator has selected and input a line drawing as the print aspect of the background is determined. Here, a background with a line drawing means, for example, a background of hatching, meshing, or the like. When the determination is not satisfied, the procedure goes back to Step S 2310 A. When the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to subsequent Step S 2360 A. 
     In step S 2360 A, whether or not an operator has selected and input the thickness of the line drawing as the print aspect of the background in the tag layout region TA is determined. When the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 2370 A, and the print aspect is set so that the thickness of the line drawing of the background in the tag layout region TA may be thicker (or thinner) than that outside the region. On the other hand, when an operator has not selected the thickness of the line drawing in step S 2360 A, the determination is not satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 2380 A, and the print aspect is set so that the color of the line drawing of the background in the tag layout region TA may be differentiated from the color of the line drawing of the background outside the region. 
     Here, with regard to the thickness of the line drawing of the background, it is also acceptable to: set beforehand the thicknesses of the line drawings inside and outside of the tag layout region TA in the case where the line drawing in the tag layout region TA is thicker (or thinner); and automatically make a print with the set thicknesses. Otherwise, an operator may freely set and input the thickness of the line drawing in the print aspect setting. Further on this occasion, it is also acceptable to select and input a thickness from a plurality of predetermined thicknesses. Furthermore, with regard to the color of a line drawing of the background too, it is acceptable to: set the colors inside and outside the tag layout region TA beforehand; and automatically apply coloring with the set colors. Otherwise, an operator may freely set and input the color of the line drawing in the print aspect setting. 
     Subsequently, the generation of a print signal in a control circuit  130 A (corresponding to Step S 2112  in  FIG. 30  of the above-described embodiment) is described with reference to  FIG. 36 .  FIG. 36 : is a functional block diagram showing the part that is extracted from the functions of the control circuit  130 A according to the present variation and related to the generation of control signals for printing; and corresponds to  FIG. 32  of the above-described second embodiment. In  FIG. 36 , the same parts as shown in  FIG. 32  are represented by the same symbols and the explanations are omitted. 
     In  FIG. 36 , the part that is different from the functional block diagram shown in  FIG. 32  is a control signal generating part  130 Ae as the second print controller. That is, when coloring of the background in the tag layout region is set in step S 2330 A in  FIG. 35  for example, as shown in  FIG. 36 , the control signal generating part  130 Ae, based on the print information stored in the print buffer  130   b   1  of the print memory  130   b  and the layout-information of a RFID tag stored in the tag region buffer  130   d   1  of the tag region memory  130   d , superimposes the print information and the layout-information of a RFID tag on the same buffer and synthesizes them. Then, the print information and the layout-information of a RFID tag on the buffer thus superimposed are output to the print-head driving circuit  25  as control signals aligned in rows. That is, the control signal generating part  130 Ae according to the present variation, unlike the control signal generating part  130   e  shown in  FIG. 32 , outputs both the print information shown with black and the layout-information of a RFID tag shown with gray in  FIG. 36  as the control signals. 
       FIGS. 37A to 37D  are views illustrating one example of the external appearances of RFID label printed and formed in various print aspects in the present variation. 
     In  FIGS. 37A to 37D ,  FIG. 37A  shows a RFID label T 4  in the case where the coloring of the background in the tag layout region is set in step S 2330 A in  FIG. 35  described previously, and  FIG. 37B  shows a RFID label T 5  in the case where the coloring of the background outside the tag layout region is set in step S 2340 A in  FIG. 35 . Further,  FIG. 37C  shows a RFID label T 6  in the case where thick lines of the background are set in the tag layout region in step S 2370 A in  FIG. 35 . Here, contrary to the case of  FIG. 37C , it is also acceptable to use thin lines at the background in the tag layout region TA. Furthermore,  FIG. 37D  is an example of a RFID label T 7  in the case where the change of the line color of the background is set in the tag layout region in step S 2380 A in  FIG. 35  and here an example wherein print is made so that the background line color inside the tag layout region TA may be thinner than that outside the tag layout region TA is shown. Here, inversely, it is also acceptable to make a print so that the background line color inside the tag layout region TA may be thicker than theat outside the tag layout region TA. Otherwise, print may be made so as to change the color itself (including the change in gradation). 
     The present variation described above also exhibits the same effect that the convenience of users is enhanced as the above-described second embodiment. 
     Here, in the above variation, coloring or printing of a line drawing is applied to the background. Besides that, for example a simple mark (a drawing pattern) or the like may be printed as the background in the tag layout region TA. On this occasion, it is possible to further draw attention from users, for example, by printing a drawing pattern that reminds users of a RFID circuit element To such as an antenna or the like. 
     (2-2) The Case of Expanding or Contract Print in Conformity with a Tag Layout Region 
     In the above embodiment and the variation (2-1), a tag layout region TA is made visually recognizable (identifiable) by partially changing the print aspect of the part, of the print letter R and the background, located in the tag layout region TA. Besides that, it is also possible to: expand or contract the print letter R so as to conform to the size of the tag layout region TA; print the expanded or contracted print letter R; and thereby make the tag layout region TA visually recognizable (identifiable). 
       FIG. 38 : is a functional block diagram showing the part that is extracted from the functions of a control circuit  130 B according to the present variation and related to the generation of control signals for printing; and corresponds to  FIG. 32  of the above-described second embodiment and  FIG. 36  of the above-described variation (2-1). In  FIG. 38 , the same parts as shown in  FIGS. 32  and  36  are represented by the same symbols and the explanations are omitted. Here, in  FIG. 38 , the case where the print R is larger than the tag layout region TA is shown as the example. 
     In  FIG. 38 , a part different from the functional block diagrams shown in  FIGS. 32 and 36  is a control signal generating part  130 Be as the second print controller. That is, the control signal generating part  130 Be, as shown in  FIG. 38 , contracts the print information on the buffer at appropriate ratios in the longitudinal and lateral directions so that the print letter R may stay in the tag layout region TA. Then the contracted print information on the buffer is output to the print-head driving circuit  25  as control signals aligned in rows via the output part  130   f . Here, although the print information and the layout-information of a RFID tag are shown in a superimposed manner in the control signal generating part  130 Be in  FIG. 38 , in the same way as the control signal generating part  130   e  in  FIG. 32 , the information output as the control signals is only the print information shown with the black color and the layout-information of a RFID tag shown with the gray color in the figure is not output. 
       FIGS. 39A to 39C  are views showing one example of the external appearances of RFID label printed and formed in the present variation. 
     In  FIGS. 39A to 39C ,  FIG. 39A  shows a RFID label T 8 ′ in the case where the print R is printed and formed without expansion or contraction as a trial and thereby is larger than the tag layout region TA,  FIG. 39B  shows a RFID label T 8 ″ in the case where the print R is printed and formed without expansion or contraction as a trial and thereby is smaller than the tag layout region TA, and  FIG. 39C  shows a RFID label T 8  produced with an apparatus for communicating with RFID tags according to the present variation in the case of  FIG. 39A  or  39 B above. As shown in  FIG. 39 , in the RFID label T 8 , the print R is expanded and contracted at appropriate ratios in the longitudinal and lateral directions and printed so that the print region may be nearly identical to the tag layout region TA. 
     The present variation described above also exhibits the same effect that the convenience of users is enhanced as the above-described second embodiment. 
     (2-3) The Case of not Having at Least One of a Print Buffer and a Tag Buffer 
     Although the control circuit is configured so as to: have both the print memory and the tag region memory; develop the print information and the layout-information of a RFID tag on the buffers of the respective memories; and temporarily store them therein in the above-described second embodiment and the variations (2-1) and (2-2), it is not necessary to have both the buffers as long as the effect of the present embodiment that the convenience of users is enhanced is obtained. That is, the present invention can apply also to an apparatus for communicating with RFID tags of the case where: the control circuit has only a print buffer; the control circuit has only a tag region buffer; or the control circuit does not have both a print buffer and a tag region buffer. Each of the cases will be described hereunder. 
     (A) The Case of Having Only a Print Buffer 
       FIG. 40 : is a functional block diagram showing the part that is extracted from the functions of a control circuit  130 C according to the present variation and related to the generation of control signals for printing; and corresponds to  FIG. 32  and the like of the above-described second embodiment. In  FIG. 40 , the same parts as shown in  FIG. 32  and the like are represented by the same symbols and the explanations are omitted. Here,  FIG. 40  shows the case where a boldface is set in a tag layout region in step S 2330  in  FIG. 31  described previously. 
     In  FIG. 40 , the parts different from the functional block diagram shown in  FIG. 32  and the like are that the control circuit does not have a tag region memory  130   d  and has a control signal generating part  130 Ce as the second print controller, in place of the control signal generating part  130   e . That is, in the present variation, the layout-information of a RFID tag input from a sensor  20  is not developed on a tag region buffer  130   d   1  of a tag region memory  130   d  and is directly input into the control signal generating part  130 Ce. The control signal generating part  130 Ce processes the print information stored in a print buffer  130   b   1  of a print memory  130   b  using the input layout-information of a RFID tag. Then, the processed print information is output to a print-head driving circuit  25  as control signals aligned in rows via an output part  130   f.    
     As a result, in the same way as the above-described second embodiment, the print R is printed in the print aspect of a boldface in the tag layout region TA and a RFID label T is produced. Consequently, the tag layout region TA can be recognized at a glance and convenience for users can be enhanced. Further, in the present variation, the control circuit  130  is configured so as to have the print memory  130   b  that develops the print information on the print buffer  130   b   1  and stores the information therein, and hence it is also possible to obtain the effect that print control can be realized with a simple configuration in the same way as the above-described second embodiment. Moreover, since the control circuit  130 C is configured so as not to have the tag region memory  130   d , it is possible to simplify the structure of the control circuit in comparison with the above-described second embodiment. 
     (B) The Case of Having Only a Tag Region Buffer 
       FIG. 41 : is a functional block diagram showing the part that is extracted from the functions of a control circuit  130 D according to the present variation and related to the generation of control signals for printing; and corresponds to  FIG. 32  and the like of the above-described second embodiment. In  FIG. 41 , the same parts as shown in  FIG. 32  and the like are represented by the same symbols and the explanations are omitted. Here,  FIG. 41  shows the case where a boldface is set in a tag layout region in step S 2330  in  FIG. 31  described previously. 
     In  FIG. 41 , the parts different from the functional block diagram shown in  FIG. 32  and the like are that the control circuit does not have a print memory  130   b  and has a control signal generating part  130 De as the second print controller, in place of the control signal generating part  130   e . That is, in the present variation, the print information that is input from an input/output interface  31  by an operator via a terminal  5  or a general purpose computer  6 : is not developed on a print buffer  130   b   1  of a print memory  130   b ; and is directly input into the control signal generating part  130 De in rows for example. The control signal generating part  130 De processes the layout-information of a RFID tag stored in a tag region buffer  130   d   1  of a tag region memory  130   d  using the input print information. Then, the processed layout-information of a RFID tag is output to the print-head driving circuit  25  as control signals aligned in rows via an output part  130   f.    
     As a result, in the same way as the above-described second embodiment, the print R is printed in the print aspect of a boldface in the tag layout region TA and a RFID label T is produced. Consequently, the tag layout region TA can be recognized at a glance and convenience for users can be enhanced. Further, the control circuit  130 C is configured so as not to have a print memory  130   b , and hence it is possible to simplify the structure of the control circuit in comparison with the above-described second embodiment. 
     (C) The Case of not Having Both a Print Buffer and a Tag region Buffer 
       FIG. 42 : is a functional block diagram showing the part that is extracted from the functions of a control circuit  130 E according to the present variation and related to the generation of control signals for printing; and corresponds to  FIG. 32  and the like of the above-described second embodiment. In  FIG. 42 , the same parts as shown in  FIG. 32  and the like are represented by the same symbols and the explanations are omitted. Here,  FIG. 42  shows the case where a boldface is set in a tag layout region in step S 2330  in  FIG. 31  described previously. 
     In  FIG. 42 , the parts different from the functional block diagram shown in  FIG. 32  and the like are that the control circuit does not have both a print memory  130   b  and a tag region memory  130   d  and has a control signal generating part  130 Ee as the second print controller, in place of the control signal generating part  130   e . That is, in the present variation, the print information that is input from an input/output interface  31  by an operator via a terminal  5  or a general purpose computer  6  and the layout-information of a RFID tag input from a sensor  20 : are not developed on buffers; and are directly input into the control signal generating part  130 Ee. On this occasion, the control signal generating part  130 Ee: compares, for example, the print information input in rows with the layout-information of a RFID tag at the position corresponding to the print information each time; and thereby determines whether or not the print information is in the tag layout region TA. The control signal generating part  130 Ee: outputs the print information as it is when the control signal generating part  130 Ee determines that the print information is outside the tag layout region TA; and outputs the print information processed to a boldface when the control signal generating part  130 Ee determines that the print information is inside the tag layout region TA, to a print-head driving circuit  25  as control signals aligned in rows via an output part  130   f.    
     As a result, in the same way as the above-described second embodiment, the print R is printed in the print aspect of a boldface in the tag layout region TA and a RFID label T is produced. Consequently, the tag layout region TA can be recognized at a glance and convenience for users can be enhanced. Further, the control circuit  130 E is configured so as not to have a print memory  130   b  and a tag region memory  130   d , and hence it is possible to further simplify the structure of the control circuit. 
     (2-4) The Case of Changing a Print Aspect of Only a Part in a Tag Layout Region TA 
     In the above cases, all the parts of the print aspect of a print R or a background located in a tag layout region TA are changed. Besides that, it is also possible to change the print aspect of a part in the tag layout region TA. For example, it is possible to visually recognize (identify) the tag layout region TA, for example: by changing the print aspect only in the region corresponding to the contour portion of the tag layout region TA in the print aspect of the print R or the background; or by locating a mark only to the contour portion of the tag layout region TA when the mark is printed to the background as described previously. 
     (2-5) Others 
     (A) The Case of Carrying Out Only the Reading of Information 
     The above descriptions have been made based on the case of writing information into an IC circuit part  151  of a RFID circuit element To. Besides that, the present invention may also be applied to a system for producing a RFID label T having a RFID circuit element To that can read information. The same effect can be obtained in this case too. 
     (B) The Case of not Applying Bonding Together 
     That is, it is also possible to apply the methods described in the above-described second embodiment to an apparatus for communicating with RFID tags to make a print to a cover film included in a tag tape, in place of making a print to a cover film  103  that is different from a tag tape (a base tape)  101  having RFID circuit elements To and bonding them together like in the case of the above-described second embodiment. On this occasion, the RFID circuit elements To are included in the tape to be printed and a thermal tape may be used as the tape. On this occasion too, the same effect as the above-described second embodiment can be obtained. 
     A third embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to  FIGS. 43 to 62 . 
       FIG. 43 : is a schematic diagram showing the detailed structure of an apparatus  2  for communicating with RFID tags according to the present embodiment; and corresponds to  FIG. 26  and the like in the above-described second embodiment. The same parts as the first and second embodiments are represented by the same symbols and the explanations are omitted. In  FIG. 43 , in an apparatus  2  for communicating with RFID tags according to the present embodiment, the feeding rollers  17 , the motor for the feeding roller  28 , the tape-feeding-roller driving circuit  29 , and the sensor  18  are omitted from the configuration shown in  FIG. 26 . Further, to a cartridge holder (a holder for setting a tag tape, not shown in the figure) as a recess, in the same way as the configuration shown in  FIG. 25  of the above-described first embodiment, a cartridge  100 ′ (a cartridge for including at least a RFID tag) that can consecutively supply a thermal tape (a tag tape, a first tape)  101 ′ is detachably attached. 
     Further, an apparatus main body  8  is provided with: a print head (a thermal head)  10  to make a predetermined print to the thermal tape  101 ′; a tape-feeding-roller driving shaft (a drive device)  12  to feed out the thermal tape  101 ′ as a tag label tape  110 ′ with print from the cartridge  100 ′; an antenna (an apparatus antenna, a communicating device)  14  to receive and transmit signals with RFID circuit elements To included in the tag label tape  110 ′ with print by radio communication using an appropriate frequency band such as a UHF band, a microwave band, or a shortwave band; a cutter (a cutter)  15  to cut the tag label tape  110 ′ with print to a predetermined length at a predetermined timing and produce a label-shaped RFID label T (details will be described later); and a pair of feeding guides  13  to set and keep a RFID circuit element To at a predetermined access area facing the antenna  14  when signals are transmitted and received by the radio communication and to guide the tape  110 ′ after cut (a RFID label T). 
     Meanwhile, the apparatus main body  8  is also provided with: the sensor  20  to detect information (the layout intervals of RFID circuit elements To in the thermal tape  101 ′, parameter information of attribute of a RFID tag such as a tape width, and others) contained in the part to be detected (a position-information keeping part for a RFID tag, an information keeping part)  190  similar to  FIG. 26  disposed on the cartridge  100 ′; a control circuit  230  configured to have the functions similar to those of the control circuits  30  and  130  described previously, to control the entire operations of the apparatus  2  for communicating with RFID tags via a radio frequency circuit  21 , a signal processing circuit  22 , a cartridge shaft driving circuit  24 , a print-head driving circuit  25 , a solenoid driving circuit  27 , and others; a memory  195  comprising a nonvolatile hard disc or the like for example and having a database; an operation means  175  by which an operator can make input operation; and a display device  185  to provide a predetermined display to the operator. 
     Further, the configurations of the radio frequency circuit  21  and a RFID circuit element To are the same as those described with reference to  FIGS. 5 and 6  respectively in the above-described first embodiment and the configuration of the sensor  20  is the same as that described with reference to  FIG. 27  in the above-described second embodiment. Hence the explanations thereof are omitted. 
       FIG. 44  is an explanatory view for illustrating the detailed structure of a cartridge  100 ′ and is a view similar to  FIG. 25  in the above-described first embodiment. A difference from  FIG. 25  is that a cut mark PM in a separation sheet  101   c ′ of a thermal tape  101 ′ is omitted in  FIG. 44 . The others are similar to  FIG. 25 . 
       FIG. 45  is a top view of a thermal tape  101 ′ that: is viewed in the direction indicated with the arrow E in  FIG. 44 ; and shows the layout of RFID circuit elements To in the thermal tape  101 ′. In  FIG. 45 , in the thermal tape  101 ′, the RFID circuit elements To are aligned at predetermined intervals (pitches) P in a tape longitudinal direction (the vertical direction in the figure) and a cutting line CL (the line along which the tape is to be cut) along which the tape is cut off with a cutter  15  is located at an intermediate position between adjacent RFID circuit elements To. With the arrangement, the layout interval P of the RFID circuit elements To coincides with the label length L of a produced RFID label T. 
     The enclosed and enlarged part in  FIG. 45  is a view schematically showing the region where a RFID circuit element To is located. In the present embodiment, the range of the length (hereunder referred to as a tape width W) of the thermal tape  101 ′ in the tape width direction (in the transverse direction in the figure) excluding the blank spaces BL on both the edges is a print candidate region AS and the whole print candidate region AS is configured so as to be equally divided into five minimum print division regions A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , A 4 , and A 5  in the tape width direction. Further, a space region corresponding to a space for a predetermined number of dots exists in the planar direction of the tape (in the tape width and length directions) between the position where a RFID circuit element To is located and the printable region with the print head  10  (details will be described later). Thereby, the space region can absorb errors as an allowance dimension and hence it is possible to surely reduce the incidence itself of print failure in the vicinity of the position where the RFID circuit element To is located regardless of the accuracy of control and errors in dimensional tolerance. Furthermore, the space region makes it possible to avoid also the inclining portions of the tape surface around the position where the RFID circuit element To is located. 
     Then in the third embodiment, each of the RFID circuit elements To is arranged in the region A 3  located in the center (the third row from the left in the figure) of the minimum print division regions A 1  to A 5  formed by equally divided into five regions, antennas  152  are disposed at each of the RFID circuit elements To along the tape longitudinal direction, and an IC circuit part  151  is connected to both the antennas  152  at the positions between the antennas  152 . Further, the width of the IC circuit part  151  in the tape width direction is smaller than the width of the locations of the antennas  152 . That is, the width of the IC circuit part  151  is set so as to be smaller than the width of a whole RFID circuit element To. 
     Identifiers  190 A to  190 C that are the objects to be detected with the sensor  20  described previously, by the presence or absence of an irregularity described previously, indicate parameter information on: communication parameters optimum to the RFID circuit elements To in a cartridge  100 ′ (a frequency of a radio wave used for radio communication, a communication protocol, a transmission output, and others); and tag attribute parameters (including the tape width and the number of the minimum print division regions of a thermal tape  101 ′, the layout intervals P in the tape longitudinal direction and information on layout positions in the tape width direction of the RFID circuit elements To, the sensitivity of the RFID circuit elements To, the memory capacity of an IC circuit part  151 , and others). Here, usually, the communication parameters and the tag attribute parameters of all the RFID circuit elements To contained in one cartridge are identical (common) to one another. Then the control circuit  230  can know the parameter information of the cartridge  100 ′ from detection signals at the contact point  20 B of the sensor  20  showing the irregularity state of the identifiers  190 A to  190 C. 
     In this way, parameter data on the cartridge  100 ′ can be obtained from the cartridge  100 ′ itself, and hence operator&#39;s labor required for input is unnecessary and the parameter data can be obtained without fail. 
     Here, the sensor  20  as the detecting device is not limited to a mechanical switch but may be another device such as a sensor that uses reflection of light. In this case, the sensor  20  can comprise, for example, a light-emitting diode to emit light by signals from the control circuit  230  and a phototransistor to receive the light reflected by each of the identifiers and output relevant detection signals to the control circuit  230 . Further, as a more advanced optical sensor, a configuration may also be used wherein various kinds of bar codes (including one dimension, two dimensions, and others) are written on a cartridge  100 ′ or the surface of the separation sheet of a thermal tape  101 ′ and the bar codes are read with a reader disposed on the side of the main body  8  of an apparatus  2  for communicating with RFID tags. 
     Further, besides the mechanical switch and the optical sensor, a configuration may also be used wherein a RFID circuit element for parameter data detection is disposed on the main body of a cartridge  100 ′ and information is read with an antenna disposed on the main body  8  of an apparatus  2  for communicating with RFID tags. Thereby parameter data (including parameter information of attribute of a RFID tag) more than the amount obtained with a sensor of a mechanical switch or an optical sensor can be surely obtained, thereby operator&#39;s labor required for the obtainment is unnecessary, and hence convenience is enhanced. 
     Here, the largest feature of the present embodiment is that an apparatus  2  for communicating with RFID tags is functionalized so that the printable region with a print head  10  may be determined based on information on layout positions of RFID circuit elements To on a thermal tape  101 ′ and the print head  10  may be controlled based on the printable region. In the present embodiment in particular, based on information on the layout positions of RFID circuit elements To contained in a cartridge  100 ′, the printable region is determined so as to avoid at least the layout positions of the RFID circuit elements To in the thermal tape  101 ′. 
       FIGS. 46A ,  46 B,  46 C, and  46 D: show the print examples of the four RFID labels T 1  to T 4  produced by finishing the writing of information of RFID circuit elements To and the cutting of RFID label Tapes with print  110 ′ by the same operation as described using  FIG. 25  in the apparatus  2  for communicating with RFID tags; and also show print patterns (combination of the size and the location of print letters) that can be printed on a thermal tape  101 ′ wherein the RFID circuit elements To are disposed in the center position (the minimum print division region A 3  located at the third row from above in the figure) in the tape width direction as mentioned above. 
     As mentioned above, in a thermal tape  101 ′ used in the third embodiment, the print candidate region AS is equally divided into five minimum print division regions A 1  to A 5  in the tape width direction excluding the blank spaces BL on both the edges in the direction of the tape width (in the vertical direction in the figure) and, among the regions, the first, second, fourth, and fifth minimum print division regions A 1 , A 2 , A 4 , and A 5  excluding the third minimum print division region A 3  wherein the RFID circuit elements To are disposed constitute the printable region AT and print is made only to the printable region AT. The two sizes of print letters are shown in  FIG. 7  and comprise: the letters of a small size the size of which in the tape width direction (the height in the figure) coincides with the width corresponding to one row of the minimum print division region (16 dots in this example); and the letters of a medium size the size of which in the tape width direction coincides with the width corresponding to two rows of the minimum print division regions (32 dots in this example). Here, the number of dots (a font set) of each of the letter sizes may also be changed appropriately corresponding to a tape width W when the tape width W of a thermal tape  101 ′ changes. Further, it is configured so that blank spaces BL may be secured at both the ends of a RFID label T in the tape longitudinal direction and the layout error of print may be absorbed. 
     Firstly  FIG. 46A  shows an example of a print pattern wherein two lines of medium-sized letters are printed in the region formed by combining the minimum print division regions A 1  and A 2  of the first and second rows and the region formed by combining the minimum print division regions A 4  and A 5  of the fourth and fifth rows, respectively.  FIG. 46B  shows an example of a print pattern wherein four lines of small-sized letters are printed in the minimum print division regions A 1 , A 2 , A 4 , and A 5  of the first, second, fourth, and fifth rows, respectively.  FIG. 46C  shows an example of a print pattern of three lines wherein one line of medium-sized letters is printed in the region formed by combining the minimum print division regions A 1  and A 2  of the first and second rows and two lines of small-sized letters are printed in the minimum print division regions A 4  and A 5  of the fourth and fifth rows, respectively.  FIG. 46D  shows an example of a print pattern of three lines wherein two lines of small-sized letters are printed in the minimum print division regions A 1  and A 2  of the first and second rows respectively and one line of medium-sized letters is printed in the region formed by combining the minimum print division regions A 4  and A 5  of the fourth and fifth rows. Here, although it is not shown in  FIG. 46  in particular, there is a print pattern wherein no letter is printed and a blank space is formed in any one of the lines of the letters in  FIGS. 46A to 46D  (refer to  FIGS. 50 and 55  that will be shown later). 
       FIG. 47 : is a transverse sectional view that is taken along line XLVII-XLVII in  FIG. 46A  and shows a sectional structure of the RFID label T 1 ; and corresponds to  FIG. 8  in the above-described first embodiment and  FIG. 29  in the above-described second embodiment. The RFID label T 1  has a trilaminar structure as illustrated in  FIG. 44  and comprises a cover film  101   c ′, an adhesive layer  101   b   1  (an adhesive layer for affixing), and a separation sheet  101   a ′ in the order from the cover film  101   c ′ side (the upper side in  FIG. 47 ) toward the opposite side thereof (the lower side in  FIG. 47 ). Then a RFID circuit element To including antennas  152  disposed on the bottom side of the cover film  101   c ′ as described previously is included in the adhesive layer  101   b ′ and the print R (the medium-sized letters “ABCDE” in the case of the RFID label T 1 ) is printed in predetermined regions on the surface of the cover film  101   c ′. Here, the explanations have been made based on the RFID label T 1  as an example in  FIG. 47  but the other RFID labels T 2  to T 4  have the same sectional structures. 
       FIG. 48  is a flowchart showing control procedure carried out with a control circuit  230  when RFID labels T of various kinds of layout aspects as mentioned above are produced, that is, when a RFID label T is produced by conveying a thermal tape  101 ′, making predetermined print with a print head  10 , thus forming a tag label tape  110 ′ with print, and thereafter cutting the tag label tape  110 ′ with print. 
     In  FIG. 48 , the flow starts when electric power is applied to an apparatus  2  for communicating with RFID tags via an electric power source switch not shown in the figure for example. Firstly in step S 3005 , various kinds of variables, coefficients, and others are initialized, thereafter display signals to display an appropriate initial screen on a display device  185  are output, and thus the initial screen is displayed. 
     Thereafter, in step S 3010 , based on the detection result of a part to be detected  190  provided in a cartridge  100 ′ by the sensor  20 , information corresponding to the result (parameter information of attribute of a RFID tag including the tape width W and the number of the minimum print division regions of a thermal tape  101 ′, the layout intervals P in the tape length direction and information on the layout positions in the tape width direction of RFID circuit elements To, and others; communication parameter information including a frequency of a radio wave used for radio communication, a communication protocol, and others; and others) is obtained. 
     Thereafter, the operation goes to Step S 3015  and whether or not an operator has input or edited the data of letters to be print to a RFID label T with a print head  10  or information to be written in a RFID circuit element To in the RFID label T via an operation means  175  is determined. When the input operation or the editing operation is performed, the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 3020 , predetermined arithmetic processing corresponding to the operation is performed (further the arithmetic processing result is stored in a predetermined storage means as print information or writing information), relevant display signals are output to a display device  185  and the result is displayed if necessary, and then the operation goes to Step S 3025 . When the input operation or the editing operation is not carried out in step S 3015 , the determination is not satisfied in step S 3015  and the operation goes to Step S 3025  to be described below. 
     In step S 3025 , whether or not an operator has set the print pattern of the RFID label T via the operation means  175  is determined. When the setting operation is carried out, the determination is satisfied and the operation goes to Step S 3030 . When the print pattern setting operation is not performed, the determination is not satisfied and the operation goes to Step S 3050  to be described later. 
     In step S 3030 , the print pattern setting is carried out based on the operator&#39;s manual operation via the operation means  175  and thereafter the operation goes to Step S 3050 . 
     In step S 3050 , whether or not other various setting operations on the RFID label T (for example, setting of a front blank space on the front side in the transport direction, setting of letter ornament at printing, and others) are carried out via the operation means  175  is determined. When a setting operation is performed, the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 3055 , predetermined setting is carried out in the state where various kinds of relevant processing is performed and if necessary relevant display signals are output to the display device  185  for display, and thereafter the operation goes to Step S 3060 . When the setting operation is not performed in step S 3050 , the determination is not satisfied and the operation goes to Step S 3060  to be described later. 
     In step S 3060 , whether or not an operator has operated for the production of the RFID label T via the operation means  175  is determined. When the operation is performed, the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 3070 , predetermined print is made with the print head  10  corresponding to the input or edition of the print information and the writing information in steps S 3015  and S 3020 , the information is written into a RFID circuit element To, the RFID label T is produced, and then the operation goes back to Step S 3015  to repeat the similar procedure. When the label producing operation is not performed in step S 3060 , the determination is not satisfied in step S 3060  and the operation goes back to Step S 3015  to repeat the similar procedure. 
       FIG. 49  is a flowchart showing detailed procedure of the print pattern setting in step S 3030  in  FIG. 48 . In FIG.  49 , firstly in step S 3031 , based on the parameter information of attribute of a RFID tag obtained in step S 3010  mentioned above in  FIG. 48 , display signals corresponding to all the print patterns that can be set on a thermal tape  101 ′ are output to the display device  185  and all the print patterns are displayed. On this occasion, the printable region AT is determined from information on the layout position in the tape width direction of a RFID circuit element To contained in the tag attribute parameters so as to keep away from the position where the RFID circuit element To is located, all the print patterns with which print letters of a predetermined size are printable in the printable region AT are determined, and thereafter the print letters are displayed (for details, refer to  FIG. 50  to be described later). 
     Thereafter, in step S 3032 , whether or not an operator has pushed a cursor key, a decision key, or the like of the operation means  175  and has determined (selected) and input an intended print pattern from among all the print patterns displayed in step S 3031  mentioned above is determined. When the decision and input operations are performed, the determination is satisfied and the operation goes to Step S 3033 . When the decision and input operations are not performed, the determination is not satisfied in step S 3032  and the above selection operation is repeated and waits until the operations are performed. 
     Then the operation goes to Step S 3033 , a database formed in a memory  195  to develop print letter data on a print buffer to be described later is accessed in response to the decision and input operations in step S 3032  mentioned above, and a template file corresponding to the decision and input is searched and obtained. The template file is a model file to develop and generate the image data of a letter string in input print letter data on a print buffer at a print layout of the set print pattern based on the parameters necessary for print such as a tape width W, the size of dots of a print head  10 , information on the layout position of a RFID circuit element To, a printable region AT, the number of set print lines, and others (for details, refer to  FIG. 51  to be described later). 
     Thereafter in succeeding Step S 3034 , the print pattern (the template) obtained in step S 3033  mentioned above is stored in a predetermined storage means such as a memory in the control circuit  230 , another memory region in the memory  195 , or the like, and the flow is finished. 
       FIG. 50  shows display examples displayed on the display device  185  in step S 3031  in  FIG. 49  mentioned above. The examples are display examples of all the print patterns that can be set in a thermal tape  101 ′ in the case where RFID circuit elements To are disposed in the minimum print division region A 3  of the third row. In the examples, the patterns are classified by the number of the lines of actually printed letter strings (not a blank space), such as “one-line print,” “two-line print,” “three-line print,” and “four-line print.” An operator can select relevant print pattern via a direction key such as a cursor key in the operation means  175  and the figure shows an example wherein one print pattern (the print pattern at the left end of the one-line print) is displayed. Usually only the selected print pattern is displayed and the other print patterns are displayed in an aspect different from the selected print pattern (a dark display such as a shaded pattern in this example). 
       FIG. 51  shows an example of the state wherein the template file is contained and stored in a database formed in the memory  195  (refer to Step S 3033  in  FIG. 49  mentioned above). In  FIG. 51 , in the database in the memory  195 , a dictionary file  181  regarding the correspondence between an input letter string and a conversion letter string, a font file  182  regarding the font of each print letter, and a template file  183  regarding a print pattern are contained. The control circuit  230 : searches the template file corresponding to the decision and input operations in step S 3032  mentioned above in the database in the memory  195 ; and reads out the template file as described previously. 
       FIG. 52  is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of RFID label production processing in step S 3070  in  FIG. 48 . In  FIG. 52 , firstly in step S 3071 , the parameter information of attribute of a RFID tag obtained in step S 3010  mentioned above in  FIG. 48  is read out and the operation goes to Step S 3072 . 
     In step S 3072 , whether or not print letter data is input in step S 3020  mentioned above in  FIG. 48  (in other words, whether or not print information is stored in the above-described predetermined storage means) is determined. When the relevant print letter data is already input, the operation goes to Step S 3073 . When the relevant print letter data is not input, the determination is not satisfied in step S 3072 , signals to display an error message corresponding thereto are generated in step S 3074 , output to the display device  185 , and displayed. Then the flow is terminated. 
     In step S 3073 , the print letter data stored in the storage means in step S 3020  mentioned above and the template file stored in the storage means in step S 3034  are read out. Thereafter, in successive Step S 3075 , print image information is: developed and generated on a print buffer (details are described later) provided in the control circuit  230  based on the print letter data and the template file obtained in step S 3073  mentioned above; and stored temporarily. Here on this occasion, the relevant image display may be previewed at the display device  185 . 
     Thereafter, the operation goes to Step S 3076 , control signals are output to a cartridge shaft driving circuit  24 , a tape-feeding-roller driving shaft  12  is driven with a motor to drive cartridge shaft  23 , a tag label tape  110 ′ with print is conveyed, the control signals are output to a print-head driving circuit  25  during that time, print corresponding to the print image information developed on the print buffer in step S 3075  mentioned above is made to a cover film  101   c ′ with a print head  10 . 
     Then in step S 3200 , inquiry signals to request a RFID circuit element To respond are transmitted, writing information input, stored and held in steps S 3015  and S 3020  in  FIG. 48  is transmitted to a responded predetermined RFID circuit element To, and the relevant information is written into an IC circuit part  151  (tag information write processing, details will be described later). 
     Thereafter, the operation goes to Step S 3077 , control signals are output to the cartridge shaft driving circuit  24 , the tape-feeding-roller driving shaft  12  is driven with the motor to drive cartridge shaft  23 , tape feeding is carried out in order to convey a tag label tape  110 ′ with print by a predetermined distance, thereafter in step S 3078 , control signals are output to a solenoid driving circuit  27 , electricity is supplied to a solenoid  26 , thereby a cutter  15  is activated, and the tag label tape  110 ′ with print is cut at the position in the transport direction at the moment. With the arrangement, a RFID label T (refer to  FIGS. 46A to 46D  shown earlier) wherein information is written into a predetermined RFID circuit element To and relevant print is finished is completed and carried-out from a carry-out exit  16  to the outside of an apparatus  2  for communicating with RFID tags in the manner of separating from the tape  110 ′. 
       FIG. 53 : is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of tag information write processing in step S 3200  shown in  FIG. 52 ; and corresponds to  FIG. 33  in the above-described second embodiment. Firstly in step S 3205 , the variables M and N to count the number of retries when no response comes from a RFID circuit element To are initialized to zero. 
     Thereafter, in step S 3210 , in the same way as Step S 2210  shown in  FIG. 33 , an “Erase” signal: is generated; is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To into which information is to be written; and initializes the memory part  157 . 
     Subsequently, in steps S 3215  and S 3220 , in the same way as Steps S 2215  and S 2220  mentioned above, a “Verify” signal is generated and transmitted to the RFID circuit element To into which information is to be written, and the reply signal is received and taken in via an antenna  14 . 
     After that, in steps S 3225  to S 3265  which are the same as Steps S 2225  to S 2265  mentioned above, a “Program” signal is generated, information is written into the memory part  157  of the RFID circuit element To, a “Verify” signal is produced and transmitted, the reply signal is taken in, and whether or not transmitted predetermined information is normally stored in the memory part  157  is determined. 
     When the determination in step S 3265  is not satisfied, in step S 3275  through Step S 3270  similar to Step S 2270  mentioned above, whether or not N equals five is determined. When N is four or less, the determination is not satisfied, the operation goes back to Step S 3250 , and the same procedure is repeated. When N equals five, the operation goes to Step S 3240  described previously, relevant writing failure (error) is displayed on a display device  185 , and the flow is terminated. In this way, even if information writing is unsuccessful, retry may be carried out up to five times. 
     When the determination in step S 3265  is satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 3280  similar to Step S 2280  mentioned above, a “Lock” signal is generated and transmitted, and writing of additional information to the RFID circuit element To is prohibited. Thereby the writing of RFID tag information into the RFID circuit element To into which information is written is completed and the flow is terminated. 
     In the above procedure, Step S 3031  of the control flow shown in  FIG. 49  carried out with the control circuit  230  constitutes a print region determination means to determine a printable region AT with a print head  10  based on information on the layout position of a RFID circuit element To in a thermal tape  101 ′ described in the claims. Further, Step S 3076  shown in  FIG. 52  carried out with the control circuit  230  corresponds to a third print controller to control the print head  10  based on the printable region AT determined by the print region determination means. 
     As described above, in an apparatus  2  for communicating with RFID tags according to the present embodiment, when a RFID label T is produced, a thermal tape  101 ′ is conveyed with a tape feeding roller  107 ′ and a sub-roller  109 , thus a tag label tape  110 ′ with print is produced, further access information generated with a signal processing circuit  22  and a radio frequency circuit  21  is transmitted to antennas  152  of a RFID circuit element To via the antenna  14 , and access to the information of an IC circuit part  151  of the RFIF circuit element To (in this case, writing of information) is carried out. Thereafter, the tag label tape  110 ′ with print is cut with a cutter  15  and the RFID label T of a predetermined length is produced. 
     Here, in the present embodiment, when a RFID label T is produced from a thermal tape  101 ′ as mentioned above, a printable region AT with a print head  10  on the thermal tape  101 ′ is determined based on the information on the layout position of a RFID circuit element To and the print head  10  is controlled based on the printable region AT. With the arrangement, it is possible to: make a print so as to keep away from the vicinity of the position where the RFID circuit element To is allocated; and reduce the incidence of print failure in the vicinity of the layout position of the RFID circuit element To. Consequently, convenience for users can be enhanced and the quality of a RFID label T with print can be assured. 
     Further, in the present embodiment in particular, by determining a printable region AT so as to keep away from both the layout positions of the IC circuit part  151  and the tag side antennas  152  of a RFID circuit element To in a thermal tape  101 ′, it is possible to: prevent print from being adversely affected not only by the IC circuit part  151  that constitutes the largest protrusion in the RFID circuit element To but also by the antennas  152  that constitute other protrusions; and hence reduce the incidence of print failure further surely. 
     Here, in the above descriptions, all the print patterns that can be set in a thermal tape  101 ′ when a RFID circuit element To is located in the minimum print division region A 3  of the third row as shown in  FIG. 50  are exemplified. Besides that, all the print patterns that can be set in a thermal tape  101 ′ when RFID circuit elements To are located in the minimum print division regions A 1 , A 2 , A 4 , and A 5  of the first, second, fourth, and fifth rows respectively are also prepared. In the present embodiment in particular, in step S 3031 , based on parameter information of attribute of a RFID tag obtained in step S 3010  mentioned above, a printable region AT is determined so as to keep away from the layout position of a RFID circuit element To and relevant all print patterns are displayed. That is, at least one of the size (the letter size), number of lines, the direction of print letters in a print head  10  is changed corresponding to at least one of: the positional relation between the layout position of the RFID circuit element To and the printable region AT; and the size of each of the RFID circuit element To and the printable region AT. With the arrangement, when a RFID circuit element To is biased to one side in a tape width direction for example, by using the wider region on the opposite side as a printable region AT (setting a print pattern suitable for that), it is possible to realize print of large letters or print of a large number of letters or lines. Inversely, it is also possible to make a print of small letters or print of a small number of lines on the other side. In addition, by rotating the orientation of print, it is also possible to make a rotationally symmetrical print and produce a different RFID label (also refer to  FIG. 55  in the after-mentioned variation). By such print control, it is possible to produce various kinds of RFID labels according to the usage and needs of users. 
     Here, the present embodiment is not limited to the above cases and can be further variously modified in the range not deviating from the spirit and the technical ideas of the present embodiment. Such variations will be described hereunder. 
     (3-1) The Case of Determining a Printable Region at so as to Keep Away from Only an IC Circuit Part  151  in a RFID Circuit Element To 
     In the above-described third embodiment, when a printable region AT is determined from a print candidate region AS, the printable region AT is determined so as to keep away from the whole layout position of a RFID circuit element To. Besides that, it is also possible to determine the printable region AT so as to keep away from only an IC circuit part  151 . Such variations are described with reference to  FIGS. 54 to 58 . The same parts as the above-described third embodiment are represented by the same symbols and the explanations are omitted occasionally. 
     Here, In the present variation, explanations will be made based on the case where print is made using a thermal tape  101 ′ wherein a RFID circuit element To is disposed at a biased position other than the center in the width direction, namely at a position asymmetrical to the center line of the width direction, of the thermal tape. 
       FIG. 54 : is a top view of a thermal tape  101 ′ showing the layout of RFID circuit elements To in such a thermal tape  101 ′; and corresponds to  FIG. 45  in the above-described third embodiment. In  FIG. 54 , each of the RFID circuit elements To is disposed in the minimum print division region A 4  located at the fourth row from the left in the figure in the equally-divided five minimum print division regions A 1  to A 5 , and the width of an IC circuit part  151  in the tape width direction is smaller than the layout width of two antennas  152  in the same way as the case of  FIG. 45 , that is, the IC circuit part  151  is formed so that the width thereof may be smaller than that of the whole RFID circuit element To. 
       FIG. 55 : comprises display examples in the case where all the print patterns that can be set in a thermal tape  101 ′ are displayed on a display device  185  (Step S 3031  in  FIG. 49 ) in print pattern setting according to the present variation; and corresponds to  FIG. 50  in the above-described third embodiment. Here, in the examples shown in the figure, as shown in the print pattern at the seventh position from the left end or the rightmost position in the one-line print in  FIG. 55 , it is possible to print even letters the size of which in the tape width direction is as large as the size coinciding with the width corresponding to three minimum print division regions (48 dots in this example). 
     Then in  FIG. 55 , the print patterns indicated with the reference letter “R” under the print patterns are in the forms of the print patterns in the inverse direction and are differentiated from the print patterns not indicated with a reference letter (called print patterns in the forward direction). Normally, when a thermal tape  101 ′ wherein a RFID circuit element To is disposed at the fourth row (from above in the figure) is used like this case, the thermal tape  101 ′ is conveyed in the forward direction and each of the print letters is printed from the head of the letter string in a normal upright state (in the example shown in the figure, from the first print pattern to the seventh print pattern from the left end of the one-line print shown in  FIG. 55 ) as shown in  FIG. 56A . In contrast, by locating each of the print letters upside down and printing the letter string from the end (namely print is made rotationally symmetrically) during the forward direction conveying likewise as shown in  FIG. 56B , the produced RFID label has a layout identical to the layout formed by making a print with the print pattern (in the example shown in the figure, the rightmost print pattern of the one-line print shown in  FIG. 55 ) of the case where a thermal tape  101 ′ wherein a RFID circuit element To is disposed at the second row (from above in the normal positioning after the completion of print) is used. In the present variation, such a print pattern in the inverse direction can also be set, thereby print can be made with print patterns that are applied to two kinds of layout-position information of RFID circuit elements To the layout positions of which are different from each other while an identical thermal tape is used, and hence it is possible to double the variation of the print layout and improve the convenience and versatility of an apparatus for communicating with RFID tags. 
       FIG. 57 : is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of RFID label production processing in step S 3070  in  FIG. 48  mentioned above carried out with a control circuit  230  in such a variation; and corresponds to  FIG. 52  in the above-described third embodiment. The flow shown in  FIG. 57  is different from that shown in  FIG. 52  in the fact that step S 3175  as the procedure of determining whether the print pattern is in the forward direction or in the inverse direction, Step S 3176  as the procedure of generating print image information when the print pattern is in the forward direction, and Step S 3177  as the procedure of generating print image information when the print pattern is in the inverse direction are additionally set, in place of the procedure of generating print image information in step S 3075  in  FIG. 52 . 
     That is, after Steps S 3071  and S 3072  similar to those in  FIG. 52 , in step S 3073 , a template file (refer to  FIG. 55 ) corresponding to print letter data and a print pattern coming from a storage means is read via an input part  230   a  (refer to  FIG. 58  to be described later). Subsequently, in step S 3175 , whether the print pattern is in the forward direction or in the inverse direction is determined based on the template file and, according to the determination result, relevant image data is developed on a print buffer  230   d  and generated in step S 3176  or S 3177  (refer to  FIG. 58  to be described later). 
     Then in step S 3076 , in the same way as described earlier, control signals are output to a cartridge shaft driving circuit  24 , a tape-feeding-roller driving shaft  12  is driven with a motor to drive cartridge shaft  23 , a tag label tape  110 ′ with print is conveyed, at the same time control signals are output to a print-head driving circuit  25 , and print corresponding to print image information developed on the print buffer is made to a cover film  101   c ′ with a print head  10  in step S 3176  or S 3177  mentioned above. The succeeding procedure is the same as that shown in  FIG. 52  and hence the explanations are omitted. 
       FIG. 58  is a functional block diagram showing the part that is extracted from the functions of a control circuit  230  and related to the generation of print control signals transmitted to a print-head driving circuit  25  carried out in steps S 3175 , S 3176 , and S 3177  in  FIG. 18  described earlier. 
     In  FIG. 58 , the control circuit  230  is provided with: an input part  230   a  to input print letter data and a template file from a memory  195 ; a forward direction image data generating part  230   b  and an inverse direction image data generating part  230   c  to generate image data that are sorted by the determination based on the template file (Step S 3175  in  FIG. 57 ) and conform to the print pattern in the relevant direction; a print buffer  230   d  to develop and store the image data generated above; a print control signal generating part  230   e  to generate control signals output to the print-head driving circuit  25  based on the image data stored in the print buffer  230   d ; and an output part  230   f  to output the generated control signals to the print-head driving circuit  25 . 
     The forward direction print image data generating part  230   b  generates data when the template file relates to a print pattern in the forward direction and the inverse direction print image data generating part  230   c  generates data when the template file relates to a print pattern in the inverse direction. Each of the generating parts  230   b  and  230   c : converts input print letter data into layout information of dots (here two kinds of dots; black and white) in accordance with a print layout shown by the template file; and develops the layout information on the print buffer  230   d . Then at the time of the generation of the image data, dots are placed only in a printable region AT while keeping away from the layout position of an IC circuit part  151 . Here, although the case where “A,” “B,” and “C” as the letter string of each line in three-line print are input one by one is shown in  FIG. 58  in order to simplify explanations, a plurality of letters may be input as the letter string of each line. 
     The print control signal generating part  230   e  generates control signals based on the image data stored in the print buffer  230   d . More specifically, the image data stored as information on matrix arrangement of dots on the print buffer  230   d  are output one line by one line as control signals to the print-head driving circuit  25 . 
     In the present variation configured as mentioned above, by determining a printable region AT so as to keep away from at lest the position of a RFID circuit element To where an IC circuit part  151  is located in a thermal tape  101 ′, it is possible to prevent at least the IC circuit part  151  that constitutes the largest protrusion in the RFID circuit element To from adversely affecting print. In particular, when a RFID circuit element To is disposed not at a position in each of the minimum print division regions A 1  to A 5  but at an ambiguous position in the tape width direction (when layout-position information is based on dots) as mentioned above, a wider printable region AT can be ensured and thus the present variation is further effective. 
     Further, in the present variation in particular, by disposing a RFID circuit element To at an asymmetrical position in the label longitudinal direction or in the label width direction on a RFID label produced from a thermal tape  101 ′ (in this example, the RFID circuit element To is disposed in the minimum print division region A 4 ), it is possible to produce a different RFID label only by making a print rotationally symmetrically while rotating the orientation of the print with the print pattern of the inverse direction and overturning the RFID label after produced as mentioned above. With the arrangement, it is possible to easily produce various kinds of RFID labels according to the usage and needs of users. 
     Here, in the present variation, it is also possible to: provide an apparatus for communicating with RFID tags with a print minimum storage means (for example, an appropriate storage means such as a RAM, a ROM, or the like) to set and store an allowable minimum value (a minimum font set) regarding the size of print letters (font set); and control a print head  10  based on the allowable minimum value stored in the print minimum storage means. In this case, there is the effect of preventing print of letters of such a small size as users can hardly distinguish visually. 
     Here, in the above-described third embodiment and the present variation, a print candidate region AS is equally divided into five minimum print division regions A 1  to A 5  and a RFID circuit element To is located to any one of the minimum print division regions. However, the present invention is not limited to those cases and a print candidate region AS may be equally divided into a number, other than five (five rows), of minimum print division regions. Otherwise, a RFID circuit element To may be disposed at a position in the tape width direction according to not only layout-position information in the equally divided minimum print division regions but also layout-position information by the number of dots of a print head  10  and thereby the same effect as mentioned above can be obtained. 
     (3-2) The Case of Setting a Printable Region at by Changing a Print Aspect Even at a Layout Position of a RFID Circuit Element To 
     In the above cases, a printable region AT is determined so as to keep away from the layout position of a RFID circuit element To or at least an IC circuit part  151 . The present invention is not limited to those cases, and it is also possible to: determine a printable region AT so as to include the layout position of a RFID circuit element To (or at least an IC circuit part  151 ); and control a print head  10  so as to change the print aspect between a part corresponding to the layout position of the RFID circuit element To and the other part in the determined printable region AT. 
     That is, for example, a print aspect such as a color and a thickness of print at the part corresponding to the layout position of the RFID circuit element To is differentiated from other printable regions. As an example, a print aspect is set beforehand so that print may be thinner at a part corresponding to the layout position of the RFID circuit element To than at the other part (in this case, the print is thin from the beginning and hence there is no problem even if print fading or the like may occur), and thereby it is possible to avoid problems in the quality assurance of the produced RFID label. 
     (3-3) The Case of Providing a Thermal Tape with Information on the Layout Position of a RFID Circuit Element To or an IC Circuit Part  151   
     In the above cases, a cartridge  100 ′ is provided with an identifier corresponding to information on the layout position of a RFID circuit element To or at least an IC circuit part  151 . The present invention is not limited to those cases however and it is also acceptable to provide a thermal tape with an identifier corresponding to the layout-position information as an information keeping part (a position-information keeping part for a RFID tag). 
     By this sort of present variation, when a RFID label is produced from a thermal tape as mentioned above, for example, it is possible to determine a printable region AT in the thermal tape on the side of an apparatus  2  for communicating with RFID tags based on the information on the layout position of a RFID circuit element To. On this occasion, it is possible to: make a print so as to keep away from the vicinity of the layout position of the RFID circuit element To; or make a print in an aspect that allows fading or the like to occur (for example, setting thin print) even when print is made to the vicinity of the layout position of the RFID circuit element To. As a result, it is possible to: reduce the incidence of print failure in the vicinity of the layout position of the RFID circuit element To, or avoid the occurrence of problems in the quality of the RFID label even when print failure occurs. Consequently, it is possible to assure the quality of a RFID label with print. 
     Here, as an information keeping part (a position-information keeping part for a RFID tag), as shown in  FIG. 59A , a tape-side identifier Mk may be formed by marking or the like at a position corresponding to the layout position of a RFID circuit element To. Preferably the tape-side identifier Mk is formed on a separation sheet  101   a ′, then the distance from the tape-side identifier Mk to the front end of an antenna  152  (the left end in the figure) is set at d 1 , the distance from the same to the front end of an IC circuit part  151  is set at d 2 , the distance from the same to the rear end of the IC circuit part  151  (the right end in the figure) is set at d 3 , and the distance from the same to the rear end of the other antenna  152  is set at d 4 . Further in this case, as shown in  FIG. 59B , the distance between a print head  10  and a tape sensor TS disposed at a predetermined position in a cartridge  100 ′ in order to detect the tape-side identifier Mk is set at D. Thereby a tape-side identifier such as a marking can be detected on the side of an apparatus  2  for communicating with RFID tags, and thereby it is possible, for example, to determine a printable region AT in a thermal tape  101 ′ based on the information on the layout position of a RFID circuit element To obtained in accordance with the detection result. For example, when the tape sensor TS detects the tape-side identifier Mk (the detection signals are input into a control circuit  230 ) and thereafter a tape is sent by the distance of D+d 2  (at the location of a print head  10 ), the layout region of the IC circuit part  151  begins and, when the tape is sent by the distance of D+d 3 , the layout region of the IC circuit part  151  ends. Consequently, it is possible to perform processing such as excluding the layout region of the IC circuit part  151  from a print region (here, it goes without saying that a whole RFID circuit element To including not only the IC circuit part  151  but also the antennas  152  may be excluded from the print region). 
       FIG. 60 : is a flowchart showing the control procedure carried out with a control circuit  230  in this case; and nearly corresponds to  FIG. 48  mentioned above. The same parts as those shown in  FIG. 48  are represented by the same symbols and the explanations are omitted. As shown in the figure, Steps S 3025  and S 3030  in  FIG. 48  are omitted in  FIG. 60 . That is, in this example, such print pattern processing as shown in  FIG. 49  is not performed, namely such a template as shown in  FIGS. 50 and 51  is not used, and print is made along a predetermined fixed pattern (for example, one-line letters in the center of the tape width direction). Further, in step S 3070 ′ set in place of Step S 3070  in  FIG. 48 , RFID label production processing is performed (for details, refer to  FIG. 61  to be described below). 
       FIG. 61 : is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of the RFID label production processing shown in step S 3070 ′ in the flow shown in  FIG. 60 ; and nearly corresponds to  FIG. 52  mentioned above. The same parts as those shown in  FIG. 52  are represented by the same symbols and the explanations are omitted. The difference of  FIG. 61  from  FIG. 52  is that, in response to not using such a template as mentioned above: only the print letter data stored in a memory means in step S 3020  mentioned above is read out in step S 3073 ′ introduced in place of Step S 3073 ; and the procedure of print processing is set in step S 3076 ′ in place of Step S 3076 . 
       FIG. 62  is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure in step S 3076 ′ in  FIG. 61 . Firstly print starts in step S 3701 . That is, control signals are output to a cartridge shaft driving circuit  24 , a tape-feeding-roller driving shaft  12  is driven with a motor to drive cartridge shaft  23 , a tag label tape  110 ′ with print is fed, the control signals are output to a print-head driving circuit  25  during that time, and print corresponding to the print image information developed on a print buffer in step S 3075  mentioned above is made to a cover film  101   c ′ with a print head  10 . 
     Thereafter, the operation goes to Step S 3702  and whether or not an IC circuit part  151  has reached the position of the print head  10  is determined based on signals detected with a tape sensor TS. Speaking of that with the above-described case, whether or not the tape is fed by the distance of D+d 2  after the tape sensor TS detects a tape-side identifier Mk is determined. 
     When the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 3703 , control signals are output to the print-head driving circuit  25 , thus the print head  10  is controlled so as to stop print, and thereby the print operation started in step S 3701  mentioned above is interrupted once (here, the feeding of the tag label tape  110 ′ with print is continued). Thereafter, the operation goes to Step S 3704 . 
     In step S 3704 , whether or not the IC circuit part  151  has exceeded the position of the print head  10  is determined based on signals detected with the tape sensor TS. Speaking of that with the above-described case, whether or not the tape is fed by the distance of D+d 3  after the tape sensor TS detects the tape-side identifier Mk is determined. 
     When the determination is satisfied, the operation goes to Step S 3705 , control signals are output to the print-head driving circuit  25 , thus the print head  10  is controlled so as to start print, thereby print operation restarts in the same way as Step S 3701  mentioned above, and the routine is terminated. 
     Here, in the above case, Steps S 3702  and S 3704  in the control flow shown in  FIG. 62  that are carried out with the control circuit  230  constitute a print region determination means to determine (resultantly) a printable region with the print head  10  (the region other than the IC circuit part  151  in this example) based on information on the layout position of a RFID circuit element To in a thermal tape  101 ′ described in the claims, and Steps S 3701 , S 3703 , and S 3705  correspond to a third print controller to control the print head  10  based on the printable region determined by the print region determination means. 
     In the above example too, in the same way as the above-described third embodiment, at least by determining (resultantly) a printable region so as to keep away from the layout position of an IC circuit part  151  of a RFID circuit element To in a thermal tape  101 ′, at least the effect of preventing the IC circuit part  151  that constitutes the largest protrusion in the RFID circuit element To from adversely affecting print is obtained. 
     Further, the tape-side identifier comprising marking or the like may be used also as an identifier for positioning at the time of feed control. On this occasion, it is possible to: easily carry out the feed control for the positioning of a printing position and a cutting position by using the identifier as a reference mark; and use the identifier commonly without the additional installation of an identifier for positioning. 
     Furthermore, as an information keeping part (a position-information keeping part for a RFID tag), it is possible to: store layout information of the relevant RFID circuit element To in an IC circuit part  151  provided in a thermal tape (a tag position information storage means); and read and obtain the information from the apparatus side. On this occasion too, the same effect as described above can be obtained. 
     (3-4) Another Aspect of the Tag Tape 
     In the foregoing, a case has been described as an example in which the thermal tape  101 ′ is wound around the reel member  102   a ′ as the tag tape to form the roll  102 ′ and the roll  102 ′ is mounted inside the cartridge  100 ′ so that the thermal tape  101 ′ is fed out. However, the invention is not limited to the foregoing. For example, an elongated-planar or strip-shaped tape or sheet (including those formed by feeding out the tape which has been wound into a roll and subsequently cutting it to a suitable length) having at least one RFID circuit element To provided thereon may be stacked in a predetermined receptacle to provide a cartridge which in turn is mounted on the cartridge holder at the side of the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag, and the RFID label may be produced by printing or writing on the tape or sheet that was carried or fed out from the receptacle. 
     Furthermore, without being limited to the cartridge type, an arrangement is also conceivable in which the roll  102 ′ is directly mounted on the side of apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag, or the elongated-planar or strip-shaped tape or sheet is carried from outside the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag and supplied into the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag, one by one, by a predetermined feeder mechanism. Also with these cases, a similar effect as with the above-mentioned third embodiment can be obtained. 
     (3-5) The Case of Only Reading Information 
     In the foregoing, a case has been described as an example in which information is written into the IC circuit part  151  of the RFID circuit element To. However, the present invention, without being limited to the foregoing, may be applied to an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag of RFID labels comprising a RFID circuit element To, which is capable of only reading the information. A similar effect can also be obtained in this case. 
     (3-6) The Case of Using an Ink Ribbon 
     In the foregoing, a case has been described as an example in which thermal tape  101 ′ is used. However, without being limited to the foregoing, a print may be made using an ink ribbon. A similar effect can also be obtained in this case. 
     (3-7) Other Cases 
     Additionally, with the third embodiment and respective variations, a case of a standalone type has been described as an example in which the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag has a memory  195  constituting a database for independently storing and retrieving required information. However, the invention, without being limited to the foregoing, may be applied to a RFID tag production system having an interface in the apparatus  2  for communicating with a RFID tag and being connected to a route server, a terminal, a general purpose computer, and a plurality of information servers via a wired or wireless communication line, similarly as with the first and the second embodiments. A similar effect can also be obtained in this case. 
     A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described, referring to  FIGS. 63 to 73 . 
       FIG. 63  is a perspective view illustrating an entire schematic structure of the apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag of the present embodiment (with the cartridge  300  attached and the flip cover OC opened, as described below). 
     In  FIG. 63 , the apparatus M for communicating with a RFID tag comprises a main body  201 , a cartridge holder  202  (holder for selective installation) configured to contain a cartridge  300  removably mounted on the main body  201 , a housing  203  configured to define the outer periphery of the main body  201 , an antenna  204  (apparatus antenna) configured to exchange signals via radio communication using appropriate frequencies such as UHF band, microwave band, or shortwave band, and a flip cover OC which is pivotably connected to the main body  201  so as to cover the cartridge holder part  202  in the closed state. 
       FIG. 64  is a (partly perspective) top view seen from the direction II in  FIG. 63  illustrating a portion around the cartridge  300 , together with the cartridge  300 , of the main body  201 . 
     In  FIG. 64 , the cartridge  300 , being removably fitted into the cartridge holder part  202  which is a recess inside the housing  203 , comprises a tape roll  301  having tape  303  wound thereon as the first tape, a ribbon-supply-side-roll  306  configured to feed out the ink ribbon  304  for printing, a ribbon take-up roller  305  configured to take up the ink ribbon  304  after printing, and a feeding roller  302  configured to feed the tape roll  301  outward from the cartridge  300 . 
     The tape roll  301  has the above-mentioned belt-shaped, transparent tape (tag tape, as appropriately in the following)  303  wound around the reel member  301 A, the tag tape having a plurality of RFID circuit elements To sequentially formed along its longitudinal direction. 
     The tape  303 , having a three-layer structure (see partially enlarged view of  FIG. 64 ), is formed by laminating, from the outward winding side (left side in  FIG. 64 ) toward the opposite side (right side in  FIG. 64 ), a separation sheet  303   a , an adhesive layer  303   b , a cover film (print-receiving layer, tape base)  303   c  composed of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) or the like in this sequence. 
     The separation sheet  303   a  is bonded to the back side (left side in  FIG. 64 ) of the cover film  303   c  by the adhesive layer  303   b . The separation sheet  303   a  is provided in order to allow the completed RFID label T to, when applying it to a predetermined article, to be bonded to the article through the adhesive layer  303   b  by peeling off the sheet. Additionally, with regard to the tape  303 , an IC circuit part  151  configured to store information is integrally provided on the back side of the cover film  303   c  (left side in  FIG. 64 ) in this example, and an antenna  152  connected to the IC circuit part  151  for transmitting and receiving information is formed on the surface of the back side of the cover film  303   c , the RFID circuit element To comprising the IC circuit part  151  and antenna  152 . 
     In addition, a part to be detected IS (tape-kind-information keeping portion, information keeping portion) is formed at the corner on the opposite side of the feeding roller  302  on the case  320  of the cartridge  300 . The part to be detected IS has a plurality of switch holes h bored with a predetermined patterns, each of which representing the type of the cartridge specified by the tape-kind information as to whether the tag tape or a normal tape described below is provided, or other parameter information such as, for example, the communication parameter (frequency of the radio wave or communication protocol used in the radio communication, etc.) or the tag attribute parameter (sensitivity of the antenna  152  of the RFID circuit element To, memory capacity of the IC circuit part  151 , width of the tape  303 , layout interval of the RFID circuit elements To on the tape  303 , tape position in the width direction of the RFID circuit element To, etc.), which are most suitable for the RFID circuit element To when the tag tape is provided. The patterns, which are different according to each cartridge type, will be detected by the cartridge sensor (or cartridge detection switch)  332  (detecting device; see  FIG. 65  or  66  described below) provided on the main body  201  side. 
     On the other hand, a print head (thermal head)  208  configured to make a predetermined print on the tape  303  fed out from the tape roll  301 , a ribbon take-up roller driving shaft  307  configured to drive the ribbon take-up roller  305  which takes up the ink ribbon  304  that finished printing on the tape  303 , a feeding roller driving shaft  309  as the drive means for driving the feeding roller  302 , and a roller holder  312 , provided at a position opposed to the print head  208  in a contactable and separable manner, to hold the platen roller  310  and the sub-roller  311  are provided on the cartridge holder part  202  of the apparatus M for communicating with a RFID tag. 
     When the cartridge  300  is mounted on the cartridge holder part  202  of the apparatus M for communicating with a RFID tag, the roller holder  312  is moved from the separation position to the contact position, whereby the tape  303  and the ink ribbon  304  are sandwiched between the print head  208  and the platen roller  310 , and the tape  303  is also held between the feeding roller  302  and the sub-roller  311 . The tape-feeding-roller driving shaft  309 , the sub-roller  311  and the platen roller  310  are coupled by a gear so that the feeding roller  302 , sub-roller  311  and platen roller  310  rotate as the tape-feeding-roller driving shaft  309  is driven. Then, the ink ribbon  304 , driven by the ribbon-supply-side-roll  306  and the ribbon take-up roller  305  provided at the side of the surface of the tape  303  which is fed out from the second roll  302 , is pressed against the print head  208  to be brought into contact with the surface of the tape  303 . 
     In the above-mentioned arrangement, the feeding roller  302  and the ribbon take-up roller  305  synchronously rotate, respectively in the directions shown by arrows A and B, due to the driving force of the motor to drive cartridge shaft  403  (described below), and the tape  303  is fed out from the tape roll  301  by the driving force. At the same time a plurality of heater elements of the print head  208  is energized by the print-head driving circuit  405  (described below) (in this occasion the size or position of the print drive region of the print head  208  is controlled according to the cartridge type, the details of which will be described below referring to  FIGS. 70-072 ). As a result, prints R such as predetermined characters, symbols, bar codes are printed on the cover film  303   c  (see  FIG. 68C  described below) of the tape  303 , which is then formed as a label tape with print  308  and carried out of the cartridge  300 . The ink ribbon  304  which has completed the printing on the tape  303  is taken up by the ribbon take-up roller  305  driven by the ribbon take-up roller driving shaft  307 . 
     Here, the cartridge holder part  202  is arranged to attach/detach, in addition to the cartridge  300  having the tape  303  (tag tape) with the RFID circuit elements To formed thereon, a cartridge  300 ′ having the tape  303 ′ (referred to as the normal tape, hereunder) wound around the tape roll  301 ′ as the first tape with no RFID circuit element provided thereon, whereby the normal tape  303 ′ is conveyed, similarly as with the cartridge  300 , to allow printing by the print head  208 . 
       FIG. 65  is a schematic diagram illustrating in detail the main body  201  with the cartridge  300  mounted therein, the cartridge  300  having the tape  303  (tag tape) with the RFID circuit elements To formed thereon. 
     In  FIG. 65 , the tag tape  303  wound around the tape roll  301  has the plurality of RFID circuit elements To arranged at an end on one side in the width direction (bottom of  FIG. 65  in this example), while an end on the other side in the width direction (top of  FIG. 65  in this example) of respective RFID circuit elements To is the print region S in which a print corresponding to each of the RFID circuit elements To is made by the print head  208 . 
     In addition to the above-mentioned arrangement, the main body  201  comprises the antenna  204  configured to exchange, along with the above-mentioned print operation, signals via radio communication using appropriate frequencies such as UHF band, microwave band, or shortwave band with the RFID circuit element To provided on the label tape with print  308 , a cutter  205  configured to cut the label tape with print  308  to a predetermined length at a predetermined timing to produce a label-shaped RFID label T (described below), a pair of feeding guides  206  configured to set and to hold the RFID circuit element To in a predetermined access area opposing the antenna  204  when exchanging signals via the radio communication, and guiding respective RFID labels T after the cutting, a feeding roller  207  configured to feed and carry out the guided RFID label T toward the carry-out exit E, a sensor  209  for configured to detect presence or absence of the RFID label T at the carry-out exit E, a radio frequency circuit  401  configured to access (read or write) the information (RFID tag information) of the IC circuit part  151  of the RFID circuit element To via the antenna  204 , a signal processing circuit  402  configured to process the signals read from the IC circuit part  151  of the RFID circuit element To and to read information as well as access the IC circuit part  151  of the RFID circuit element To, a cartridge shaft driving circuit  404  configured to control the drive of the motor to drive cartridge shaft  403 , a print-head driving circuit  405  configured to control the power supply to the print head  208 , a solenoid  406  configured to drive the cutter  205  to perform the cutting operation, a solenoid driving circuit  407  configured to control the solenoid  406 , a tape-feeding-roller driving circuit  409  configured to control a tape-feeding-roller motor  408  which drives the feeding roller, and a control circuit  330  configured to control the overall operation of the apparatus M for communicating with a RFID tag via the radio frequency circuit  401 , the signal processing circuit  402 , the cartridge shaft driving circuit  404 , the print-head driving circuit  405 , the solenoid driving circuit  407 , the tape-feeding-roller driving circuit  409  and so on. 
     The cutter  205 , provided nearby the exit of the cartridge  300 , is carried out from the cartridge  300  and further cuts, to a predetermined length at a predetermined timing, the label tape with print  308  which has completed reading/writing of the RFID tag information with respect to the IC circuit part  151  of the RFID circuit element To, thereby producing a divided RFID tag T having RFID circuit elements To. 
     The control circuit  330 , being a so-called micro computer and hence its detailed illustration omitted, comprises a CPU or the central processing unit, a ROM and a RAM, and is arranged to execute signal processing according to the program preliminarily stored in the ROM, using temporary storage function of the RAM. In addition, the control circuit  330  is power-supplied by the power source circuit  411 A and connected to a communication line, for example, via the communication circuit  411 B, allowing exchanges of information with the route server, other terminals, a general-purpose computer, and information servers which are connected to the communication line but not illustrated. Furthermore, tape discrimination information (the above-mentioned information as to whether the tag tape or the normal tape is provided, and other parameter information) from the cartridge sensor  332  is input to the control circuit  330 . The control circuit  330  controls the power supply to the print head  208  (see  FIGS. 72 and 73  below for details), based on the information from the cartridge sensor  332 . 
       FIG. 66  is a schematic diagram illustrating the details of the main body  201  with the cartridge  300 ′ containing the normal tape  303 ′ mounted therein. However, in  FIG. 66 , elements which are equivalent with those of  FIG. 65  have the same symbols and thus their description is omitted here, since their respective operations and functions are similar to those of  FIG. 65 . The cartridge  300 ′ differs from the cartridge  300  of  FIG. 65  in that a normal tape  303 ′ with no RFID circuit element provided thereon is wound around the tape roll  301 , and the print is made on the print region S′ of the normal tape  303 ′ to produce the label tape with print  308 ′, which is then cut with the cutter  205  to produce the label T′ (see  FIG. 69  described below). In addition, with the cartridge  300 ′ having the normal tape  303 ′ shown in  FIG. 66 , the attachment positions of the tape roll  301 ′, the ribbon-supply-side-roll  306 ′, the ribbon take-up roller  305 ′, and the feeding roller  302 ′ are displaced along the axial direction of respective rolls or rollers, compared with respective rolls and rollers  301 ,  306 ,  305 , and  302  of the cartridge  300 . Consequently, the positions of the tapes  303 ′ and  308 ′ are slightly displaced upward in the diagram, compared with the positions of the tape  303  and  308  of the cartridge  300 . Specifically, the position of the tape transport path of the tape  308  contained in the cartridge  300  and the position of the tape transport path of the tape  308 ′ contained in the cartridge  300 ′ are displaced along the width direction of the tape  308  (downward in  FIG. 65 ) by a length approximately equal to (or a length not below) the distance x from an end on one side of the tape  308  in the width direction (lower end in  FIG. 65 ) to an end on the other side of the tape  308  in the width direction (upper end in  FIG. 65 ) of the IC circuit part  151  (see also the difference between the tape carry-out exit positions shown in  FIGS. 69 and 70  described below). In other words, the position of the end on one side (lower end in  FIG. 66 ) of the tape  308 ′ in the width direction when the cartridge  300 ′ is mounted is approximately identical to the position of the end on the other side (upper end in  FIG. 65 ) in the width direction of the tape  308  of the IC circuit part  151  of the tape  308  when the cartridge  300  is mounted. 
     Note that, access to the RFID tag via the antenna  204  will not be performed when the normal tape  303 ′ is used. 
       FIG. 67  is a functional block diagram illustrating the details of the functions of the radio frequency circuit  401 . In  FIG. 67 , the radio frequency circuit  401  comprises a transmitting portion  412  for transmitting, via the antenna  204 , signals to the RFID circuit element To, a receiving portion  413  for receiving the reflected wave from the RFID circuit element To which has been received by the antenna  204 , and a transmit-receive splitter  414 . 
     The transmitting portion  412  includes a crystal oscillator  415   a , a PLL (Phase Locked Loop)  415   b , and a VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator)  415   c  which function as the carrier wave generation means for generating a carrier wave to access (read/write) the RFID tag information of the IC circuit part  151  of the RFID circuit element To; a first multiplying circuit  416  (or a variable amplification factor amplifier may be used in the case of amplitude modulation) configured to modulate the generated carrier wave based on the signal provided from the signal processing circuit  402  (amplitude modulation based on the “TX_ASK” signal from the signal processing circuit  402 , in this example); and a first amplifier  417  configured to amplify (amplification with the amplification factor determined by the “TX_PWR” signal from control circuit  330 , in this example) the modulated wave which has been modulated by the first multiplying circuit  416 . The output of the first amplifier  417  is then transmitted to the antenna  204  via the transmit-receive splitter  414  and supplied to the IC circuit part  151  of the RFID circuit element To. 
     The receiving portion  413  includes a first receiving signal multiplying circuit  418  configured to multiply the reflected wave from the RFID circuit element To which is received by the antenna  204  and the generated carrier wave; a first band-pass filter  419  for extract only the signals in the necessary band from the output of the first receiving signal multiplying circuit  418 ; a first receiving signal amplifier  421  configured to amplify the output of the first band-pass filter  419 ; a first limiter  420  configured to further amplify the output of the first receiving signal amplifier  421  and convert it into a digital signal; a second receiving signal multiplying circuit  422  configured to multiply the reflected wave from the RFID circuit element To which is received by the antenna  204  and the carrier wave whose phase is delayed 90 degrees by a phase shifter  427  after its generation; a second band-pass filter  423  for extract only the signals in the necessary band from the output of the second receiving signal multiplying circuit  422 ; a second receiving signal amplifier  425  configured to amplify the output of the first band-pass filter  423 ; and a second limiter  424  configured to further amplify the output of the second receiving signal amplifier  425  and convert it into a digital signal. Then, a signal “RXS-I” which is output from the first limiter  420  and a signal “RXS-Q” which is output from the second limiter  424  are input to the signal processing circuit  402  and processed therein. 
     In addition, the output of the second amplifier  421  and the third amplifier  425  are also input to the RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) circuit  426 , so that a signal “RSSI” indicating the intensity of these signals are input to the signal processing circuit  402 . In this manner, the apparatus M for communicating with a RFID tag of the present embodiment performs demodulation of the reflected wave from the RFID circuit element To by I-Q quadrature demodulation. 
     Here, since the functional arrangement of the RFID circuit element To provided on the tag label tape with print  308  using the tag tape  303  is similar to those described in the first to third embodiments using  FIG. 6 , its explanation is omitted. 
       FIGS. 68A to 68C  illustrate an example of external appearances of the RFID label T formed by completing the reading (or writing) of the information of the RFID circuit element To and the cutting of the label tape with print  308  after the cartridge  300  is mounted on the cartridge holder part  202  as described above, with  FIG. 68A  being the top view and  FIG. 68B  being the bottom view. In addition,  FIG. 68C  is a cross sectional view taken along LXVIII-LXVIII′ of  FIG. 68 . 
     In  FIGS. 68A to 68C , the RFID label T has a three-layer structure as stated above, in which the cover film  303   c , the adhesive layer  303   b , and the separation sheet  303   a  are laminated in this order from the surface (top of  FIG. 68C ) toward the opposite side (bottom of  FIG. 68C ). Additionally, as described above, a RFID circuit element To comprising an IC circuit part  151  and an antenna  152  is provided on the back side of the cover film  303   c , and a print R (in this example, letters “AA-AA”) is printed on the surface of the cover film  303   c.    
     On the other hand,  FIGS. 69A to 69C  illustrate an example of external appearances of the RFID label T′ by completing the cutting of the label tape with print  308 ′ after the cartridge  300 ′ is mounted on the cartridge holder part  202  and the print is made on the normal tape  303 ′ as described above, with  FIG. 69A  being the top view and  FIG. 69B  being the bottom view. In addition,  FIG. 69C  is a cross sectional view taken along ILXX-ILXX′ of  FIG. 69A . 
     In  FIGS. 69A to 69C , the label T′ has a three-layer structure similar to the RFID label T, in which the cover film  303   c , the adhesive layer  303   b , and the separation sheet  303   a  are laminated in this order from the surface (top of  FIG. 69C ) to the opposite side (bottom of  FIG. 69C ). Additionally, a print R′ (in this example, letters “BB-BB”) is printed on the surface of the cover film  303   c.    
     In the above-mentioned basic arrangement, one of the major features of the present embodiment is that the tape carry-out exit of the cartridge  300  containing the tag tape  303  is different from that of the cartridge  300 ′ containing the normal tape  303 ′ and, as a result, the transport path of the tag tape  303  when the cartridge  300  is mounted differs from that of the normal tape  303 ′ when the cartridge  300 ′ is mounted in the cartridge holder part  202  of the same apparatus M. The details will be described referring to  FIGS. 70 to 73  as follows. 
       FIG. 70  is a perspective view illustrating the detailed structure of the cartridge  300  having the tag tape  303  mounted therein, together with its periphery. 
     In  FIG. 70 , the cartridge  300  includes a case  320  as the housing configured to form its outer periphery, the case  320  having a support hole  321  for rotatably supporting the tape roll  301 , a support hole  322  for rotatably supporting the ribbon take-up roller  305 , and a support hole  323  configured to rotatably support the feeding roller  302 . 
     In addition, an arm part (a guide part)  324  is provided on one side (right front side in  FIG. 70 ) of the case  320  for guiding the tape  303  which is fed out from the tape roll  301  and the ink ribbon  304  which is fed out from the ribbon-supply-side-roll  306  and feeding them out through the opening (not shown) of the protruding end. In addition, a head mounting part  325  in which the print head  208  is inserted and mounted on the left front side, shown in  FIG. 70 , of the arm part  324 . A first fitting part  326 A is formed so that it enters the wall part, which is opposing the arm part  324  of the head mounting part  325 , toward the a tape carry-out direction, while a second fitting part  326 B is formed so that it enters toward a direction orthogonal to the first fitting part  326 A. 
     Additionally, in the cartridge holder part  202 , the roller holder  312 , which is rotatably supported around the supporting shaft  312 A vertically provided on the main body  201 , is arranged so as to face the cartridge  300 , with the roller holder  312  rotatably supporting the sub-roller  311  and the platen roller  310 . As described above, the tape  303  is drawn from the tape roll  301  by cooperation of the feeding roller  302  and the sub-roller  311  and, after being guided from the opening of the arm part  324  to the head mounting part  325 , sandwiched between the print head  208  and the platen roller  310 , and also sandwiched between the feeding roller  302  and the sub-roller  311 . In addition, the ink ribbon  304  is drawn from the ribbon-supply-side-roll  306  by the ribbon take-up roller  305  and, after being guided from the opening of the arm part  324  to the head mounting part  325 , wound around the periphery of the ribbon take-up roller  305 . 
       FIG. 71  is a perspective view illustrating the detailed structure of the cartridge  300 ′, as well as its periphery, with the normal tape mounted therein. In  FIG. 71 , elements which are equivalent with those of  FIG. 70  have the same symbols and thus their description is omitted here, since their respective operations and functions are similar to those of  FIG. 70 . The tape carry-out exit e′ of the tag-label tape with print  308 ′ of the cartridge  300 ′ in  FIG. 71  is slightly displaced upward of the page sheet compared with the position of the tape carry-out exit e of the tag-label tape with print  308  of the cartridge  300  in  FIG. 70 . In order to provide such an arrangement, for example, the tape position can be displaced by inserting a spacer part or the like between the members supporting the tapes  303  and  308 , or  303 ′ and  308 ′ within the cartridges  300  and  300 ′. In addition, procedures other than the above may be used such as narrowing the space within the cartridge by a raised bottom. 
       FIG. 72A  is a schematic diagram illustrating the relative relationship between the tape position and the print head  208  in the cartridge  300  containing the tag tape  303 , and  FIG. 72B  is a schematic diagram illustrating the relative relationship between the tape position and the print head  208  in the cartridge  300 ′ containing the normal tape  303 ′. 
     With the apparatus M for communicating with a RFID tag of the present embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 72A , when the cartridge  300  containing the tag tape  303  is mounted on the cartridge holder part  202 , the position of the tape  303  is located at further right side of the page sheet so that the print head  208  does not overlap with the RFID circuit element To located on the one side of the tag tape  303  in the width direction (not to contact a portion of the RFID circuit element To). The above arrangement eliminates the need of power supply to the part of the print head  208  indicated as L1 in the diagram on the left side of the page sheet, hence it turns out that only the part of the print head  208  indicated as L2 in the diagram needs to be power-supplied by controlling the print-head driving circuit  405  (in other words, the print-head drive region has a length of L2). 
     On the other hand, when the cartridge  300 ′ containing the normal tape  303 ′ is mounted on the cartridge holder part  202 , it is arranged, as shown in  FIG. 72B , that the position of the tape  303 ′ is located at further left side of the page sheet so that the print head  208  faces the entire tape  303 . In this case, the part of the print head  208  indicated as L1+L2 in the diagram is power-supplied by controlling the print-head driving circuit  405  (in other words, the print-head drive region has a length of L1+L2) 
       FIG. 73  is a flow chart illustrating the energization control operation of the heater element of the print head  208  performed by the control circuit  330  via the print-head driving circuit  405  for the case in which the cartridge  300  containing the tag tape  303  is mounted, and the case in which the cartridge  300 ′ containing the normal tape  303 ′ is mounted. 
     In  FIG. 73 , the cartridge sensor  332  first detects in step S 4010  the type of the cartridge  300  and  300 ′, in other words, whether the tape is the tag tape  303  or normal tape  303 ′, then the sensor signal is input (identified). 
     Next, in step S 4020 , it is determined, based on the sensor signal input in step S 4010  mentioned above, whether or not a tag is present, in other words, whether it is the cartridge  300  containing the tag tape  303  or the cartridge  300 ′ containing the normal tape  303 ′. 
     If it is determined to be the tag tape  303 , the operation goes to step S 4030 , where a control signal is output to the print-head driving circuit  405  so that energization mode of the print head  208  is set to be a partially reduced energization in which the L1 part is a no-energization area (=the print-head drive region is only a length of L2) as shown in  FIG. 72A  and the flow is finished. If, otherwise, it is determined in step S 4020  that the tape is the normal tape  303 ′, the operation goes to step S 4040  where a control signal is output to the print-head driving circuit  405  so that the energization mode of the print head  208  is set to be whole-area energization in which the whole area of L1+L2 (=print-head drive region is the length of L1+L2) is energized as shown in  FIG. 72B  and the flow is finished. 
     As thus described, steps S 4020 , S 4030  and S 4040  of the flow shown in  FIG. 73 , which are executed by the control circuit  330 , constitute a fourth print controller configured to switch the print-head drive region of the printing device, according to whether the tag tape or the normal tape is mounted, based on the detection result of the detecting device. 
     According to the present embodiment arranged as above, when the cartridge  300  containing the tag tape  303  is mounted in the cartridge holder part  202 , the position of the tape transport path in the apparatus M for communicating with a RFID tag is displaced, as shown in  FIG. 65  and  FIG. 66 , compared with the case in which the cartridge  300 ′ containing the normal tape  303 ′ is mounted (based on the difference between the mounting positions of the tapes  308  and  308 ′ as shown in  FIGS. 70 and 71 ). In addition, particularly, the length of the print-head drive region of the print head  208  changes from L1+L2 to L2, as shown in  FIGS. 65 and 66  or  FIGS. 72A and 72B , according to the difference between the positions. Therefore, it can be arranged that the print-head drive region (the part having a length of L2) of the print head  208  does not overlap with the RFID circuit element To provided on the tag tape  303 , whereby eliminating the possibility of damaging the RFID circuit element To due to heater of the print head  208 , as well as eliminating the possibility of developing fading of prints. As a result, convenience for the user can be enhanced, since both the tag-label-with-print T and the normal label T′ can be produced on the same apparatus M for communicating with a RFID tag, and the soundness of the RFID label T and the quality of the prints can be enhanced. On this occasion, particularly, electric power consumption can be reduced by reducing the length of the print-head drive region of the print head  208  from L1+L2 to L2 and stopping the power supply to the part of length L1 when mounting the cartridge  300  containing the tag tape  303  so that unnecessary print drive to the part of length L1 which went out of the tape  303  is avoided, while preventing the print-head drive region from overlapping with the RFID circuit element To as described above. 
     A fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described, referring to  FIGS. 74 to 93 . 
       FIG. 74  is a perspective view illustrating a schematic arrangement of an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag of the present embodiment. 
     In  FIG. 74 , the apparatus  501  for communicating with a RFID tag comprises a main body housing  502 , a transparent resin-made upper cover  505 , a transparent resin-made tray  506  vertically provided substantially opposing the front center of the upper cover  505 , a power-supply button  507  provided on the front of the tray  506 , a cutter lever  509 , an LED lamp  534  and the like. 
       FIG. 75  is a perspective view illustrating the apparatus  501  for communicating with a RFID tag shown in  FIG. 74  with the upper cover  505  removed. 
     In  FIG. 75 , a tape spindle member  503  (the cartridge in the present embodiment) is removably received in a tape spindle member receptacle (holder for selective installation)  504 . The tape spindle member  503  comprises a positioning holder member  512  and a guide member  520 , with the tape  503 A (tag tape, first tape) having a predetermined width being rotatably wound around. In other words, the guide member  520  as a side wall on one side and the positioning holder member  512  as a side wall on the other side are provided at both edges of the tape  503 A in its axial direction, substantially orthogonally to the axial line. In addition, the above-mentioned upper cover  505  is attached allowing open and close movements thereof to the back side upper edge so as to cover the top of the tape spindle member receptacle  504 . 
     In addition, a support member  515  is provided at an edge of the substantially vertically side against the transport direction of the tape spindle member receptacle  504 , the support member  515  having a first positioning groove  516  formed thereon which is substantially vertically long and U-shaped when seen from the front with an upward opening. An attachment member  513  having a vertically long, substantially rectangular cross section, which is formed in a manner protruding outward from the positioning holder member  512  and tapering downward when seen from the front, is fit into the support member  515  by closely contact inside the downward-tapered first positioning groove  516 . The height of protrusion of the attachment member  513  is formed to be approximately equal to the width of the first protrusion of the positioning groove  516 . Here, a spacer part  580  configured to mount the tag tape  503 A after slightly displacing it closer to the guide member  520  side (left back of the page sheet of  FIG. 75 ) is provided in between the holder member  512  and the tape  503 A. 
     A lever  527  is provided on the front end in the transport direction of the edge of other side of the tape spindle member receptacle  504 . On the tape  503 A, RFID circuit elements T 1  comprising an IC circuit part  650  and an antenna  651  are arranged in a row along the tape longitudinal direction nearby an end on one side (left side of the page sheet of  FIG. 75 ) in this example (size in the illustration is exaggerated for clarifying their presence). Note that, in the present embodiment, a normal tape  503 A′ (see  FIG. 84  described later) as the first tape with no RFID circuit element provided thereon may be used as the tape in place of the tag tape  503 , which will be described later. 
       FIG. 76  is a side view of the structure shown in  FIG. 75 . As shown in  FIG. 76 , the tag tape  503 A having a three-layer structure (see partially enlarged view of  FIG. 76 ) in this example, is formed by laminating, from the outward winding side (left top in  FIG. 76 ) toward the opposite side (right bottom in  FIG. 76 ), a separation sheet  503   a , an adhesive layer  503   b , and an elongated self-coloring thermal paper (tape base)  503 C, in this sequence. 
     On the back side (top left in  FIG. 76 ) of thermal paper  503   c , an IC circuit part  650  configured to store information is provided integrally in this example. An antenna  651  connected to the IC circuit part  650  is formed on the surface of the back side of thermal paper  503   c  for transmitting and receiving information. The RFID circuit element T 1  consists of the IC circuit part  650  and the antenna  651 . Also on the back side (top left in  FIG. 76 ) of thermal paper  503   c , the separation paper  503   a  is bonded to the thermal paper  503   c  by the adhesive layer  503   b . When affixing the completed RFID label T to a predetermined article or the like, the separation sheet  503   a  can be peeled off so that the RFID label T can be bonded to the article or the like by the adhesive layer  503   b . Here, a power cord  510  is connected to one side of the rear of the main body housing  502 . 
       FIG. 77  is a sectional view of the cross-section taken along X-X′ of  FIG. 76 . In  FIG. 77 , the tag tape  503 A is wound around the winding core  503 B into a roll. The tape roll body  600  comprises the tag tape  503 A and the winding core  503 B, the positioning holder member  512 , a guide member  520 , a tape spindle member  503  having a spacer part  580  and the like. 
     A substantially cylindrical shaft member  540  is provided between the positioning holder member  512  and the guide member  520  so as to be located inside the winding core  503 B in the axial direction, and the tape spindle member  503  comprising mainly the positioning holder member  512 , the guide member  520  and the shaft member  540 . Additionally, as described above, the spacer part  580  is provided on the holder member  512 , wherein the dimension of the winding core  503 B (therefore, tag tape  503 A) in its axial direction (horizontal direction in  FIG. 77 ) is shorter than the distance between the holder member  512  and the guide member  520  along their axial direction by the dimension of spacer part  580  along its axial direction. As a result, the axial center of the tag tape  503 A is slightly displaced toward the guide member  520  (left side of the page sheet of  FIG. 77 ) than the axial center of the shaft member  540 . Note that, in this example, the width w (horizontal dimension in  FIG. 77 ) of the spacer part  580  is slightly larger than the width of the RFID circuit element T 1  (direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the tape). 
     An engaging recess  515 A is formed at the base end inside the support member  515 , and an elastic locking piece  512 A protrudingly provided at the lower end of the positioning holder member  512  is engaged with the engaging recess  515 A. 
     On the bottom face of the tape spindle member receptacle  504 , a positioning recess  504 A having a horizontally-long rectangular planar-shape is formed at a predetermined depth (e.g., about 1.5 to 3 mm) from the base end inside the support member  515 , substantially orthogonal to the transport direction. In addition, a control substrate  532  having a control circuit part formed thereon for controlling to drive respective mechanisms according to instructions from external personal computers or the like is provided at the lower part of the tape spindle member receptacle  504 . 
     The width dimension of the positioning recess  504 A along the transport direction is defined to be approximately equal to the width dimension of each of the lower end edges of the positioning holder member  512  and the guide member  520  constituting the tape spindle member  503 . Additionally, on the base end inside the support member  515  of the positioning recess  504 A, a discrimination recess  504 B is formed at a position opposing the tape discriminating part  560  (see also  FIGS. 85 to 88  described below) extending out from the lower end edge of the positioning holder member  512  substantially orthogonally inward. 
     The discrimination recess  504 B, having a rectangular planar-shape and being vertically-long in the transport direction, is formed at a position deeper than the positioning recess  504 A by a predetermined depth (e.g., about 1.5 to 3 mm). In addition, the discrimination recess  504 B has four tape discriminating sensors (detecting device) S 1 , S 2 , S 3  and S 4  provided in a substantially L-shape in this example, which comprise a push-type micro-switch and discriminate the type of the tag tape  503 A (or the normal tape  503 A′ described below). These tape discriminating sensors S 1  to S 4  comprise known mechanical switches, each of which is constituted by a plunger, a micro switch, and the like. The upper end of each plunger is provided so as to protrude from the bottom face of the discrimination recess  504 B to the vicinity of the bottom face of the positioning recess  504 A. Then, it is detected whether or not respective sensor holes (described below) of the tape discriminating part  560  (type-of-tape information keeping portion) are present by each of the tape discriminating sensors S 1  to S 4 , the ON/OFF signals of which allow detection of the type of the tag tape  503 A mounted on the tape spindle member  503  (including detection of whether it is a tag tape  503 A with RFID circuit elements T 1  or a normal tape  503 A′ having no RFID circuit element T 1  provided thereon, details of which are described below). 
       FIGS. 78A and 78B  are, respectively, a perspective view illustrating the apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag shown in  FIG. 74  with the upper cover  5  and the tape roll body  600  removed, and an enlarged perspective view of the portion W of  FIG. 76A . 
     In  FIGS. 78A and 78B , a mounting part  521  configured to mount the tip of the guide member  520  constituting the tape spindle member  503  is provided. The mounting part  521  is extending substantially horizontally from the back-end edge of insertion slot  518  for inserting the tag tape  503 A to the front upper-end edge of the tape spindle member receptacle  504 . Here, the tip of the guide member  520  can be extended as far as the insertion slot  518 . 
     A plurality of (two in this example) the second positioning grooves  522 A and  522 B having a substantially L-shaped cross section is formed at the far-edge corner on the rear side of the transport direction of the mounting part  521 , corresponding to the plurality of width dimensions (difference between the tag tape and the normal tape described below) of the tape spindle member  503  containing the tag tape  503 A (or the normal tape  503 A′, details of which described below). Each of the second positioning grooves  522 A and  522 B is formed so that a part of the portion contact the mounting part  521  of the guide member  520  constituting the tape spindle member  503  can be fit from above; in this example, the groove  522 A corresponds to the case of tag tape  503 A and the groove  522 B corresponds to the case of normal tape  503 A′, respectively (in other words, the mounting positions of the tape spindle members  503  and  503 ′ are different according to whether the tape is a tag tape  503 A or a normal tape  503 A′). Although the details will be described below referring to  FIGS. 86 and 87 , this is because the width of the tape spindle member  503  containing the tag tape  503 A is larger than the width of the tape spindle member  503 ′ containing the normal tape  503 A′ by the width w of the above-mentioned spacer part  508 . In addition, the previously mentioned positioning recess  504 A is provided from the base end inside the support member  515  to a position opposing the second positioning groove  522 A. 
     The tape roll body  600  comprising the winding core  503 B, the tag tape  503 A (or the normal tape  503 A′, the detail of which will be described below) and the tape spindle member  503  (or  503 ′) is removably attached to the tape spindle member receptacle  504  by fitting the attachment member  513  of the positioning member  512  into the first positioning groove  516  of the support member  515 , causing the elastic locking piece  512 A protrudingly provided at the lower end of the positioning member  512  to be engaged with the engaging recess  515 A formed at the base end inside the support member  515 , as well as inserting the lower face of the tip of the guide member  520  into each of the second positioning groove  522 A (or  522 B) to cause the lower end of the guide member  520  to enter and contact inside the positioning recess  504 A. 
       FIG. 79  is a backward perspective view illustrating the apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag shown in  FIG. 74  with the upper cover  505  and the tape roll body  600  removed. 
     In  FIG. 79 , a guiding rib part  523  is vertically provided on the side edge of the support member  515  of the insertion slot  518 . In addition, the side edge closer to the support member  515  of the insertion slot  518  (left end edge in  FIG. 79 ) is formed so that it is located at a position corresponding to the inner end face of the positioning member  512  which is fit into the support member  515 . 
     Here, a connector area  511  comprising a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connected to personal computers (not shown) is provided at the other side end of the back side of the body housing  502 . 
       FIG. 80  is a side sectional view of the apparatus  501  for communicating with a RFID tag shown in  FIG. 74  with the tape spindle member  503  mounted thereon and with the upper cover  505  removed. 
     In  FIG. 80 , a cutter unit  508  which can be moved horizontally by the cutter lever  509  via a connecting member  570  is provided on the cutter lever  509  which is provided movably in the horizontal direction on the front side-face. The cutter unit  508  has a cutter (cutting blade)  572  provided movably by guide axis  571  along the cutting direction which is substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the tape  503 A (perpendicular direction in the page sheet of  FIG. 80 ), and an intermediate member  573  which is detachably arranged with the cutter  572  and provided on the cutter side of the connecting member  570 . In addition, a thermal head (print head)  531  is provided as the printing device configured to print at the lower part of the upstream of the tape  503 A transport direction (right-side in  FIG. 80 ) of the cutter unit  508 , and a platen roller  526  is provided as the driving device at a position opposing thereto. 
     The print head  531  is brought into a separated state from the platen roller  526  as a result of a downward movement by lifting the above-mentioned vertical operation lever  527  upward, and into a printable state in which the tag tape  503 A is pressed and biased against the platen roller  526  as a result of an upward movement by rotating the lever  527  downward. 
     In other words, when making a print, the lever  527  is first rotated upward to cause one of the side edges of the tag tape  503 A to contact the inner surface of the guide member  520  and insert the other side edge of the tag tape  503 A into the insertion slot  518  while causing the other side edge of the tag tape  503 A to contact the guiding rib  523  vertically provided at the side edge of the insertion slot  518 . By rotating the lever  527  downward in this condition, the tag tape  503 A inserted through the insertion slot  518  is pressed and biased toward the platen roller  526  by a line-shaped print head  531 . Then predetermined print data can be sequentially printed on the print surface while transporting the tag tape  503 A by controlling to drive the print head  531  while rotationally driving the platen roller  526  by a platen roller motor  708  comprising a pulse motor or a stepping motor (see  FIG. 82  described below). Furthermore, access (reading or writing of information) to the IC circuit part  650  is performed via an antenna  704  located downstream side in the transport direction, and further, via an antenna  651  of the RFID circuit element T 1 . Then, the tag-tape-with-print  503 A that is carried out onto the tray  506  is cut by the cutter unit  508  by manually operating the cutter lever  509  toward the right-side direction to produce divided RFID labels T comprising RFID circuit elements T 1 . 
       FIG. 81  is a functional block diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the RFID circuit element T 1  provided on the tag tape  503 A. 
     In  FIG. 81 , the RFID circuit element T 1 , being equivalent to the RFID circuit element To which has already been described in the first to fourth embodiments, comprises an antenna  704  at the apparatus  501  for communicating with a RFID tag, the above-mentioned antenna  651  configured to perform transmission and reception of signals contactlessly using appropriate frequencies such as UHF band, microwave band, short wave band or the like, and the above-mentioned IC circuit part  650  connected to the antenna  651 . 
     The IC circuit part  650  includes a rectification part  652  configured to rectify the carrier wave received by the antenna  651 ; a power source part  653  configured to accumulate the energy of the carrier wave rectified by the rectification part  652  as the driving power source of IC circuit part  650 ; a clock extraction part  654  configured to extract the clock signal from the carrier wave received by the antenna  651  and provide it to the control part  657 ; a memory part  655  which functions as the information storage part capable of storing predetermined information signals, a modem part  656  connected to the antenna  651 ; and a control part  657  configured to control the operation of the RFID circuit element T 1  via the rectification part  652 , the clock extraction part  654 , and the modem part  656 . 
     The modem part  656  modulates and reflects the carrier wave received by the antenna  704  based on the response signal from the control part  657 , as well as demodulating communication signals received by the antenna  651  from the antenna  704  of the apparatus  501  for communicating with a RFID tag, or from other RFID tag reader/writer. 
     The control part  657  interprets the received signal which has been demodulated by the modem part  656 , generates a reply signal based on the information signal stored in the memory part  655 , and performs basic controls such as controlling the reply by the modem part  656 . 
       FIG. 82  is a conceptual view illustrating the control system of the apparatus  501  for communicating with a RFID tag. In  FIG. 82 , the tag tape  503 A has, as described above, a plurality of the RFID circuit elements T 1  arranged at one end in the width direction (upper part of the page sheet of  FIG. 82 ) and, in this example, a region corresponding to each of the RFID circuit elements T 1  is the print region S in which a print R corresponding to each of the RFID circuit elements T 1  is made by the print head  531 . Then, following the above-mentioned print, exchange of signals is performed with the RFID circuit elements T 1  provided on the tape  503 A by the antenna  704  via radio communication using appropriate frequencies such as UHF band, microwave band, short wave band or the like, and operating the cutter lever  509  causes the cutter unit  508  to cut the tape-with-print  503 A as described above, thus producing the RFID label T 
     Additionally on the apparatus  501  for communicating with a RFID tag are provided: the platen roller  526  configured to transport the tag tape  503 A and the already cut RFID label T to the carry-out exit E for feed out; a radio frequency circuit  701  configured to access (read or write) information (RFID tag information) of the IC circuit part  650  of the RFID circuit element T 1  via the antenna  704 ; a signal processing circuit  702  configured to receive the signal which has been read from the IC circuit part  650  of the RFID circuit element T 1  via the radio frequency circuit  701  and perform a predetermined process to read information, as well as access the IC circuit part  650  of the RFID circuit element T 1  via the radio frequency circuit  701 ; a print-head driving circuit  705  configured to control energization of the print head  531 ; a platen roller driving circuit  709  configured to control the platen roller motor  708  which drives the platen roller  526 ; a control circuit  710  configured to control the operation of the entire apparatus  501  for communicating with a RFID tag via the radio frequency circuit  701 , signal processing circuit  702 , a print-head driving circuit  705 , a platen roller driving circuit  709  or the like; and the above-mentioned LED  534  which turns on by the control signal from the control circuit  710 . Here, a feeding guide may be further provided for setting and holding the RFID circuit elements T 1  in a predetermined access area opposing the antenna  704  at the timing of exchanging signals via the above-mentioned radio communication, as well as guiding each RFID label T after the cutting. 
     The control circuit  710 , being a so-called micro computer and hence its detailed illustration omitted, comprises a CPU or the central processing unit, a ROM and a RAM, and is arranged to execute signal processing according to the program preliminarily stored in the ROM, using temporary storage function of the RAM. In addition, the control circuit  710  is power-supplied by the power source circuit  711 A and connected to a communication line, for example, via the communication circuit  711 B, allowing exchanges of information with the route server, other terminals, a general-purpose computer, and information servers which are connected to the communication line but not illustrated. Furthermore, tape discrimination information (the information as to whether the tag tape or the normal tape is provided, and other parameter information) from the above-mentioned tape discriminating sensors S 1  to S 4  is input to the control circuit  710 . The control circuit  710  controls the power supply to the print head  531  (see  FIGS. 92 and 93 ), based on the information from the tape discriminating sensors S 1  to S 4  (details will be described below). 
       FIG. 83  is a functional block diagram illustrating the detailed functions of the radio frequency circuit  701 . In  FIG. 83 , the radio frequency circuit  701 , being equivalent to the radio frequency circuit  21  which has already been described in the first to fourth embodiments, comprises a transmitting portion  712  configured to transmit signals to the RFID circuit element T 1  via the antenna  704 ; a receiving portion  713  configured to receive the reflected wave from the RFID circuit element T 1  which is received by the antenna  704 ; and a transmit-receive splitter  714 . 
     The transmitting portion  712  includes a crystal oscillator  715   a , a PLL (Phase Locked Loop)  715   b , and a VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator)  715   c  which function as the carrier wave generation means for generating a carrier wave to access (read/write) the RFID tag information of the IC circuit part  650  of the RFID circuit element T 1 ; a transmission multiplying circuit  716  configured to modulate the generated carrier wave based on the signal provided from the signal processing circuit  712  (amplitude modulation based on the “TX_ASK” signal from the signal processing circuit  712 , in this example); and a transmission amplifier  717  configured to amplify (amplification with the amplification factor determined by the “TX_PWR” signal from control circuit  710 , in this example) the modulated wave which has been modulated by the transmission multiplying circuit  716 . The output of the transmission amplifier  717  is then transmitted to the antenna  704  via the transmit-receive splitter  714  and supplied to the IC circuit part  650  of the RFID circuit element T 1 . 
     The receiving portion  713  includes a first receiving signal multiplying circuit  718  configured to multiply the reflected wave from the RFID circuit element T 1  which is received by the antenna  704  and the generated carrier wave; a first band-pass filter  719  for extract only the signals in the necessary band from the output of the first receiving signal multiplying circuit  718 ; a first receiving signal amplifier  721  configured to amplify the output of the first band-pass filter  719 ; a first limiter  720  configured to further amplify the output of the first receiving signal amplifier  721  and convert it into a digital signal; a second receiving signal multiplying circuit  722  configured to multiply the reflected wave from the RFID circuit element T 1  which is received by the antenna  704  and the carrier wave whose phase is delayed 90 degrees by the phase shifter  727  after its generation; a second band-pass filter  723  for extract only the signals in the necessary band from the output of the second receiving signal multiplying circuit  722 ; a second receiving signal amplifier  725  configured to amplify the output of the first band-pass filter  723 ; and a second limiter  724  configured to further amplify the output of the second receiving signal amplifier  725  and convert it into a digital signal. Then, the signal “RXS-I” which is output from the first limiter  720  and the signal “RXS-Q” which is output from the second limiter  724  are input to the signal processing circuit  702  and processed therein. 
     In addition, the output of the first receiving signal amplifier  721  and the second receiving signal amplifier  725  are also input to the RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) circuit  726 , so that a signal “RSSI” indicating the intensity of these signals are input to the signal processing circuit  702 . In this manner, the apparatus  501  for communicating with a RFID tag of the present embodiment performs demodulation of the reflected wave from the RFID circuit element T 1  by I-Q quadrature demodulation. 
     On the other hand, as described above, a tape spindle member  503 ′ having a tape  503 A′ with no RFID circuit element provided thereon (normal tape) can be attached or detached to the tape spindle member receptacle  504 , in addition to the tape spindle member  503  having a tag tape  503 A with the RFID circuit element T 1  formed thereon. By mounting the tape spindle member  503 ′ on the tape spindle member receptacle  504 , the normal tape  503 A′ is transported and printing may be performed using the print head  531 , similarly as with the tag tape  503 A. 
       FIG. 84  is equivalent to  FIG. 82  (conceptual view illustrating the control system of the apparatus  501  for communicating with a RFID tag) in which the tape spindle member  503 ′ containing the normal tape  503 A′ is mounted to the tape spindle member receptacle  504 . In  FIG. 84 , the normal tape  503 A′ is, as described previously, fed at a transport position which is slightly displaced along the axial direction compared with the tag tape  503 A (downward of the page sheet of  FIG. 84 ) and, after printing is performed on a predetermined print region S′ by the print head  531 , operating the cutter lever  509  causes the cutter unit  508  to cut the tape-with-print  503 A′ as described above, whereby producing a label (tag-less label) T′. The above mentioned displacement of the transport position is, specifically, as follows. The position of the tape transport path of the tag tape  503 A and the position of the tape transport path of the normal tape  503 A′ are displaced along the width direction of the tape (upward in  FIG. 82 ) by a length approximately equal to (or a length not below) the distance y from an end on one side in the width direction of the tag tape  503 A (upper end in  FIG. 82 ) to an end on the other side in the width direction of the tag tape  503 A (lower end in  FIG. 82 ) of the IC circuit part  650 . In other words, the position of the end on one side (upper end in  FIG. 84 ) of the normal tape  503 A′ in the width direction is substantially identical to the position of the end on the other side (lower end in  FIG. 82 ) in the tape width direction of the IC circuit part  650  of the tag tape  503 . 
     Here, access to the RFID tag via the antenna  704  is not performed when the normal tape  503 ′ is used. 
       FIGS. 85A and 85B  are perspective views seen from front-above and back-beneath, respectively, illustrating the detailed structure of the tape roll body  600  provided in the apparatus  501  for communicating with a RFID tag shown in  FIG. 74 . 
     In  FIGS. 85A and 85B , the guide member  520  of the tape spindle member  503  (or  503 ′) provided in the tape roll body  600  has a first extension part  542  inserted into the positioning recess  504 A formed on the bottom surface of the tape spindle member receptacle  504  to contact the bottom surface of the positioning recess  504 A, a second extension part  543  extending outward so as to cover the outer end face of approximately one fourth of the circumference in the front direction of the tape  503 A (or  503 A′), and a third extension part  544  extending from the outer circumference of the second extension part  543  to nearby the insertion slot  518  (see  FIG. 79 ) of the tape  503 A (or  503 A′), with its upper end edge drooping down. 
     The lower end face of the tip of the third extension part  544 , being formed substantially horizontally, is arranged to contact the mounting part  521  of the apparatus  501  for communicating with a RFID tag and guide one of the side edges of the tape  503 A (or  503 A′) mounted by the inner surface of the third extension part  544  and the second extension part  543  to the insertion slot  518 . In addition, a fourth extension part  545  is formed which extends from a position at the lower end face of the third extension part  544  opposing the rear end edge of the mounting part  521  in the transport direction to the first extension part  542  by a predetermined length. The tip of the fourth extension part  545  in the transport direction is arranged to be inserted into each of the second positioning grooves  522 A (or  522 B) opposing the tape width of the mounted tape  503 A, when the lower end face of the third extension part  544  contacts the mounting part  521  (see  FIG. 80  described above). 
     In addition, a flat plate-like guide part  557  (about 1.5 mm to 3 mm long in this example) having a substantially square front shape and protruding outward to the right and left longer than the lower end of the attachment member  513  by a predetermined length (about 1.5 mm to 3 mm in this example) is formed at the lower end of the attachment member  513  of the positioning member  512  of the tape spindle member  503  (or  503 ′). As a result, when mounting the tape spindle member  503  (or  503 ′), the tape spindle member  503  (or  503 ′) can be mounted while readily positioning it, by inserting the attachment member  513  into the first positioning groove  516  while causing the guide part  557  formed at the lower end of the attachment member  513  to contact the outer end face of the support member  515 . 
     The lower end edge of the extension part  556  of the positioning member  512  extends so as to protrude downward longer than the lower end edge of the guide member  520  by a predetermined length (about 1 mm to 2.5 mm in this example), and a tape discriminating part  560  having a substantially rectangular front shape and extending substantially orthogonally inward for a predetermined length is formed. 
     The tape discriminating part  560  has sensor holes  560 A to  560 D bored in a substantially L-shaped arrangement on a predetermined position opposing the above-mentioned tape discriminating sensors S 1  to S 4 , and functions as the tape identifying part for identifying the type of the tape  503 A in cooperation with the sensors S 1  to S 4 . Furthermore, the sensors S 1  to S 4  are capable of identifying information similar to that of the fourth embodiment such as the information as to whether tag tape  503 A or the normal tape  503 A′ is provided as the type of the tape, and other parameter information. 
       FIG. 86A  is a perspective view of the tape spindle member  503  containing the tag tape  503 A, seen diagonally from the back, and  FIG. 86B  is a perspective view seen diagonally from the front. 
     In  FIGS. 86A and 86B , a first cylindrical part  535  is provided in the guide member  520 , causing the guide member  520  to contact an end face of the tape  503 A by fitting the first cylindrical part  535  inside one of the ends of the cylindrical hole of the winding core  503 B. At the same time, a second cylindrical part  537  is provided on the positioning holder member  512 , causing the positioning holder member  512  to contact the other end face of the tape  503 A by fitting the second cylindrical part  537  inside the other end of the winding core  503 B. In this condition, the tape  503 A is slightly displaced, as described by  FIG. 77 , toward the guide member  520  (left front of the page sheet of  FIG. 86A  and right back of the page sheer of  FIG. 86B ), since the spacer part  580  is provided on the second cylindrical part  537 . Here, although not shown, the RFID circuit element T 1  is formed nearby the end part of the guide member  520  in the tape  503 A (left front of the page sheet of  FIG. 86A  and right back of the page sheet of  FIG. 86B ). The first cylindrical part  535  and the second cylindrical part  537  allows the winding core  503 B with the tape  503 A wound around to be rotatably held. 
     In addition, the shaft member  540  has its one end fitted inside the first cylindrical part  535  of the guide member  520 , with a flange part  536  formed on the circumference of the one end face, the flange part  536  being fixed to the outer end face of the first cylindrical part  535 . Additionally, the other end of the shaft member  540  is fitted inside the second cylindrical part  537  of the positioning holder member  512  and is fixed to the second cylindrical part  537 . 
     In this condition, the first extension part  542  of the guide member  520  extends downward from the lower circumference of the outer end face of the first cylindrical part  535 , with a notch  547  having a substantially square front shape provided on its the upper end, i.e., on each of the centers of both the right and left parts of the circumference of the outer end face of the first cylindrical part  535 . 
     In addition, a set of scales  543 A,  543 B and  543 C expressing the winding length of the mounted tape  3 A, i.e. the remaining amount of tape 10 m, 20 m and 30 m, respectively is formed on the internal surface of respective extension parts  543 ,  544  and  545  of the guide member  520 . Here, the maximum winding length of the tape  503 A to be wound around the tape spindle member  503  is about 30 m. 
     At the same time, a flange part  555  is formed on the circumference of the second cylindrical part  537  of the positioning member  512 , and also an extension part  556  extending downward from the lower circumference of the flange part  555  is formed. The flange part  555  and the internal surface of the extension part  556  contact the outer end face of the tag tape  503 A and the winding core  503 B. The attachment member  513  is protrudingly provided on substantially the center of the width direction (top-left to bottom-right direction in  FIG. 86A ) of the outer end face of the flange part  555  and the extension part  556 , that is, substantially orthogonal to the axial center from the end edge of the axial center of the shaft member  540 . 
       FIG. 87A  is a perspective view of the tape spindle member  503 ′ containing the normal tape  503 A′, seen diagonally from the back, and  FIG. 87B  is a perspective view seen diagonally from the front. Here, description is omitted because the parts in  FIG. 87  which are equivalent to those of  FIG. 86  have the same symbols, with similar operation and functionality with those of  FIG. 86 . As shown in  FIGS. 87A and 87B , the spacer part  580  is not provided in the case of the normal tape  503 A′, hence the width (dimension along the axial direction) of the shaft member  540  becomes shorter by the width w of the spacer part  580 . In this manner, the relative position of the tag tape  503 A and the normal tape  503 A′ to the print head  531  becomes different by substantially the width of the RFID circuit element T 1  (≈width w of spacer part  580 ). The resulting effect will be described below, referring to  FIG. 92 . 
       FIG. 88A  is a left side view illustrating the detailed structure of the tape spindle member  503  of  FIG. 86 , with  FIG. 88B  being the front view and  FIG. 88C  being the right side view. In  FIGS. 88A to 88C , the shaft member  540  is provided between the positioning holder member  512  and the guide member  520 , as described above. With regard to the shaft member  540 , those of a plurality of types of length, for example, are prepared beforehand so that a plurality of types of the tape spindle member  503  which can mount tag tapes  503 A of different width dimensions can be readily produced by changing the length dimension of the shaft member  540 . 
       FIG. 89  is a fragmentary sectional view of the cross section taken along Y-Y′ in  FIG. 88A  and seen from the arrow direction. In  FIG. 89 , a substantially vertically-long notch part  551  is formed on the tip of the shaft member  540  to be inserted in the second cylindrical part  537  of the positioning holder member  512 . A positioning rib  550  protrudingly provided in the inner radial direction at the lower end inside the second cylindrical part  537  is inserted in the notch part  551 , whereby positioning of the positioning holder member  512  and the guide member  520  can be performed according to the tape width via the shaft member  540 . In addition, a vertically long rectangular via-hole  562  is bored in the extension part  556  at the lower end of the attachment member  513  of the positioning member  512 , and an elastic locking piece  512 A having a protrusion part protruding outward formed on the lower tip thereof is provided on the upper end edge of the via-hole  562 . 
       FIG. 90  is a fragmentary sectional view of the cross section taken along Z-Z′ in  FIG. 88A  and seen from the arrow direction. In  FIG. 90 , a set of positioning protrusions  548  protrudingly provided on the inner surfaces of the flange part  536  of the shaft member  540  is inserted in the above-mentioned notch part  547  of the first extension part  542 , whereby positioning against the guide part of the shaft member  540  is performed. 
     While  FIGS. 88 to 90  illustrate the detailed structure of the tape spindle member  503  containing the tag tape  503 A, the tape spindle member  503 ′ containing the normal tape  503 A′ has a substantially similar arrangement. In other words, it differs from the tape spindle member  503  in that, as described above, the dimension of shaft member  540  is shorter, corresponding to the absence of the spacer part  580  having a dimension w in the axial direction. In addition, although the shaft member  540  of the tape spindle member  503 ′ has a smaller length in the axial direction than the shaft member  540  of the tape spindle member  503  (even if a tape with the same width is mounted), a plurality of types of length of the shaft member  540  may be prepared so that normal tapes  503 A′ having different width dimensions can be mounted on the shaft member  540  of the tape spindle member  503 ′, similarly as described above. 
       FIGS. 91A to 91E  illustrate, respectively, exemplary boring of sensor holes which represent the types of the tape in the tape discriminating part  560  of the positioning holder member  512  of the tape spindle member  503  or  503 ′. 
       FIG. 91A  illustrates an example in which four sensor holes  560 A to  560 D are provided on the tape discriminating part  560 , as described above. Corresponding to these tape discriminating holes  560 A to  560 D, the tape discriminating sensors S 1  to S 4  are provided in the discrimination recess  504 B of the tape spindle member receptacle  504 . In each of the sensors S 1  to S 4 , its plunger projects from the bottom surface of the discrimination recess  504 B to nearby the bottom surface of the positioning recess  504 A, with the micro switch in the OFF state. It is then arranged that, when each of the sensor holes  560 A to  560 D is present at a position opposing each of the tape discriminating sensors S 1  to S 4 , an OFF signal is output because the plunger is not pressed and the micro switch is in an OFF state, whereas an ON signal is output when each of the sensor holes  560 A to  560 D of the tape discriminating part  560  is not present at a position opposing each of the tape discriminating sensors S 1  to S 4  because the plunger is pressed down and the micro switch is switched ON. 
     As thus described, the type of the tag tape  503 A or the normal tape  503 A′ mounted on the tape spindle member  503  or  503 ′ can be indicated by a 4-bit code (in other words, 16 types can be distinguished) by relating the detection result of whether or not the four sensor holes  560 A to  560 D are present to the four sensors S 1  to S 4  and associating the presence of individual sensor holes with “1” or “0”.  FIGS. 91A to 91E  each illustrate an example of the 16 types, with  FIG. 91A  illustrating the case in which all the sensor holes  560 A,  560 B,  560 C and  560 D are present and a detection signal “1,1,1,1” is output,  FIG. 91B  illustrating the case in which sensor holes  560 A,  560 B and  560 C are present and a detection signal “1,1,1,0” is output,  FIG. 91C  illustrating the case in which sensor holes  560 A,  560 B and  560 D are present and a detection signal “1,1,0,1” is output,  FIG. 91D  illustrating the case in which sensor hole  560 B is present and a detection signal “0,1,0,0” is output, and  FIG. 91E  illustrating the case in which sensor holes  560 C and  560 D are present and a detection signal “0,0,1,1” is output. 
     In the manner described above, the type of the tag tape  503 A or the normal tape  503 A′ mounted on the tape spindle member  503  or  503 ′ can be detected by inserting the tape discriminating part  560  provided at the lower end edge inside the positioning member  512  into the discrimination recess  504 B and detecting the presence of the sensor holes  560 A to  560 D by the sensors S 1  to S 4 . Although it suffices to discriminate at least two types, i.e. the tag tape  503 A and the normal tape  503 A′ in the present embodiment, preparing four sensors S 1  to S 4  as shown in  FIG. 91  to enable discrimination of 16 types of tape can cope with increase in the types of tapes, and discrimination of more than 16 types of tape is possible by further increasing the number of sensors. 
       FIGS. 92A and 92B  are schematic diagrams illustrating the relative relationship between the tape position and the position of the print head  531 , for the case in which the tape spindle member  503  containing the tag tape  503 A is mounted on the tape spindle member receptacle  504 , and the case in which the tape spindle member  503 ′ containing the normal tape  503 A′ is mounted. 
     With the apparatus  501  for communicating with a RFID tag of the present embodiment, when the tape spindle member  503  containing the tag tape  503 A is mounted on the tape spindle member receptacle  504  that, as shown in  FIG. 92A , the position of the tag tape  503 A is located at further left side of the page sheet by the spacer part  580  so that the print head  531  does not overlap with the RFID circuit element T 1  located at one end in the width direction of the tag tape  503 A (not to contact a portion of the RFID circuit element T 1 ). The above arrangement eliminates the need of power supply to the part of the print head  531  on the right side of the page sheet indicated by L 4  in the diagram, hence it turns out that only the part of the print head  531  indicated by L 3  in the diagram needs to be power-supplied by controlling the print-head driving circuit  705  (in other words, the print drive area has a length of L 3 ). 
     On the other hand, when the tape spindle member  503 ′ containing the normal tape  503 A′ is mounted on the tape spindle member receptacle  504 , it is arranged, as shown in  FIG. 92B , that the position of the normal tape  503 A′ is located at further right side of the page sheet so that the print head  531  faces the entire tape  503 A′. In this case, the part of the print head  531  indicated by L 3 +L 4  in the diagram is power-supplied by controlling the print-head driving circuit  705  (in other words, the print drive area has a length of L 3 +L 4 ). 
       FIG. 93  is a flow chart illustrating the energization control operation of the heater element of the print head  531  performed by the control circuit  710  via the print-head driving circuit  705  for the case in which the tape spindle member  503  containing the tag tape  503 A is mounted, and the case in which the tape spindle member  503 ′ containing the normal tape  503 A′ is mounted. 
     In  FIG. 93 , the cartridge sensors S 1  to S 4  first detect in step S 4510  the type of tape spindle members  503  and  503 ′, in other words, whether it is the tag tape  503 A or the normal tape  503 A′ as mentioned above, then the sensor signal is input (identified). 
     Next, in step S 4520 , it is determined, based on the sensor signal input in step S 4510  mentioned above, whether or not a tag is present, in other words, whether it is the tape spindle member  503  containing the tag tape  503 A or the tape spindle member  503 ′ containing the normal tape  503 A′. 
     If it is determined to be the tag tape  503 A, the operation goes to step S 4530 , where a control signal is output to the print-head driving circuit  705  so that the type of power supply to the print-head  531  is configured, as shown in  FIG. 92A , to be a partially scaled-down power supply in which the L 4  part is a power-cut region (=the print-head drive region is only a length of L 3 ) and the flow is finished. If, otherwise, it is determined in step S 4520  that the tape is the normal tape  503 ′, the operation goes to step S 4540  where a control signal is output to the print-head driving circuit  705  so that energization aspect of the print head  531  is set to be whole area energization in which the entire region of L 3 +L 4  (=print-head drive region is the length of L 3 +L 4 ) is power-supplied as shown in  FIG. 93B  and the flow is finished. 
     As thus described, the control circuit  710  (particularly, steps S 4520 , S 4530  and S 4540  of the flow shown in  FIG. 93 ) constitutes the fourth print controller configured to switch the print-head drive region of the printing device, according to whether the tag tape or the normal tape is mounted, based on the detection result of the detecting device. 
     According to the present embodiment arranged as above, when the tape spindle member  503  containing the tag tape  503 A is mounted in the tape spindle member receptacle  504 , the position of the tape transport path in the apparatus  501  for communicating with a RFID tag is displaced compared with the case in which the tape spindle member  503 ′ containing the normal tape  503 A′ is mounted (based on the difference between the mounting positions of the tapes  503 A and  503 A′ due to the presence or absence of the spacer part  580  as shown in  FIG. 92 ). In addition, particularly, the length of the print-head drive region of the print head  531  changes from L 3 +L 4  to L 3  according to the difference between the positions. Therefore, it can be arranged such that the print drive region (the part having a length of L 3 ) of the print head  531  does not overlap with the RFID circuit element T 1  provided on the tag tape  503 A, whereby eliminating the possibility of damaging the RFID circuit element T 1  due to heating of the print head  531 , as well as eliminating the possibility of developing fading of prints. As a result, convenience for the user can be enhanced, since both the tag-label-with-print T and the normal label T′ can be produced on the same apparatus  501  for communicating with a RFID tag, and the soundness of the RFID label T and the quality of the prints can be enhanced. On this occasion, particularly, electric power consumption can be reduced by reducing the length of the print-head drive region of the print head  208  from L 3 +L 4  to L 3  and stopping the power supply to the part of length L 4  when mounting the tape spindle member  503  containing the tag tape  303  so that unnecessary print drive to the part of length L 4  which went out of the tape  503 A′ is avoided, while preventing the print-head drive region from overlapping with the RFID circuit element T 1  as described above. 
     Note that the present embodiment is not limited to those mentioned above, and various types of modification can be made without deviating from its scope of spirit and technical ideas. Such variations will be described in the following. 
     (4-1) An Aspect of Mounting the Cartridge to the Apparatus  501  for Communicating with a RFID Tag 
     Although, it is arranged in the fifth embodiment such that both the tape spindle member  503  containing the tag tape  503 A and the tape spindle member  503 ′ containing the normal tape  503 A′ are mounted on the tape spindle member receptacle  504  by inserting the attachment member  513  into the support member  515  while fitting it within the first positioning groove  516  (in other words, by positioning the positioning holder member  512  closer to the support member  515 ), the invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the tape spindle member  503  containing the tag tape  503 A may be positioned closer to the guide part  520  on the opposite side, and the tape spindle member  503 ′ containing the normal tape  503 A′ may be positioned closer to the support member  515  as discussed above. In this case, it can be realized by displacing the discrimination recess  504 B from the center in the width direction (left-back to right-front direction in  FIG. 14 ) of the apparatus  501  for communicating with a RFID tag, and setting the tape discriminating part  560  to oppose the discrimination recess  504 B at each of the determined positions of the tape spindle members  503  and  503 ′. In this case, a similar effect as with the fifth embodiment can be obtained. 
     (4-2) The Case of Performing Only Energization Control of the Print Head (Control of the Print-head Drive Region) 
     Although not illustrated, a variation of the fourth and the fifth embodiments may be arranged to perform a switched control when using the tag tape in such a manner that the relative position to the print head is set, without using a spacer, to be a similar relative position as with the normal tape to remain facing the print head, and only the energization of the print head is controlled to stop the power supply to the part corresponding to the RFID circuit element of the previous print-head drive region so that only the part will not be print-driven (in other words, reducing the print-head drive region). 
     Also with the above variation, as with the fourth and the fifth embodiments, it can be arranged that the print drive region of the print head does not overlap with the RFID circuit element provided on the tag tape, whereby eliminating the possibility of damaging the RFID circuit element due to heating of the print head, as well as eliminating the possibility of developing fading of prints. As a result, convenience for the user can be enhanced, since both the tag-label-with-print T and the normal label T′ can be produced on the same apparatus  501  for communicating with a RFID tag, and the soundness of the RFID label T and the quality of the prints can be enhanced. Additionally, electric power consumption can be reduced by reducing the length of the print-head drive region of the print head and stopping the power supply to the part corresponding to the RFID circuit element. 
     (4-3) Another Aspect of the Tag Tape 
     In the fourth and the fifth embodiments, a case has been described as an example in which the tag tapes  303  and  503 A constitute the rolls  301  and  503 B and the rolls  301  and  503 B are mounted on the cartridge  300  or the tape spindle member  503  so that the tag tapes  303  and  503 A are fed out. However, the invention is not limited to the foregoing. For example, an elongated-planar or strip-shaped tape or sheet (including those formed by feeding out the tape which has been wound into a roll and subsequently cutting it to suitable lengths) having at least a plurality of effective (untorn) RFID circuit elements provided thereon may be stacked in a predetermined receptacle to provide a cartridge which is in turn mounted on the cartridge holder part  202  or tape spindle member receptacle  504  at the side of the apparatus M for communicating with a RFID tag and  501 , and the RFID label T (and also label T′) may be produced by printing or writing on the tape or sheet being carried or fed out from the receptacle. 
     Furthermore, without being limited to the cartridge type, an arrangement is also conceivable in which the roll is directly mounted on the apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag, or the elongated-planar or strip-shaped tape or sheet is carried from outside the apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag and fed into the apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag by a predetermined feeder mechanism. Also with these cases, a similar effect as with the foregoing can be obtained. 
     Here, it is assumed that the terms “Scroll ID” signal, “Scroll All ID” signal, “Erase” signal, “Verify” signal, “Program” signal, etc. conform to the specification defined by the EPC global. EPC global is a nonprofit corporation co-established by the international EAN association which is an international organization of circulating codes and the Uniformed Code Council (UCC) which is an American organization of circulating codes. Note that, signals conforming to other standards may suffice, provided that they perform a similar functionality. 
     In addition to the foregoing, methods according to the above-mentioned embodiments and variations may be combined as appropriate for use. 
     Although not described individually, various types of modification may be added and implemented within the scope not deviating from the spirit of the present invention.