Patent ID: 7140713

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising multiple cartridges, which contain recording materials therein, and an apparatus communication module that establishes wireless communication with each of said multiple cartridges, each of said multiple cartridges mounting a cartridge communication module, which establishes wireless communication with said apparatus communication module and possesses intrinsic information for identification of each of said multiple cartridges in wireless communication, said recording apparatus comprising: a transportation module that is capable of collectively transporting said multiple cartridges and sequentially makes said cartridge communication modules mounted on said multiple cartridges approach to and pass by an antenna, which is provided for the wireless communication; and an access module that, when said cartridge communication module mounted on any one of said multiple cartridges enters a communicable range of said apparatus communication module via the antenna and establishes communication with said apparatus communication module, identifies the one of said multiple cartridges based on the intrinsic information possessed by the one of said multiple cartridges and transmits predetermined data to or from said identified cartridge; wherein said transportation module transports said multiple cartridges at a specific moving velocity, which is set corresponding to an interval between each adjoining pair of said multiple cartridges to ensure a time period required for identification of each of said multiple cartridges and a time period required for transmission of the predetermined data.