Patent ID: 8692905

Claim:
An electronic device comprising: a first power supply unit configured to supply power; a control unit configured to control the electronic device; a data generation unit configured to generate electronic data based on an operation of the electronic device while the first power supply unit supplies power; a first storage unit configured to store the generated electronic data; an antenna unit configured to receive radio waves transmitted from an external communication device that relays apparatus information of the electronic device and the generated electronic data to an external server; a second power supply unit configured to supply power that is generated from electromagnetic induction caused by the received radio waves; a second storage unit configured to store the apparatus information and existence identification information indicating whether the first storage unit stores electronic data that has not yet been read by the external communication device; and a proximity wireless communication unit configured to communicate, by using proximity wireless communication, with the external communication device while the second power supply unit supplies power, wherein the first storage unit is accessed by the control unit and the external communication device with power supply from the first power supply unit, wherein the second storage unit is accessed by the external communication device by using the proximity wireless communication with power supply from the second power supply unit, and is accessed by the control unit with power supply from the first power supply unit.