Patent ID: 7499192

Claim:
A process cartridge detachably attached to a main body of an image forming device, the process cartridge comprising: a component for carrying out image formation; and a nonvolatile memory for storing first destination information, comprising a shipment destination, to be used to control a printing operation by a control system of the main body of the image forming device, wherein the shipment destination is configured to identify a predetermined set of printing parameters stored in the control system, second destination information, comprising a destination code indicating a destination for production management, not to be used to control the printing operation by the control system of the main body of the image forming device, and process control information to be used to further control the printing operation by altering or replacing at least one of the predetermined printing parameters, wherein the shipment destination and the destination code are stored in separate areas of the nonvolatile memory located at nonconsecutive addresses.