Patent ID: 8169301

Claim:
An RFID tag information communicating apparatus, comprising: an apparatus antenna device that transmits/receives information via wireless communication to/from an RFID circuit element including an IC circuit part that stores information and a tag antenna that transmits/receives information; a command transmission portion that generates and transmits via said apparatus antenna device a command signal for reading information from said RFID circuit element; an information acquisition portion that attempts a reception of a reply signal transmitted from said RFID circuit element via said apparatus antenna device in response to said command signal so as to acquire information; and an electrostatic-safe communication control portion that controls at least said command transmission portion and repeatedly transmit a plurality of times said command signal to said RFID circuit element so that information substantially unaffected by static electricity is acquired by said information acquisition portion; wherein: said electrostatic-safe communication control portion is a prohibition control portion that prohibits transmission of said command signal by said command transmission portion after a predetermined electrostatic discharge wait time has elapsed after transmission of said command signal from said command transmission portion; and said RFID tag information communication apparatus further comprises: a feeding device that feeds a tag medium where said RFID circuit element is disposed; a printing device that prints desired print on said tag medium to be fed by said feeding device or a print-receiving medium to be bonded thereto; and a setting portion that variably sets said wait time used in said prohibition control portion in accordance with at least one of properties of said tag medium or said print-receiving medium, a print length of said desired print, and a feeding amount by said feeding device.