Image forming apparatus and verification method for comparison of data from wireless tag

An apparatus comprising:

• a conveyor configured to convey a plurality of sheets along a conveyance path to at least one discharge destination, the conveyor including at least one roller and each of the plurality of sheets including a wireless tag;
• an image forming unit positioned along the conveyance path;
• a communication circuit positioned to wirelessly communicate with the wireless tags as the plurality of sheets are conveyed along the conveyance path;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• control the communication circuit to write identification data onto the wireless tags, the identification data identifying the plurality of sheet corresponding to the wireless tag where the identification data is written;
• record the identification data into a database of a server outside of the apparatus;
• acquire the identification data corresponding to a plurality of recorded sheets from the server;
• subsequent to acquiring the identification data from the server and while the conveyor conveys a first sheet of the plurality of sheets along the conveyance path, control the communication circuit to read wireless tag data written onto the wireless tag of the first sheet;
• compare the wireless tag data with the identification data acquired from the server to determine whether the first data matches the identification data for any of the plurality of recorded sheets;
• in response to a determination that the first data matches the identification data for one of the plurality of recorded sheets, control the image forming unit to form an image on the first sheet and control the conveyor to move the first sheet to a first discharge destination;
• and
• in response to a determination that the first data does not match the identification data for any of the plurality of recorded sheets, control the conveyor to move the first sheet to a second discharge destination.

A verification method comprising:

• retrieving identification data from a server corresponding to a plurality of recorded sheets;
• conveying, by a conveyor including at least one roller, a sheet along a conveyance path;
• wirelessly reading, by a communication circuit, wireless tag data stored on a wireless tag of the sheet as the sheet moves along the conveyance path and after retrieving the identification data;
• comparing the wireless tag data with the identification data retrieved from the server;
• in response to a determination that the wireless tag data matches the identification data for one of the plurality of recorded sheets, control an image forming unit to form an image on the sheet and control the conveyor to move the sheet to a first discharge destination;
• and
• in response to a determination that the wireless tag data does not match the identification data for any of the plurality of recorded sheets, control the conveyor to move the sheet to a second discharge destination.