Print having information associated with the print stored in a memory coupled to the print

A method for determining the presence of a particular print in a folder including a plurality of prints, the system comprising:

• providing a folder having a plurality of prints including the particular print, the particular print including a memory supported on or within a substrate of the particular print, the memory storing data and the particular print including a transponder integrally coupled to the memory and supported on or within the substrate of the particular print;
• operating the transponder to receive though the air a first electromagnetic field and, in response to the first electromagnetic field received thereby, generating a second electromagnetic field, the second electromagnetic field being characteristic of the data stored in the memory;
• operating a transceiver spaced apart from the print to transmit the first electromagnetic field through the air and for sensing the second electromagnetic field, the first electromagnetic field providing the sole source of power for the transponder;
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• communicating information representing data stored in the memory to a logic processor coupled to the transceiver for determining the presence of the particular print.

A method of communicating with a print, the method comprising:

• providing a print including a memory supported on or within a substrate of the print, the memory storing data protected from overwriting relating to the print or its production and separately storing data which may be updated, the print including a transponder coupled to the memory and supported on or within the substrate, the transponder including an antenna supported on or within the substrate;
• operating the transponder to receive through the air a first electromagnetic field and, in response to the first electromagnetic field received thereby, generating a second electromagnetic field, the second electromagnetic field being characteristic of the data stored in the protected memory;
• operating a transceiver spaced apart from the print to transmit the first electromagnetic field through the air and for sensing the second electromagnetic field, the first electromagnetic field providing the sole source of power for the transponder;
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• communicating information representing data stored in the memory to a logic processor coupled to the transceiver for interpreting the information in the memory.

A method of assembling a storage apparatus for storing data on an output print produced by an image processing apparatus, comprising the steps of:

• (a) coupling a memory to the output print, the memory adapted to store computer-readable data associated with an image;
• (b) integrally coupling a transponder to the memory, the transponder adapted to receive a first electromagnetic field and, in response to the first electromagnetic field received thereby, generating a second electromagnetic field, the second electromagnetic field being characteristic of the data stored in the memory;
• (c) providing a transceiver spaced-apart from the output print for transmitting the first electromagnetic field and for sensing the second electromagnetic field;
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• (d) coupling a logic processor to the transceiver, the logic processor adapted to communicate with the transceiver for facilitating exchange of data between the transceiver and the memory.