System, apparatus, and method for issuing receipts and providing advertising

A receipt issuing apparatus for issuing receipts and advertising including:

• a consumable item loading section for loading a consumable item including an ad information retaining section for retaining ad information;
• an ad information reading section for reading the ad information retained in the ad information retaining section;
• and
• an ad information output section for outputting the read ad information.

A method of issuing receipts and advertising comprising the steps of:

• storing information in a consumable item;
• reading the information from the consumable item when the consumable item is placed in a consumable item loading section of an information apparatus;
• and
• outputting the read information from an information output section.

A method of issuing receipts and advertising, comprising the steps of:

• retaining ad information in an ink cartridge;
• reading the ad information from the ink cartridge by using an apparatus which issues receipts and the like and uses the ink cartridge as an ink supply source to print the ad information;
• and
• printing the read ad information on a receipt and the like issued from the apparatus.

A method of issuing receipts and advertising, comprising the steps of:

• retaining ad information on a rolled paper;
• reading the ad information from the rolled paper using an apparatus which issues receipts and the like and uses the rolled paper as a recording medium supply source to print the information;
• and
• printing the read information on recording paper unreeled from the rolled paper, thereby recording the information on a receipt to be issued.