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US 7,734,198 B2Granted
Image forming apparatus and wireless communication device
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsMakoto Higashiyama, Kazumasa Koike, Shingo Nishizaki, Kazuyuki Sato, Toyokazu Aoki, Masaki Tsugawa
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a rotating member that is rotatable, a communication medium, and a receiving unit. The communication medium that is attached to an outer circumference of the rotating member stores therein information on the rotating member and relays the information on the rotating member via wireless communication. The receiving unit receives the information on the rotating member from the communication medium.
Claims19
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of rotating members that are rotatable;
- a communication medium that is attached to an outer circumference of the rotating members, and that stores therein information on the rotating members and relays the information on the rotating members via wireless communication;
- and
- a receiving unit that receives the information on the rotating members from the communication medium.
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A wireless communication apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of rotating members that are rotatable;
- a communication medium that is attached to an outer circumference of the rotating members, and that stores therein information on the rotating members and relays the information on the rotating members via wireless communication;
- and
- a receiving unit that receives the information on the rotating members from the communication medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.