Wireless communication apparatus and method in an image forming system
First Claim
1. A wireless communication apparatus in an image-forming system, comprising:
- a plurality of first communication units installed in a plurality of parts of the image-forming system, respectively, each of the first communication units being capable of performing wireless data communication as well as storing and managing data; and
a second communication unit mounted on a motherboard of the image-forming system for transmitting data to and receiving data from the first communication units via wireless communication.
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Abstract
A wireless communication apparatus and method in an image-forming system employ RFID tags capable of transmitting/receiving data via wireless communication. The RFID tags are mounted, respectively, on bottoms of fixing and developing units of the image-forming system, or on bottoms of feed and Organic Photosensitive Conductor (OPC) units of the image-forming system in case if the image-forming system has a detachable developing unit structure. An RFID reader is provided as an integral component of the motherboard or mounted as a separate module thereon. Priorities for wireless communication are assigned to the RFID tags mounted on the units and, according to the priorities, the RFID reader performs wireless communication with the RFID tags to read and write data from/into the RFID tags.
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26 Claims
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1. A wireless communication apparatus in an image-forming system, comprising:
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a plurality of first communication units installed in a plurality of parts of the image-forming system, respectively, each of the first communication units being capable of performing wireless data communication as well as storing and managing data; and
a second communication unit mounted on a motherboard of the image-forming system for transmitting data to and receiving data from the first communication units via wireless communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wireless communication apparatus in an image-forming system, comprising:
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a plurality of Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tags mounted on fixing and developing units of the image-forming system, respectively, each of the RFID tags being capable of performing wireless data communication as well as storing and managing data; and
an RFID reader mounted on a motherboard of the image-forming system to wirelessly to transmit the data to and receive the data from the plurality of RFID tags. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless communication apparatus in an image-forming system which has a detachable developing structure, comprising:
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a plurality of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags mounted on feed and Organic Photosensitive Conductor (OPC) units of the image-forming system, respectively, each of the RFID tags being capable of performing wireless data communication as well as storing and managing data; and
an RFID reader mounted on a motherboard of the image-forming system to transmit the data to and receive the data from the plurality of RFID tags via wireless communication. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless communication method in an image-forming system including a plurality of units and a motherboard, the method comprising:
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(a) setting priority for wireless communication to a plurality of RIFD tags mounted on the plurality of units; and
(b) performing a wireless communication step of reading or writing data from or into the RFID tags sequentially according to the priority by an RFID reader mounted on the motherboard. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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