公开(公告)号：US20180107912A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-19

申请号：US15296104

申请日：2016-10-18

申请人： KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA ,  TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Akira Takano

IPC分类号： G06K19/077 ,  G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G06K19/07769 ,  G03G15/0863 ,  G03G21/1657 ,  G03G21/1882 ,  G03G2215/0875 ,  G03G2215/0886 ,  G06K19/0775

摘要： In accordance with an embodiment, an IC chip for a recording agent cartridge comprises a contact interface, a non-contact interface, a memory and a switching section. The contact interface communicates with a first external device in a wired manner. The non-contact interface communicates with a second external device in a wireless manner. The memory stores identification information. The switching section switches between a first mode capable of accessing the memory via wired communication and a second mode capable of accessing the memory via wireless communication. The switching section switches between the first mode and the second mode depending on whether access information is acquired via the contact interface or the non-contact interface.