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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2022
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Fumiharu Nakayama, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Tomiyama, Sunto Shizuoka, JP;
Yuki Koike, Sunto Shizuoka, JP;
Toshihiro Imai, Sunto Shizuoka, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to an embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a sheet conveyance unit that is configured to transport a print medium along a conveyance path. An antenna is configured to emit radio waves towards a predetermined portion of the conveyance path. A controller is configured to control the antenna to emit the radio waves towards the predetermined portion with a polarization direction set according to a type of the print medium being transported by the sheet conveyance unit. The print medium may have, for example, one or more wireless tags thereon or therein.