Patent 7734198 was granted and assigned to RICOH COMPANY,LTD. on June, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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.