JP3004600B2 - Recording medium management device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a recording medium management apparatus for storing and managing various types of recording media.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a recording medium management device for accommodating and managing a plurality of recording media, network communication is possible by accommodating a plurality of 8 mm tapes as recording media and mounting an 8 mm tape drive. An apparatus for managing an 8 mm tape with a bar code has been proposed.

[0003]

However, in an office of a company or the like, a magnetic recording device or a recording medium storing data to be used on a daily basis is handled relatively roughly, and the security of the data to a third party is not improved. At present, it is not managed assuming disasters such as fires. Therefore, there is a high possibility that a recording medium containing important data is lost, stolen, or destroyed.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to use a simple system configuration to safely store a recording medium against accidents such as theft, loss, and fire by a third party. An object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium management device that can be stored and managed.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To solve the above problems,
In order to achieve the object, a recording medium management device according to the present invention has the following configuration. That is, a management device for a recording medium that stores and manages various types of recording media, the management data storage unit being provided on the recording medium, and storing management data at the time of loading and unloading of the recording medium; Management data reading means for reading the management data when the medium is received, and storage means for specifying the storage position of the recording medium based on the management data read by the management data reading means and storing the storage medium at the specified position. Code input means for inputting a predetermined personal identification code when the recording medium is taken out, code collating means for collating the personal identification code, and taking out the recording medium when the code collation means matches the personal identification code. The system includes a medium ejection unit and a management data updating unit that writes the management data when the recording medium is ejected.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[Schematic Configuration of Recording Media Management Apparatus]
A schematic configuration of the recording medium management device according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an entire recording medium management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a recording medium management apparatus (hereinafter referred to as a security storage) 1 according to the present embodiment.
Reference numeral 00 denotes a box-shaped housing 10, a recording medium storage unit 15, a recording medium loading / unloading unit 20, a temperature control unit 25, and a communication cable 30.
And

An LCD panel 1, an operation panel 2 such as a numeric keypad, and an alarm display unit 3 such as an LED are provided on a front surface of the housing 10.
And a speaker 4 are provided. Further, inside the housing 10, a recording medium storage section 15 divided into a plurality of storage layers and a recording medium loading / unloading section 20 for loading or unloading the recording medium stored in the recording medium storage section 15 are mounted. ing.
Further, on the back surface of the housing 10, a temperature adjusting unit 25 for keeping the temperature inside the housing 10 constant is provided. Case 10
A transparent acrylic protection plate having heat resistance is provided on the front surface of the recording medium storage section 15 so that the recording medium storage section 15 can be seen from the outside.

The operation panel 2 has an ID of an administrator of the recording medium.
It is used when a code or the like is input, or when tag data described later is input. The LCD 1 displays an ID code, tag data, and the like input via the operation panel 2. The alarm display unit 3 and the speaker 4 notify by LED light or voice when the ID codes do not match or when the recording medium is left without permission.

The housing 10 is made of a material which is magnetically shielded and has fire resistance at a predetermined temperature or higher.

The security storage 100 is connected via a communication cable 30 to a host computer 200 such as a personal computer or a large computer.
Data can be read from and written to the recording medium stored in the recording medium storage unit 15.

The security storage 100 is capable of storing an 8 mm tape, a cassette tape (MT), a floppy disk (FD), a magneto-optical disk (MO), a removable hard disk (RHD) and the like as recording media. Therefore, a recording medium drive circuit that reads / writes from / to these recording media is mounted inside the housing 10.

[Schematic Configuration of Storage and Retrieval Unit] Next, the configuration of the input and retrieval unit for recording media mounted on the security storage 100 will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the storage and retrieval unit.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the security storage 100 shown in FIG. 1, the recording medium can be taken in and out only through the medium loading / unloading section 20. Further, the entry or exit of the recording medium is managed by reading / writing tag data stored in the tag as management data.

The recording medium is stored in a medium holder section 20 while being held by a dedicated holder 23 conforming to the outer shape of the recording medium. FIG. 6 shows the security storage 100 of this embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 7, the tag 24 is attached to a recording medium or a dedicated holder. The tag 24 is operated with no power supply.
A data reading / writing unit (hereinafter referred to as a data R
The reading / writing of the tag data stored in the tag 24 is executed by the / W unit 21. Tag data is read / written between the data R / W unit 21 and the tag 24 by non-contact electromagnetic coupling. Storage and unloading of the recording medium is performed by the medium loading and unloading mechanism 22.
The medium loading / unloading mechanism 22 stores a recording medium at an address specified by the controller.

[Control Circuit Configuration of Security Storage] Next, a control circuit configuration of the security storage 100 will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the control circuit of the security storage.

As shown in FIG. 3, the security storage 1
00 is controlled by the CPU 46 in response to an ID code or an operation command input from the operation panel 2. The memory 50 stores an ID code, a control program for the CPU 46, and the like. The antenna 41 fetches tag data from the tag 24 based on the principle of electromagnetic induction when the recording medium is stored, and outputs the tag data to the data R / W unit 21.
4 to output the tag data. The data R / W unit 21 outputs the tag data fetched from the antenna 41 to the signal processing circuit 43 when the recording medium is stored, and outputs the tag data to the antenna 41 when the recording medium is stored. In the signal processing circuit 43,
When the recording medium is received, the tag data input from the data R / W unit 21 is encoded and output to the CPU 46. When the storage medium is output, the tag data output from the CPU 46 is output to the data R / W.
Output to W section. When the tag data is input from the signal processing circuit 43, the CPU 46 calculates the storage position of the recording medium and outputs a control signal to the robot controller 47, and upon receiving a retrieval command from the operation panel, checks the ID code and records. The storage position of the medium is calculated and a control signal is output to the robot controller 47. The robot controller 47 receives a control signal from the CPU 46 and drives an actuator 49 via a driver.
The recording medium is stored in a predetermined storage position or discharged from the predetermined storage position. Further, the data stored in the recording medium can be taken in from the host computer 200 via the interface (I / F) circuit 51, and conversely, the data can be sent from the host computer 200 to the recording medium and recorded.

Further, the security storage 100 is supplied with a power supply 52 of, for example, AC 100 V, and is additionally provided with a 24-hour backup power supply 53 for power failure or the like.

[Operation of Security Storage] Next, the operation of the security storage 100 will be described. FIG.
9 is a flowchart showing a security storage entry processing operation. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the security store exit processing operation.

<Receiving Process> As shown in FIG. 4, when a recording medium is received in step S2, tag data is read from the tag 24 attached to the recording medium in step S4. In step S6, a warehouse management process is performed. In the storage management process, the storage position of the recording medium is calculated based on the tag data. In step S8, the search robot is controlled according to the storage position. In step S10, the search robot is stored at a predetermined storage position in the storage medium storage unit. In step S12, the data R / W unit 21 detects passage of the tag 24 in a state where there is no delivery instruction, thereby detecting whether or not the recording medium has been delivered without permission. When the unauthorized ejection is detected, the ejection of the recording medium is prohibited, and an alarm is activated in step S14.

<Ejection Processing> As shown in FIG. 5, when an instruction to output a recording medium is input from the operation panel 2 in step S22, in step S24, an ID is executed as an exit management processing.
Code input and collation are performed. In step S26, when the ID code matches, the robot is controlled to transfer the recording medium at the predetermined storage position to the storage / reception unit 20. In step S28, the entry / exit unit 20 updates the tag data stored in the tag 24 of the recording medium to new tag data. In step S30, the alarm is released, and in step S32, the recording medium is delivered.

It should be noted that the present invention can be applied to modifications or changes of the above embodiment without departing from the spirit thereof.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, management data is read at the time of storage of a recording medium, the storage position of the recording medium is specified based on the read management data, and stored at the specified position. By inputting a predetermined personal identification code when the recording medium is taken out, collating the personal identification code and, when the personal identification codes match, ejecting the recording medium and updating the management data when the recording medium is taken out, a simple operation is possible. With the system configuration, the recording medium can be safely stored and managed in the event of an accident such as a theft, loss, or fire by a third party.

[0025]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an entire recording medium management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a storage and retrieval unit.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a control circuit of the security storage.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a security storage entry processing operation.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a security storage outgoing processing operation.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state where a tag of a recording medium is mounted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... LCD panel 2 ... Operation panel 3 ... Alarm display part 4 ... Speaker 10 ... Housing 15 ... Recording medium storage part 20 ... Recording medium entrance / exit part 25 ... Temperature control part 30 ... Communication cable 100 ... Security storage 200 ... Host Computer

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A management device for a recording medium that stores and manages various types of recording media, the management data storage unit being provided on the recording medium and storing management data when the recording medium is taken in and out. A management data reading unit that reads the management data when the recording medium is received, and a storage position of the recording medium is designated based on the management data read by the management data reading unit and stored at the designated position. Storage means, code input means for inputting a predetermined password at the time of unloading of the recording medium, code verification means for verifying the security code, and when the security code matches by the code verification means, the recording medium And a management data updating means for writing the management data when the recording medium is taken out of the storage medium. Apparatus. 2. The recording medium management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the management data collating unit issues an alarm when the passwords do not match, and prohibits taking out of the recording medium. 3. The recording medium management device according to claim 1, wherein the management data reading unit and the management data updating unit read or write the management data in a non-contact manner. 4. The recording medium management device according to claim 1, wherein the management data storage unit stores the management data in a powerless system. 5. The recording medium management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising communication means for transmitting and receiving recording data recorded on the recording medium to and from a host. 6. The recording medium management apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a display unit for displaying the management data or the recording data.