ZA88493B - Automated cartridge system - Google Patents

Automated cartridge system

Info

Publication number
ZA88493B
ZA88493B ZA880493A ZA88493A ZA88493B ZA 88493 B ZA88493 B ZA 88493B ZA 880493 A ZA880493 A ZA 880493A ZA 88493 A ZA88493 A ZA 88493A ZA 88493 B ZA88493 B ZA 88493B
Authority
ZA
South Africa
Prior art keywords
host computer
controller
storage module
magnetic tape
library
Prior art date
Application number
ZA880493A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Edward Moy Michael
Joe Beavers Kelly
William Bray Stuart
Alan Goodknight Frank
Kummli Paul
Kutasy Eugene
L. Lucchesj Raymond
Graves Munro Frederick
George Sellke Richard
J. Studebaker Thomas
Original Assignee
Storage Technology Corporation
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Storage Technology Corporation filed Critical Storage Technology Corporation
Publication of ZA88493B publication Critical patent/ZA88493B/xx

Links

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
    • G06F3/0601—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
    • G06F3/0601—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
    • G06F3/0668—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems adopting a particular infrastructure
    • G06F3/0671—In-line storage system
    • G06F3/0683—Plurality of storage devices
    • G06F3/0686—Libraries, e.g. tape libraries, jukebox
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B15/00—Driving, starting or stopping record carriers of filamentary or web form; Driving both such record carriers and heads; Guiding such record carriers or containers therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function
    • G11B15/675—Guiding containers, e.g. loading, ejecting cassettes
    • G11B15/68—Automatic cassette changing arrangements; automatic tape changing arrangements
    • G11B15/6845—Automatic cassette changing arrangements; automatic tape changing arrangements with rotatable magazine
    • G11B15/687—Automatic cassette changing arrangements; automatic tape changing arrangements with rotatable magazine the cassettes being arranged in multiple levels
    • G11B15/688—Automatic cassette changing arrangements; automatic tape changing arrangements with rotatable magazine the cassettes being arranged in multiple levels the cassettes being transferred to a fixed recorder or player using a moving carriage
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B27/00—Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/002—Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B27/00—Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/36—Monitoring, i.e. supervising the progress of recording or reproducing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
    • G06F3/0601—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
    • G06F3/0668—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems adopting a particular infrastructure
    • G06F3/0671—In-line storage system
    • G06F3/0673—Single storage device
    • G06F3/0682—Tape device
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B2220/00—Record carriers by type
    • G11B2220/40—Combinations of multiple record carriers
    • G11B2220/41—Flat as opposed to hierarchical combination, e.g. library of tapes or discs, CD changer, or groups of record carriers that together store one title
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B2220/00—Record carriers by type
    • G11B2220/90—Tape-like record carriers

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Library & Information Science (AREA)
  • Automatic Tape Cassette Changers (AREA)
  • Photographic Developing Apparatuses (AREA)
  • Warehouses Or Storage Devices (AREA)
  • Transition And Organic Metals Composition Catalysts For Addition Polymerization (AREA)
  • Dental Preparations (AREA)
  • Detergent Compositions (AREA)
ZA880493A 1987-01-27 1988-01-25 Automated cartridge system ZA88493B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/007,047 US4864511A (en) 1987-01-27 1987-01-27 Automated cartridge system

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
ZA88493B true ZA88493B (en) 1988-07-12

Family

ID=21723918

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
ZA880493A ZA88493B (en) 1987-01-27 1988-01-25 Automated cartridge system

Country Status (12)

Country Link
US (1) US4864511A (xx)
EP (1) EP0276967B1 (xx)
JP (1) JP2914669B2 (xx)
AT (1) ATE139360T1 (xx)
AU (1) AU607489B2 (xx)
CA (1) CA1337831C (xx)
DE (1) DE3855355T2 (xx)
ES (1) ES2090013T3 (xx)
FI (1) FI893602A0 (xx)
IL (1) IL85163A (xx)
WO (1) WO1988005593A1 (xx)
ZA (1) ZA88493B (xx)

Families Citing this family (111)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE8804304U1 (de) * 1988-01-20 1988-06-16 Grau GmbH & Co, 7070 Schwäbisch Gmünd Greifer
US5388946A (en) * 1988-01-20 1995-02-14 Grau Gmbh & Co. Systems and methods for the automated archiving and retrieval of computer data storage cassettes
US5217345A (en) * 1988-01-20 1993-06-08 Grau Gmbh & Co. Method for transporting computer data storage cassettes between a cassette library and cassette drive
US5034904A (en) * 1988-01-27 1991-07-23 Storage Technology Corporation Vision system illumination calibration apparatus
US4987533A (en) * 1988-05-05 1991-01-22 International Business Machines Corporation Method of managing data in a data storage hierarchy and a data storage hierarchy therefor with removal of the least recently mounted medium
DE3843218A1 (de) * 1988-12-22 1990-06-28 Grau Gmbh & Co Holdingges Verfahren und vorrichtung zum betreiben eines automatischen datentraegerarchivs
DE3843216A1 (de) * 1988-12-22 1990-06-28 Grau Gmbh & Co Holdingges Verfahren zum bereitstellen von datentraegern in automatischen datentraegerarchiven
US5291001A (en) * 1988-12-22 1994-03-01 Grau Gmbh & Co. Process and device for operating an automatic data carrier archive
JPH0334011A (ja) * 1989-06-30 1991-02-14 Fujitsu Ltd 命令発行方式
US5129043A (en) * 1989-08-14 1992-07-07 International Business Machines Corporation Performance improvement tool for rule based expert systems
US5121483A (en) * 1990-05-21 1992-06-09 International Business Machines Corporation Virtual drives in an automated storage library
US5197055A (en) * 1990-05-21 1993-03-23 International Business Machines Corporation Idle demount in an automated storage library
US5239650A (en) * 1990-05-21 1993-08-24 International Business Machines Corporation Preemptive demount in an automated storage library
JP2554404B2 (ja) 1990-05-21 1996-11-13 インターナショナル・ビジネス・マシーンズ・コーポレイション 自動記憶ライブラリ
US5206814A (en) * 1990-10-09 1993-04-27 Robot Aided Manufacturing Center, Inc. Robotic music store
US5164909A (en) * 1990-11-21 1992-11-17 Storage Technology Corporation Virtual robot for a multimedia automated cartridge library system
EP0521204A1 (en) * 1991-07-01 1993-01-07 International Business Machines Corporation Robotic system
JPH0727442B2 (ja) * 1991-09-11 1995-03-29 インターナショナル・ビジネス・マシーンズ・コーポレイション データ記憶装置階層構造におけるヒット率を向上させる方法およびそのための装置
JP2677741B2 (ja) * 1991-10-03 1997-11-17 インターナショナル・ビジネス・マシーンズ・コーポレイション 自動貯蔵ライブラリ
US5235474A (en) * 1991-10-28 1993-08-10 Advanced Digital Information Corporation Apparatus and method for automatic storage of computer data
US5456569A (en) * 1992-01-22 1995-10-10 Storage Technology Corporation Balanced horizontal axis assembly for use in an automated memory cartridge system
US5511183A (en) * 1992-05-12 1996-04-23 Fujitsu Limited Non-volatile memory controlling apparatus and applications of the same to electronic computer peripheral equipments
US5331232A (en) * 1992-05-14 1994-07-19 Storage Technology Corporation On-the-fly position calibration of a robotic arm
US5423018A (en) * 1992-11-16 1995-06-06 International Business Machines Corporation Queue time reduction in a data storage hierarchy using volume mount rate
US5421697A (en) * 1993-03-02 1995-06-06 Storage Technology Corporation Telescopic pick-and-place robotic mechanism
US5336030A (en) * 1993-03-16 1994-08-09 Storage Technology Corporation Buffered access system for an automated computer media storage library
US5333810A (en) * 1993-05-13 1994-08-02 Storage Technology Corporation Raised linear threading mechanism for a tape transport system
US5530850A (en) * 1993-10-25 1996-06-25 International Business Machines Corporation Data storage library array with log-structured file system which allows simultaneous write and garbage collection
US5557528A (en) * 1993-11-23 1996-09-17 Storage Technology Corporation Task prioritization for a tape storage system
US5500803A (en) * 1993-11-23 1996-03-19 Munro; Frederick Motion optimization for a tape storage system
US5479581A (en) * 1993-12-30 1995-12-26 Storage Technology Corporation Multiple library media exchange system and method
US5684654A (en) * 1994-09-21 1997-11-04 Advanced Digital Information System Device and method for storing and retrieving data
US6144519A (en) * 1995-02-20 2000-11-07 Fujitsu Limited Library apparatus with a plurality of accessors
JP3393751B2 (ja) * 1995-05-26 2003-04-07 インターナショナル・ビジネス・マシーンズ・コーポレーション スーパライブラリ内のデータ記憶カートリッジの配置を最適化する方法及びデータ記憶装置
US5566348A (en) * 1995-10-22 1996-10-15 International Business Machines Corporation System for adaptively optimizing automated optical library management
US5781367A (en) * 1995-11-13 1998-07-14 Advanced Digital Information Corporation Library for storing data-storage media
US5646918A (en) * 1995-12-08 1997-07-08 International Business Machines Corporation Operating a multi-gripper accessor in an automated storage system
US5819309A (en) * 1996-02-09 1998-10-06 Overland Data, Inc. Automated tape cartridge library with accelerated calibration
AU1859697A (en) * 1996-02-09 1997-08-28 Overland Data, Inc. Automated tape cartridge library
US5850569A (en) * 1996-04-12 1998-12-15 Storage Technology Corporation Method for integrating a module into a storage library
WO1998033113A1 (en) * 1997-01-23 1998-07-30 Overland Data, Inc. Virtual media library
US6120230A (en) * 1997-08-25 2000-09-19 Advanced Digital Information Corporation Roller-inserter for use with cartridge style information storage media
US6023643A (en) * 1998-04-03 2000-02-08 International Business Machines Corporation System for auditing storage cartridges in a library storage system
US6198984B1 (en) 1998-04-17 2001-03-06 Advanced Digital Information Corporation Library for storing data-storage media and having an improved media transporter
US6163431A (en) * 1998-04-17 2000-12-19 Advanced Digital Information Corporation Door hinge
US6266574B1 (en) 1998-04-17 2001-07-24 Advanced Digital Information Corporation Library for storing data-storage media and having a removable interface module
USD409166S (en) * 1998-04-17 1999-05-04 Advanced Digital Information Corp. Data storage-media library
US6011669A (en) * 1998-04-27 2000-01-04 Storage Technology Corporation Pass thru mechanism for transferring magnetic tape cartridges between automated cartridge library systems
US6243332B1 (en) 1998-09-11 2001-06-05 International Business Machines Corporation Input/output periscope station for libraries
US20030204549A1 (en) * 1998-10-22 2003-10-30 Wolfgang Eibach Operating system for handling dynamic and static tasks
USD425878S (en) * 1999-09-17 2000-05-30 Advanced Digital Information Corporation Data-storage library front door
USD432541S (en) * 1999-11-01 2000-10-24 Advanced Digital Information Corporation Data-storage library front door
JP2003515867A (ja) * 1999-11-30 2003-05-07 ストレイジ・テクノロジー・コーポレイション 二重同心ロボット・タイプ高性能自動テープ・カートリッジ・システム
US6574173B1 (en) * 2000-01-28 2003-06-03 Storage Technology Corporation Total axis, self adjusting pass-through port
US6826453B1 (en) 2000-03-22 2004-11-30 Storage Technology Corporation Method and system for emission suppression in detection of data cartridge labels
US6721544B1 (en) * 2000-11-09 2004-04-13 Intel Corporation Duplexer structure for coupling a transmitter and a receiver to a common antenna
US6424111B1 (en) 2000-11-10 2002-07-23 Breece Hill Technologies, Inc. Robotic library design for a storage cartridge pick and place mechanism
US20020087783A1 (en) * 2000-12-29 2002-07-04 Storage Technology Corporation Low cost, high performance tape drive
US6512962B2 (en) 2001-04-26 2003-01-28 International Business Machines Corporation Cabling picker in a library of stationary memory devices
US6941260B2 (en) * 2001-04-26 2005-09-06 International Business Machines Corporation Method and apparatus for emulating a fiber channel port
US6650601B1 (en) 2001-04-26 2003-11-18 International Business Machines Corporation Hard disk drive picking device and method
US6600703B1 (en) 2001-04-26 2003-07-29 International Business Machines Corporation Magazine for a plurality of removable hard disk drives
US6754768B2 (en) 2001-04-26 2004-06-22 International Business Machines Corporation Library of hard disk drives with transparent emulating interface
DE10148160A1 (de) * 2001-09-28 2003-04-24 Siemens Ag Verfahren und Einrichtung zur Bereitstellung von Daten
US6675063B2 (en) * 2002-03-18 2004-01-06 International Business Machines Corporation Apparatus and method for calibrating multi-gripper equipped accessor in an automated data storage library
US7789401B2 (en) * 2002-07-03 2010-09-07 Securitypoint Holdings, Llc. Carts for use in security screening
US20080043366A1 (en) * 2003-06-26 2008-02-21 Spectra Logic Corporation Tape cartridge auxiliary memeory based library
JP4149886B2 (ja) * 2003-09-18 2008-09-17 富士通株式会社 ライブラリ装置
US7230791B1 (en) * 2003-12-04 2007-06-12 Storage Technology Corporation Rack-mounted storage library having segmented panel assemblies
US7009798B1 (en) * 2004-03-01 2006-03-07 Storage Technology Corporation Automated cartridge exchange system and method for high-density automated tape libraries
US8134799B1 (en) 2004-04-06 2012-03-13 Oracle America, Inc. Gripper assembly for data storage system
EP1825373A2 (en) 2004-11-05 2007-08-29 Data Robotics Incorporated Dynamically expandable and contractible fault-tolerant storage system with virtual hot spare
US7707596B1 (en) 2005-07-14 2010-04-27 Storage Technology Corporation Queue hand
US7409489B2 (en) 2005-08-03 2008-08-05 Sandisk Corporation Scheduling of reclaim operations in non-volatile memory
US7577572B2 (en) * 2005-10-26 2009-08-18 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Service inventory prompt and actions
US7676282B2 (en) * 2005-12-02 2010-03-09 International Business Machines Corporation Compression of servo control logging entries
JP5601360B2 (ja) * 2007-10-16 2014-10-08 富士通株式会社 アライメント調整装置、ライブラリ装置及びアライメント調整方法
US9220180B2 (en) * 2010-12-09 2015-12-22 Richard Anthony Dunn, JR. System and methods for scalable parallel data processing and process control
US8494674B2 (en) 2011-08-24 2013-07-23 International Business Machines Corporation Fast-access self-repairing tape library using mobile robots
JP5924804B2 (ja) * 2011-09-28 2016-05-25 Ｎｅｃプラットフォームズ株式会社 ストレージ装置及びストレージ装置のラッチ状態検出方法
JP5924803B2 (ja) * 2011-09-28 2016-05-25 Ｎｅｃプラットフォームズ株式会社 ストレージ装置
WO2014033055A1 (en) 2012-08-27 2014-03-06 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Robot positioning system
US8903538B2 (en) 2012-11-21 2014-12-02 International Business Machines Corporation Efficient movement of storage media in a storage media library
US8903539B2 (en) 2012-11-21 2014-12-02 International Business Machines Corporation Efficient distribution and selection of storage media in a storage medium library
US9263082B2 (en) * 2013-01-30 2016-02-16 International Business Machines Corporation High density hybrid storage system
CN110448222A (zh) 2013-04-15 2019-11-15 伊莱克斯公司 机器人真空吸尘器
JP6198234B2 (ja) 2013-04-15 2017-09-20 アクティエボラゲット エレクトロラックス 突出サイドブラシを備えたロボット真空掃除機
WO2015090398A1 (en) 2013-12-19 2015-06-25 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Robotic vacuum cleaner with side brush moving in spiral pattern
CN105744872B (zh) 2013-12-19 2020-01-14 伊莱克斯公司 旋转侧刷的自适应速度控制
WO2015090399A1 (en) 2013-12-19 2015-06-25 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Robotic cleaning device and method for landmark recognition
US9811089B2 (en) 2013-12-19 2017-11-07 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Robotic cleaning device with perimeter recording function
WO2015090404A1 (en) 2013-12-19 2015-06-25 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Prioritizing cleaning areas
WO2015090405A1 (en) 2013-12-19 2015-06-25 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Sensing climb of obstacle of a robotic cleaning device
US10209080B2 (en) 2013-12-19 2019-02-19 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Robotic cleaning device
US10231591B2 (en) 2013-12-20 2019-03-19 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Dust container
KR102325130B1 (ko) 2014-07-10 2021-11-12 에이비 엘렉트로룩스 로봇 청소 장치에서 측정 에러를 검출하는 방법
EP3190939B1 (en) 2014-09-08 2021-07-21 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Robotic vacuum cleaner
KR102271782B1 (ko) 2014-09-08 2021-06-30 에이비 엘렉트로룩스 로봇 진공 청소기
EP3230814B1 (en) 2014-12-10 2021-02-17 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Using laser sensor for floor type detection
EP3229983B1 (en) 2014-12-12 2019-02-20 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Side brush and robotic cleaner
EP3234714B1 (en) 2014-12-16 2021-05-12 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Experience-based roadmap for a robotic cleaning device
US10678251B2 (en) 2014-12-16 2020-06-09 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Cleaning method for a robotic cleaning device
KR102343513B1 (ko) 2015-04-17 2021-12-28 에이비 엘렉트로룩스 로봇 청소 장치 및 로봇 청소 장치의 제어 방법
KR102445064B1 (ko) 2015-09-03 2022-09-19 에이비 엘렉트로룩스 로봇 청소 장치의 시스템
CN106648440B (zh) * 2015-10-28 2020-07-24 华为技术有限公司 操作存储设备的控制方法和存储设备
CN108603935A (zh) 2016-03-15 2018-09-28 伊莱克斯公司 机器人清洁设备以及机器人清洁设备进行陡壁检测的方法
WO2017194102A1 (en) 2016-05-11 2017-11-16 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Robotic cleaning device
US9987747B2 (en) * 2016-05-24 2018-06-05 Semes Co., Ltd. Stocker for receiving cassettes and method of teaching a stocker robot disposed therein
JP7243967B2 (ja) 2017-06-02 2023-03-22 アクチエボラゲット エレクトロルックス ロボット清掃デバイスの前方の表面のレベル差を検出する方法
WO2019063066A1 (en) 2017-09-26 2019-04-04 Aktiebolaget Electrolux CONTROL FOR MOVING A ROBOTIC CLEANING DEVICE
JP6885322B2 (ja) * 2017-12-22 2021-06-16 パナソニックＩｐマネジメント株式会社 情報再生方法及び情報再生装置

Family Cites Families (21)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3183494A (en) * 1956-08-31 1965-05-11 Sperry Rand Corp Random access memory systems
BE791351A (fr) * 1971-11-15 1973-03-01 Ibm Procedes et dispositifs d'acces aux compartiments d'un ensemblede stockage d'articles
US3812537A (en) * 1972-11-14 1974-05-21 Rca Corp Tape cartridge player cartridge magazine
US3920195A (en) * 1974-01-09 1975-11-18 Xytex Corp Automatic tape reel mount
US3938190A (en) * 1974-08-15 1976-02-10 Direct Access Corporation Storage and retrieval system for magnetic tape cassettes
US4271440A (en) * 1979-04-06 1981-06-02 International Tapetronics Corporation Automatic tape cartridge handling system
US4273342A (en) * 1979-05-23 1981-06-16 Rca Corporation Protective cartridge for optical discs
JPS5671851A (en) * 1979-11-15 1981-06-15 Nippon Filing Co Ltd Recording processor
US4334656A (en) 1980-06-30 1982-06-15 International Business Machines Corporation Automatic tape threading apparatus for magnetic tape transports
US4383660A (en) 1981-03-30 1983-05-17 International Business Machines Corp. Single reel tape cartridge with leader block door seal
US4426047A (en) 1982-03-26 1984-01-17 International Business Machines Corp. Single reel tape cartridge
US4527262A (en) * 1982-07-28 1985-07-02 Manto Incorporated Information storer and retriever
US4519055A (en) * 1983-04-19 1985-05-21 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force Optical disc transport system
JPS6040562A (ja) * 1983-08-12 1985-03-02 Pioneer Electronic Corp デイスク演奏装置
US4608679A (en) * 1984-07-11 1986-08-26 Filenet Corporation Optical storage and retrieval device
US4654727B1 (en) * 1985-04-08 2000-01-25 Odetics Inc Videocassette handling and sequencing system
EP0222762B1 (en) * 1985-04-08 1990-07-25 Odetics, Inc. Robotic materials handling system
JPS61236058A (ja) * 1985-04-12 1986-10-21 ア−ルシ−エ−　コ−ポレ−ション 多カセツト式テーププレーヤ
US4600107A (en) 1985-08-19 1986-07-15 Engineered Data Products, Inc. Tape cartridge storage system
JP2746575B2 (ja) * 1985-12-20 1998-05-06 ソニー株式会社 情報記録媒体自動装填装置
JPH0794281B2 (ja) * 1986-03-12 1995-10-11 富士通株式会社 アライメント試験装置

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CA1337831C (en) 1995-12-26
WO1988005593A1 (en) 1988-07-28
FI893602A (fi) 1989-07-27
JPH02502139A (ja) 1990-07-12
JP2914669B2 (ja) 1999-07-05
AU1541988A (en) 1988-08-10
EP0276967A2 (en) 1988-08-03
EP0276967B1 (en) 1996-06-12
DE3855355T2 (de) 1997-01-23
DE3855355D1 (de) 1996-07-18
US4864511A (en) 1989-09-05
ES2090013T3 (es) 1996-10-16
FI893602A0 (fi) 1989-07-27
ATE139360T1 (de) 1996-06-15
EP0276967A3 (en) 1992-07-22
IL85163A0 (en) 1988-07-31
IL85163A (en) 1994-01-25
AU607489B2 (en) 1991-03-07

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
ZA88493B (en) Automated cartridge system
EP0341038B1 (en) A method of operating a storage and retrieval mechanism
US5970030A (en) Automated data storage library component exchange using media accessor
US6085123A (en) Pass through and load/unload for automated data storage libraries
US5285333A (en) Mass storage and retrieval system for magnetic tape cartridges
US6736583B2 (en) Method and system for sharing robotic mechanisms between automated storage libraries
US5336030A (en) Buffered access system for an automated computer media storage library
EP0509637A3 (en) Magnetic tape storage apparatus
EP0707267A3 (en) Redundant arrangement of disk drives with asymmetrical mirroring and data processing methods for asymmetrical mirroring
US4164767A (en) Mass storage device
CA2044869A1 (en) Array disc memory equipment capable of confirming logical address positions for disc drive modules installed therein
AU8214687A (en) Apparatus for loading and verifying a control store memory of a central subsystem
US6094322A (en) Apparatus for automatically exchanging record medium cassettes between a plurality of recording and reproducing devices and between cassette storage devices
US4593329A (en) Magnetic data storage apparatus having a magnetic disk normally in contact with a transducer head, and method of operation
US6669431B1 (en) Robotic docking apparatus for a cartridge library system having a cartridge storage array
EP0254328A3 (en) Card accessing apparatus
EP0506489A2 (en) Automatic mount installation for magnetic tapes
US6466389B1 (en) Library apparatus
EP0708964B1 (en) Helical scan transport for single reel tape cartridge
US7159140B2 (en) Method to transfer information between data storage devices
JPH0581831A (ja) ライブラリ装置
JP2676891B2 (ja) 大容量記憶装置及び大容量記憶装置の記録媒体排出制御方法
AU655871B2 (en) Tape volume partitioning
JPS6473577A (en) Magnetic disk device
JPS6446256A (en) External storage device with automatic charging mechanism