Global Patent Index - EP 1644798 A4

EP 1644798 A4 20130102 - MAGAZINE-BASED DATA CARTRIDGE LIBRARY

Title (en)

MAGAZINE-BASED DATA CARTRIDGE LIBRARY

Title (de)

DATENKASSETTENBIBLIOTHEK AUF MAGAZINBASIS

Title (fr)

BIBLIOTHEQUE DE CASSETTES DE DONNEES A BASE DE MAGASINS

Publication

EP 1644798 A4 20130102 (EN)

Application

EP 04777007 A 20040625

Priority

  • US 2004020239 W 20040625
  • US 60412003 A 20030626
  • US 60411903 A 20030626
  • US 60410803 A 20030626
  • US 60412403 A 20030626
  • US 60411403 A 20030626
  • US 60412203 A 20030626
  • US 60412503 A 20030626
  • US 60412303 A 20030626
  • US 60411803 A 20030626
  • US 60522203 A 20030916

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005010661A2] The present invention provides a magazine-based library that is capable of operating on a magazine data storage element comprised of a plurality of hard disk drives and an interface that allows data to be transferred between the hard disk drives and a host computer. One embodiment of the library comprises a plurality of shelves that are each capable of supporting at least one magazine data storage element, one or more drives, and a magazine transport that is capable of moving a magazine data storage element between any one of the shelves and any one of the drives. The present invention also provides a magazine data storage element drive that is capable of being used in stand-alone mode, i.e., outside of a magazine-based library.

IPC 8 full level

G11B 33/12 (2006.01); G11B 17/22 (2006.01); G11B 25/04 (2006.01); G11B 33/14 (2006.01)

IPC 8 main group level

G06F (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G11B 17/225 (2013.01); G11B 25/043 (2013.01); G11B 33/12 (2013.01); G11B 33/128 (2013.01); G11B 33/14 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2005010661 A2 20050203; WO 2005010661 A9 20100128; EP 1644798 A2 20060412; EP 1644798 A4 20130102

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2004020239 W 20040625; EP 04777007 A 20040625