公开(公告)号：US06598117B2

公开(公告)日：2003-07-22

申请号：US10075697

申请日：2002-02-14

申请人： Nobuhiro Tsurumaki ,  Keiji Tadokoro ,  Masato Yokota ,  Toru Yumine

发明人： Nobuhiro Tsurumaki ,  Keiji Tadokoro ,  Masato Yokota ,  Toru Yumine

IPC分类号： G11B358

CPC分类号： G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0601 ,  G06F3/0634 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  G06F2003/0697 ,  G11B5/41 ,  G11B15/6835 ,  G11B17/225 ,  G11B17/228 ,  G11B27/002 ,  G11B27/36 ,  G11B2220/41 ,  G11B2220/90

摘要： A cassette library (1) is provided with a driving apparatus (13), cassette housing shelves (14, 15) and a cassette carrier (16). A library controller (2) simulates as if driving apparatuses (13) having continuous address numbers were apparently used in the host computer (3) even when physically discontinuous address numbers are allocated to the driving apparatus (13), thereby making it possible to set occupancy for a driving apparatus with an arbitrary address number. The library controller (2) has the cassette carrier (16) automatically carry, at a preset timing, a cleaning cassette from the cassette housing shelf (14, 15) to the driving apparatus (13) to clean a recording reproduction head of the driving apparatus (13) using the cleaning cassette which is then carried back to the housing section in the original cassette housing shelf (14, 15) after the cleaning work.

公开(公告)号：US06507889B1

公开(公告)日：2003-01-14

申请号：US09458380

申请日：1999-12-10

申请人： Nobuhiro Tsurumaki ,  Keiji Tadokoro ,  Masato Yokota ,  Toru Yumine

发明人： Nobuhiro Tsurumaki ,  Keiji Tadokoro ,  Masato Yokota ,  Toru Yumine

IPC分类号： G06F1202

CPC分类号： G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0601 ,  G06F3/0634 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  G06F2003/0697 ,  G11B5/41 ,  G11B15/6835 ,  G11B17/225 ,  G11B17/228 ,  G11B27/002 ,  G11B27/36 ,  G11B2220/41 ,  G11B2220/90

摘要： A cassette library (1) is provided with a driving apparatus (13), cassette housing shelves (14, 15) and a cassette carrier (16). A library controller (2) simulates as if driving apparatuses (13) having continuous address numbers were apparently used in the. host computer (3) even when physically discontinuous address numbers are allocated to the driving apparatus (13), thereby making it possible to set occupancy for a driving apparatus with an arbitrary address number. The library controller (2) has the cassette carrier (16) automatically carry, at a preset timing, a cleaning cassette from the cassette housing shelf (14, 15) to the driving apparatus (13) to clean a recording reproduction head of the driving apparatus (13) using the cleaning cassette which is then carried back to the housing section in the original cassette housing shelf (14, 15) after the cleaning work.

摘要翻译： 盒式存储器（1）设有驱动装置（13），盒式磁带架（14,15）和盒式磁带架（16）。 图书馆控制器（2）仿效仿佛具有连续地址号的驱动装置（13）。 主机（3）即使在物理上不连续的地址号被分配给驱动装置（13）的情况下，也可以设置具有任意地址号码的驱动装置的占用。 磁带库控制器（2）具有盒式磁带托架（16），在预先设定的时间自动将清洁盒带从磁带盒架（14,15）驱动到驱动设备（13），以清洁驾驶的记录再现磁头 装置（13），其使用清洁盒，然后在清洁工作之后将清洁盒带回原始盒式存储架（14,15）中的容纳部分。

公开(公告)号：US06721118B2

公开(公告)日：2004-04-13

申请号：US10075696

申请日：2002-02-14

申请人： Nobuhiro Tsurumaki ,  Keiji Tadokoro ,  Masato Yokota ,  Toru Yumine

发明人： Nobuhiro Tsurumaki ,  Keiji Tadokoro ,  Masato Yokota ,  Toru Yumine

IPC分类号： G11B1518

CPC分类号： G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0601 ,  G06F3/0634 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  G06F2003/0697 ,  G11B5/41 ,  G11B15/6835 ,  G11B17/225 ,  G11B17/228 ,  G11B27/002 ,  G11B27/36 ,  G11B2220/41 ,  G11B2220/90

摘要： A cassette library (1) is provided with a driving apparatus (13), cassette housing shelves (14, 15) and a cassette carrier (16). A library controller (2) simulates as if driving apparatuses (13) having continuous address numbers were apparently used in the host computer (3) even when physically discontinuous address numbers are allocated to the driving apparatus (13), thereby making it possible to set occupancy for a driving apparatus with an arbitrary address number. The library controller (2) has the cassette carrier (16) automatically carry, at a preset timing, a cleaning cassette from the cassette housing shelf (14, 15) to the driving apparatus (13) to clean a recording reproduction head of the driving apparatus (13) using the cleaning cassette which is then carried back to the housing section in the original cassette housing shelf (14, 15) after the cleaning work.

摘要翻译： 盒式存储器（1）设有驱动装置（13），盒式磁带架（14,15）和盒式磁带架（16）。 图书馆控制器（2）模拟仿佛即使在物理上不连续的地址号被分配给驱动装置（13）的情况下，具有连续的地址号码的驱动装置（13）在主计算机（3）中被明显地使用，从而使得可以设置 占用具有任意地址号的驱动装置。 磁带库控制器（2）具有盒式磁带托架（16），在预先设定的时间自动将清洁盒带从磁带盒架（14,15）驱动到驱动设备（13），以清洁驾驶的记录再现磁头 装置（13），其使用清洁盒，然后在清洁工作之后将清洁盒带回原始盒式存储架（14,15）中的容纳部分。

公开(公告)号：US06577325B1

公开(公告)日：2003-06-10

申请号：US09459125

申请日：1999-12-10

申请人： Keiji Tadokoro ,  Masato Yokota ,  Nobuhiro Tsurumaki ,  Toru Yumine

发明人： Keiji Tadokoro ,  Masato Yokota ,  Nobuhiro Tsurumaki ,  Toru Yumine

IPC分类号： G06F300

CPC分类号： G11B27/002 ,  G11B15/6835 ,  G11B17/228 ,  G11B27/11 ,  G11B27/34 ,  G11B27/36 ,  G11B2220/20 ,  G11B2220/41 ,  G11B2220/90

摘要： A recording medium library apparatus made up of a combination of units and capable of readily outputting information representing the configuration and readily collecting management information. A library controller of a recording medium library apparatus recognizes the configuration of a library. Based on the information on the recognized configuration, a status monitoring view showing the actual arrangement of consoles is provided on a display. Part of the statuses of the sections are displayed on the status monitoring view. The library controller collects system information as management information sorted according to the functions or structural part of the library for each function or structure block element and rearranges the collected system information into data in a form which can be outputted all at a time, and the data is recorded as a system information file on, for example, a hard disk.

摘要翻译： 一种由单元组合构成并且能够容易地输出表示构造并容易收集管理信息的信息的记录介质库装置。 记录介质库设备的库控制器识别库的配置。 基于关于识别的配置的信息，在显示器上提供示出控制台的实际布置的状态监视视图。 部分状态的一部分显示在状态监视视图中。 库控制器收集系统信息作为根据库的功能或结构部分对每个功能或结构块元素分类的管理信息，并将所收集的系统信息重新排列成可以一次全部输出的形式的数据，并且数据 被记录在例如硬盘上的系统信息文件。

公开(公告)号：US06553456B2

公开(公告)日：2003-04-22

申请号：US10116353

申请日：2002-04-04

申请人： Keiji Tadokoro ,  Toru Yumine ,  Nobuhiro Tsurumaki ,  Masato Yokota

发明人： Keiji Tadokoro ,  Toru Yumine ,  Nobuhiro Tsurumaki ,  Masato Yokota

IPC分类号： G06F1200

CPC分类号： G11B17/225 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  G06F2206/1008 ,  G11B15/6835 ,  G11B27/002 ,  G11B27/34 ,  G11B27/36 ,  G11B2220/41

摘要： A library device, that is able to remote-actuate a recording/reproducing apparatus. The library device includes a recording/reproducing unit for recording or reproducing the information using a removable recording medium, a plurality of housing unit that is able to accommodate the recording medium therein, a transporting unit for transporting the recording medium between an optional housing unit in the housing unit and the recording/reproducing unit, and a control unit for controlling the transporting unit and/or the recording/reproducing unit. The control unit selects an operating mode of setting a control operation of permitting external terminal unit to perform the same control as that performed by the control unit or an operating mode of permitting the external terminal unit to perform control limited with respect to the control operation of the control unit, when the transporting unit and/or the recording/reproducing unit is controlled by the external terminal unit. The transporting unit and/or the recording/reproducing unit is controlled by the external terminal unit based on the operational mode selected by the control unit.

摘要翻译： 一种能够远程致动记录/再现装置的图书馆装置。 图书馆装置包括用于使用可移除记录介质记录或再现信息的记录/再现单元，能够容纳其中的记录介质的多个容纳单元，用于将记录介质传送到可选择的壳体单元之间的传送单元 壳体单元和记录/再现单元，以及用于控制传送单元和/或记录/再现单元的控制单元。 控制单元选择设置允许外部终端单元执行与由控制单元执行的控制相同的控制的操作模式或允许外部终端单元执行关于控制操作的控制限制的操作模式的操作模式 当所述传送单元和/或所述记录/再现单元由所述外部终端单元控制时，所述控制单元。 输送单元和/或记录/再现单元由外部终端单元基于由控制单元选择的操作模式来控制。

公开(公告)号：US06539459B1

公开(公告)日：2003-03-25

申请号：US09378994

申请日：1999-08-23

申请人： Keiji Tadokoro ,  Toru Yumine ,  Nobuhiro Tsurumaki ,  Masato Yokota

发明人： Keiji Tadokoro ,  Toru Yumine ,  Nobuhiro Tsurumaki ,  Masato Yokota

IPC分类号： G06F1200

CPC分类号： G11B17/225 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  G06F2206/1008 ,  G11B15/6835 ,  G11B27/002 ,  G11B27/34 ,  G11B27/36 ,  G11B2220/41

摘要： A library device, that is able to remote-actuate a recording/reproducing apparatus. The library device includes a recording/reproducing unit for recording or reproducing the information using a removable recording medium, a plurality of housing unit that is able to accommodate the recording medium therein, a transporting unit for transporting the recording medium between an optional housing unit in the housing unit and the recording/reproducing unit, and a control unit for controlling the transporting unit and/or the recording/reproducing unit. The control unit selects an operating mode of setting a control operation of permitting external terminal unit to perform the same control as that performed by the control unit or an operating mode of permitting the external terminal unit to perform control limited with respect to the control operation of the control unit, when the transporting unit and/or the recording/reproducing unit is controlled by the external terminal unit. The transporting unit and/or the recording/reproducing unit is controlled by the external terminal unit based on the operational mode selected by the control unit.

摘要翻译： 一种能够远程致动记录/再现装置的图书馆装置。 图书馆装置包括用于使用可移动记录介质记录或再现信息的记录/再现单元，能够容纳其中的记录介质的多个容纳单元，用于将记录介质输送到可选择的壳体单元之间的传送单元 壳体单元和记录/再现单元，以及用于控制传送单元和/或记录/再现单元的控制单元。 控制单元选择设置允许外部终端单元执行与由控制单元执行的控制相同的控制的操作模式或允许外部终端单元执行关于控制操作的控制限制的操作模式的操作模式 当所述传送单元和/或所述记录/再现单元由所述外部终端单元控制时，所述控制单元。 输送单元和/或记录/再现单元由外部终端单元基于由控制单元选择的操作模式来控制。

公开(公告)号：US06690530B2

公开(公告)日：2004-02-10

申请号：US09925438

申请日：2001-08-09

申请人： Keiji Tadokoro ,  Noriyuki Yamazaki ,  Junichi Saiki ,  Hideaki Noguchi ,  Nobuhiro Tsurumaki ,  Takao Mokutani ,  Toru Yumine ,  Koichi Aikawa

发明人： Keiji Tadokoro ,  Noriyuki Yamazaki ,  Junichi Saiki ,  Hideaki Noguchi ,  Nobuhiro Tsurumaki ,  Takao Mokutani ,  Toru Yumine ,  Koichi Aikawa

IPC分类号： G11B1700

CPC分类号： G11B15/6815

摘要： A cassette auto changer system including a member for selectably providing a plurality of cassettes to be loaded into one or more tape signal readers. A cassette rack is provided including a plurality of cassette receiving compartments, a cassette port accessible from an outer side of the auto changer apparatus whereby cassettes may be inserted or removed from the auto changer apparatus, a tape transfer mechanism operable to selectably transport cassettes between the cassette rack and the tape signal reader, and the cassette port. A YES/NO sensor at the cassette port determines whether a cassette is present in the cassette port. In applicants' cassette auto changer system, when a YES indicator determined by the YES/NO sensor changes to a NO determination, a controller sets the cassette port an IN port empty condition. When in such IN port empty condition the YES/NO sensor changes to a YES condition to indicate the presence of a cassette in the cassette port, operation of the tape transfer mechanism to the cassette port is disabled and an IN port loaded condition is determined. When, in an IN port empty condition of the cassette port and operation of the tape transfer mechanism is detected by the YES/NO sensor, the controller determines an OUT port loaded condition of the cassette port. When in the OUT port loaded condition, a change from a YES indication to a NO indication is determined by the the YES/NO sensor, an IN port empty condition of the cassette port is determined by the controller.

摘要翻译： 一种盒式自动换带器系统，包括用于可选择地提供要装载到一个或多个带式信号读取器中的多个盒的部件。 一种盒式磁带机架，包括多个磁带盒接收室，一个盒式磁带接口，可从自动更换装置的外侧接近，从而磁带盒可以从自动更换装置中插入或取出;磁带传送机构，可操作地可选择地将磁带盒 盒式磁带机和磁带信号读取器以及磁带机端口。 盒式磁带端口上的YES / NO传感器确定盒式磁带是否存在。 在申请人的盒式自动更换系统中，当由YES / NO传感器确定的YES指示变为NO确定时，控制器将盒式磁带端口设置为IN端口空的状态。 当在这样的IN端口空闲状态时，YES / NO传感器变为YES条件以指示盒式磁带端口中存在盒式磁带，磁带传送机构到盒式磁带端口的操作被禁止并且IN端口装载状态被确定。 当在盒式磁带端口的IN端口空闲状态和带传送机构的操作被YES / NO传感器检测到时，控制器确定盒式磁带端口的OUT端口加载状态。 当处于OUT端口状态时，由YES / NO传感器确定从YES指示到NO指示的变化，盒控制器端口的IN端口空闲状态由控制器决定。

公开(公告)号：US06433947B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-13

申请号：US09692757

申请日：2000-10-19

申请人： Keiji Tadokoro ,  Noriyuki Yamazaki ,  Junichi Saiki ,  Hideaki Noguchi ,  Nobuhiro Tsurumaki ,  Takao Mokutani ,  Toru Yumine ,  Koichi Aikawa

发明人： Keiji Tadokoro ,  Noriyuki Yamazaki ,  Junichi Saiki ,  Hideaki Noguchi ,  Nobuhiro Tsurumaki ,  Takao Mokutani ,  Toru Yumine ,  Koichi Aikawa

IPC分类号： G11B1700

CPC分类号： G11B15/6815

摘要： A cassette auto changer system includes a cassette console mounting a rack for holding a plurality of tape cassettes, a drive console for mounting a tape playing or playing and recording device or a plurality of such devices. A base console mounts the cassette and drive consoles and the entire cassette auto changer system is housed in a housing console. According to a compact design a cassette shuttle portion of the transport mechanism is rotatable both vertically and horizontally and includes structure, such as a cassette hand portion, for effecting insertion and extraction of a cassette from one of a plurality of cassette compartments provided in the cassette rack. The cassette hand may also include a release lever engaging a lock lever at each cassette compartment. Further, grasping members include a centering device for achieving a predetermined support position for a cassette. In addition, paired position detection portions and corresponding sensors are provided. For compactness, driven components receive driving power from a power source via other, intervening driven compartments. The cassette transport is also operable to and from a cassette port whereby cassettes may be inserted into and removed from the housing console. Control portion is provided to allow a single cassette port to function as both an IN or an OUT port. Thus a compact, full featured cassette auto changer may be provided which is robust, reliable and compact.

摘要翻译： 盒式自动更换器系统包括安装用于保持多个盒式磁带的机架的盒式控制台，用于安装磁带播放和播放记录装置的驱动控制台或多个这样的装置。 底座控制台安装盒式磁带机和驱动控制台，整个磁带自动更换系统安装在外壳控制台中。 根据紧凑的设计，输送机构的卡带穿梭部分可垂直和水平地旋转，并且包括诸如盒式手部部分的结构，用于从设置在盒中的多个盒室中的一个插入和取出盒 架。 盒式手指还可以包括接合每个盒室处的锁定杆的释放杆。 此外，抓持构件包括用于实现盒的预定支撑位置的定心装置。 此外，提供成对位置检测部分和相应的传感器。 对于紧凑性，驱动部件通过其他中间驱动的隔间从动力源接收驱动力。 盒式传送器还可操作到盒式磁带端口，从而盒式磁带可以插入壳体控制台中并从壳体控制台移除。 提供控制部分以允许单个盒式端口用作IN或OUT端口。 因此，可以提供紧凑的，全功能的盒式自动更换器，其坚固，可靠和紧凑。

公开(公告)号：US06166877A

公开(公告)日：2000-12-26

申请号：US770178

申请日：1996-12-19

申请人： Keiji Tadokoro ,  Noriyuki Yamazaki ,  Junichi Saiki ,  Hideaki Noguchi ,  Nobuhiro Tsurumaki ,  Takao Mokutani ,  Toru Yumine ,  Koichi Aikawa

发明人： Keiji Tadokoro ,  Noriyuki Yamazaki ,  Junichi Saiki ,  Hideaki Noguchi ,  Nobuhiro Tsurumaki ,  Takao Mokutani ,  Toru Yumine ,  Koichi Aikawa

IPC分类号： G11B15/68

CPC分类号： G11B15/6815

摘要： A cassette auto changer system including a tape signal reading member and a selection member for selecting between a plurality of cassettes. The cassette auto changer includes a base console including a port for tape insertion or extraction operations and having a tape insert compartment. The base console has upper and lower guide rails. A drive console mounts the tape signal reading member and a cassette console mounts a plurality of compartments for storing the tape cassettes. A tape transfer member transports the tape cassettes selectively between the base console, the drive console and the cassette console. An electrically conductive rail is disposed proximate to the guide rails which is powered by enclosed electrical wiring circuitry. In addition, an unmagnetized cassette shuttle body of the tape transfer member is driven along the electrically conductive rail and is guided along the guide rails. Electrical current is input to the tape transfer member form the electrically conductive rail via the cassette shuttle body.

摘要翻译： 一种盒式自动变换器系统，包括一个带状信号读取构件和用于在多个盒之间进行选择的选择构件。 盒式自动更换器包括一个基本控制台，包括用于磁带插入或提取操作的端口，并具有磁带插入隔间。 底座具有上下导轨。 驱动器控制台安装磁带信号读取构件，并且磁带盒控制台安装多个用于存储磁带盒的隔间。 磁带传送构件在基本控制台，驱动器控制台和盒式控制台之间选择性地传送磁带盒。 导电导轨靠近导轨设置，该导轨由封闭的电线路电路供电。 此外，带传送构件的非磁化的盒式梭体沿着导电轨道被驱动并沿着导轨被引导。 电流通过盒式穿梭体从导电轨道输入到带传送构件。

公开(公告)号：US06441984B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-27

申请号：US08911442

申请日：1997-08-12

申请人： Nobuhiro Tsurumaki

发明人： Nobuhiro Tsurumaki

IPC分类号： G11B1700

CPC分类号： G11B15/6825 ,  G11B25/066

摘要： A cassette auto-changer includes a cassette accommodating portion, a plurality of recording and/or reproducing units, a cassette transport mechanism and a controller. The cassette accommodating portion stores assigned recording format information for the cassettes which can be accommodated therein, and includes gates for reading the stored format information and supplying the format information to the controller in response to a read signal from the controller. The cassette accommodating portion also senses the size of the cassettes accommodated therein.

摘要翻译： 盒式自动更换器包括盒式磁带容纳部分，多个记录和/或再现单元，磁带盒传送机构和控制器。 盒式磁带容纳部存储用于可以容纳在其中的盒的分配的记录格式信息，并且包括用于读取存储的格式信息的门，并响应于来自控制器的读取信号将格式信息提供给控制器。 盒子容纳部分还感测容纳在其中的盒子的尺寸。