Tape library
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US07119983B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-10

    申请号:US11121812

    申请日:2005-05-04

    IPC分类号: G11B15/68

    摘要: The invention provides a tape library wherein the accommodated number of cassette tapes can be adjusted freely. Where one or more expansion units are connected to a basic unit, when a transport mechanism is positioned within the basic unit, a control circuit section of the basic unit controls the position and operation of the transport mechanism with reference to a position reference point of the basic unit, but when the transport mechanism is within an expansion unit, the control circuit section controls the position and operation of the transport mechanism with reference to a position reference point of the expansion unit. The control circuit section and the transparent mechanism of the basic unit are interconnected by a flat cable like an elongated belt which includes a plurality of conductors extending in parallel to each other and joined together with an insulating material, and when an expansion unit is coupled, the cable for interconnecting the transport mechanism and the control circuit section need not be replaced. This allows smooth coupling of an expansion unit and smooth transportation of a recording medium in the expansion unit to a recording and/or playback section by the transport mechanism of the basic unit.

    Tape library
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20050201007A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-15

    申请号:US11122181

    申请日:2005-05-04

    IPC分类号: G11B15/00 G11B15/68 G11B33/12

    摘要: The invention provides a tape library wherein the accommodated number of cassette tapes can be adjusted freely. Where one or more expansion units are connected to a basic unit, when a transport mechanism is positioned within the basic unit, a control circuit section of the basic unit controls the position and operation of the transport mechanism with reference to a position reference point of the basic unit, but when the transport mechanism is within an expansion unit, the control circuit section controls the position and operation of the transport mechanism with reference to a position reference point of the expansion unit. The control circuit section and the transparent mechanism of the basic unit are interconnected by a flat cable like an elongated belt which includes a plurality of conductors extending in parallel to each other and joined together with an insulating material, and when an expansion unit is coupled, the cable for interconnecting the transport mechanism and the control circuit section need not be replaced. This allows smooth coupling of an expansion unit and smooth transportation of a recording medium in the expansion unit to a recording and/or playback section by the transport mechanism of the basic unit.

    Recording medium cartridge recording/reproducing apparatus using a
recording medium cartridge and information management system
    3.
    发明授权
    Recording medium cartridge recording/reproducing apparatus using a recording medium cartridge and information management system 失效
    使用记录介质盒和信息管理系统的记录介质盒记录/再现装置

    公开(公告)号:US6088182A

    公开(公告)日:2000-07-11

    申请号:US989382

    申请日:1997-12-12

    摘要: A recording medium cartridge has a bar code label provided on the outer surface of its case so that the bar code of the bar code label indicates identification information associated the with recording medium disposed in the case. A memory circuit is provided inside the case so that identification information identical to the information indicated by the bar code label may be stored in the memory circuit. A recording/reproducing apparatus includes a bar code reader for reading the bar code of the bar code label, and a memory reader for reading the identification information stored in the memory circuit. Either the identification information read by the bar code reader or the identification information read by the memory reader is employed as the identification information associated with the recording medium cartridge. If the bar code cannot be read for some reason such as degradation of the bar code label, the identification information read from the memory circuit is employed as the identification information associated with the recording medium cartridge. This ensures that the identification information can be managed in a highly reliable fashion.

    摘要翻译: 记录介质卡盘具有设置在其外壳的外表面上的条形码标签,使得条形码标签的条形码指示与设置在外壳中的记录介质相关联的识别信息。 存储器电路设置在壳体内部,使得与条形码标签所指示的信息相同的识别信息可以存储在存储器电路中。 记录/再现装置包括用于读取条形码标签的条形码的条形码读取器,以及用于读取存储在存储器电路中的识别信息的存储器读取器。 采用由条形码阅读器读取的识别信息或由存储器读取器读取的识别信息作为与记录介质盒相关联的识别信息。 如果由于某些原因(例如条形码标签的劣化)而不能读取条形码,则从存储器电路读取的识别信息被用作与记录介质盒相关联的识别信息。 这确保了可以高度可靠的方式来管理识别信息。

    System for selecting drive replacement and opening information
transmission path after replacement permission of the selected drive is
granted
    5.
    发明授权
    System for selecting drive replacement and opening information transmission path after replacement permission of the selected drive is granted 失效
    授予选择驱动器的更换许可后选择驱动器更换和打开信息传输路径的系统

    公开(公告)号:US5940629A

    公开(公告)日:1999-08-17

    申请号:US895238

    申请日:1997-07-16

    摘要: An information managing apparatus for providing an external apparatus with requested information in response to an instruction from the external apparatus and/or recording information has an accommodation unit for accommodating recording media, a plurality of replaceable drives for recording and/or reproducing information onto and/or from the recording media, and a transfer means for taking out a desired recording medium from the accommodation unit and transferring it to a selected one of the drives. One of manipulation means is manipulated to select a drive as a subject of replacement. A control means opens an information transmission path between the selected drive and the external apparatus. After confirming the opening of the information transmission path, the control means causes a display means to display a message to the effect that the replacement of the drive concerned has been permitted.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于根据来自外部设备和/或记录信息的指令向外部设备提供所请求的信息的信息管理装置具有用于容纳记录介质的容纳单元,用于将信息记录和/或再现到多个可更换驱动器和/ 或从记录介质传送的传送装置,以及用于从存放单元取出所需记录介质并将其传送到所选择的一个驱动器的传送装置。 操纵手段之一来选择作为更换对象的驱动器。 控制装置打开所选驱动器和外部装置之间的信息传输路径。 在确认信息传输路径的打开之后,控制装置使显示装置显示一条消息,表明已经允许更换驱动器。

    Tape library
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20050207058A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-22

    申请号:US11121518

    申请日:2005-05-04

    IPC分类号: G11B15/00 G11B15/68 G11B33/12

    摘要: The invention provides a tape library wherein the accommodated number of cassette tapes can be adjusted freely. Where one or more expansion units are connected to a basic unit, when a transport mechanism is positioned within the basic unit, a control circuit section of the basic unit controls the position and operation of the transport mechanism with reference to a position reference point of the basic unit, but when the transport mechanism is within an expansion unit, the control circuit section controls the position and operation of the transport mechanism with reference to a position reference point of the expansion unit. The control circuit section and the transparent mechanism of the basic unit are interconnected by a flat cable like an elongated belt which includes a plurality of conductors extending in parallel to each other and joined together with an insulating material, and when an expansion unit is coupled, the cable for interconnecting the transport mechanism and the control circuit section need not be replaced. This allows smooth coupling of an expansion unit and smooth transportation of a recording medium in the expansion unit to a recording and/or playback section by the transport mechanism of the basic unit.