公开(公告)号：US20050057847A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-17

申请号：US10605222

申请日：2003-09-16

申请人： Karl Armagost ,  Clark Brace ,  Marek Christer ,  Christian Curtis ,  Neal Downey ,  Samuel Guleff ,  Ray Heineman ,  Peter Kumpon ,  Ronald Permut ,  Christopher Pollard ,  David Roecker ,  Matthew Starr ,  Lee Sutherland ,  Nathan Thompson ,  Edwin Wadsworth ,  Jennifer Woodruff

发明人： Karl Armagost ,  Clark Brace ,  Marek Christer ,  Christian Curtis ,  Neal Downey ,  Samuel Guleff ,  Ray Heineman ,  Peter Kumpon ,  Ronald Permut ,  Christopher Pollard ,  David Roecker ,  Matthew Starr ,  Lee Sutherland ,  Nathan Thompson ,  Edwin Wadsworth ,  Jennifer Woodruff

IPC分类号： G11B15/68

CPC分类号： G11B15/6835

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种能够在由多个硬盘驱动器组成的盒式数据存储元件和允许数据在硬盘驱动器与主机之间传送的接口的基础上的库基库。 图书馆的一个实施例包括多个搁架，每个搁架各自能够支撑至少一个杂志数据存储元件，一个或多个驱动器以及能够将盒子数据存储元件移动到任何一个货架和 任何一个驱动器。 本发明还提供一种能够以独立模式使用的仓库数据存储元件驱动器，即在基于库的库外部。