公开(公告)号：WO2005010661A9

公开(公告)日：2010-01-28

申请号：PCT/US2004020239

申请日：2004-06-25

Applicant: SPECTRA LOGIC CORP

Inventor： ARMAGOST KARL M ,  BRACE CLARK D ,  CURTIS CHRISTIAN C ,  DOWNEY NEAL A ,  GULEFF SAMUEL J ,  HEINEMAN RAY D ,  KUMPON PETER J ,  PERMUT RONALD M ,  POLLARD CHRISTOPHER A ,  ROECKER DAVID W ,  STARR MATTHEW T ,  SUTHERLAND LEE A ,  THOMPSON NATHAN C ,  WADSWORTH EDWIN J ,  WOODRUFF JENNIFER L

IPC: G06F20060101 ,  G11B15/68 ,  G11B17/22 ,  G11B25/04 ,  G11B33/14

CPC classification number: G11B25/043 ,  G11B17/225 ,  G11B33/12 ,  G11B33/128 ,  G11B33/14

公开(公告)号：WO2005024572A2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-17

申请号：PCT/US2004027486

申请日：2004-08-24

Applicant: SPECTRA LOGIC CORP

Inventor： STARR MATTHEW T ,  CARTER JOSHUA D ,  THOMPSON NATHAN C

IPC: G06F20060101 ,  G06F7/00 ,  G06F

CPC classification number: G11B15/6835 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  G11B15/689

Abstract: A robotic data storage library is disclosed that is capable of operating with at least one data storage element and with the ability to reduce the transition time to reach an operational state after a transition of the library from a power-off state to a power-on state. Methods for reducing the transition time to reach an operational state of a robotic data storage library after a transition of the library from a power-off state to a power-on state are also disclosed. One embodiment of a robotic data storage library with the ability to reduce the transition time to reach an operational state after a transition of the library from a power-off state to a power-on state comprises: (1) a plurality of storage locations, each capable of holding at least one data storage element; (2) a data transfer interface for receiving a data storage element and establishing a communication path with a data storage element so that data can be transferred between the data storage element and a host computer; (3) a transport unit for moving a data storage element between one of the plurality of storage locations and the data transfer interface; (4) a nonvolatile memory for storing an inventory of locations of the robotic data storage library; and (5) a controller for causing an audit to be performed to create an inventory, causing the inventory to be stored in the nonvolatile memory prior to a transition of the robotic data storage library from a power-off state to a power-on state, and causing the inventory to be transmitted to a host computer after the transition of the robotic data storage library from a power-off state to a power-on state.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种机器人数据存储库，其能够利用至少一个数据存储元件进行操作，并且具有在库从断电状态转换到上电之后减少到达操作状态的转换时间的能力 州。 还公开了在库从断电状态转换到通电状态之后减少到达机器人数据存储库的操作状态的转换时间的方法。 在库从电源关闭状态转换到电源接通状态之后，能够减少到达操作状态的转换时间的机器人数据存储库的一个实施例包括：（1）多个存储位置， 每个能够保持至少一个数据存储元件; （2）数据传输接口，用于接收数据存储元件并建立与数据存储元件的通信路径，以便可以在数据存储元件和主机之间传送数据; （3）用于在所述多个存储位置之一和所述数据传送接口之间移动数据存储元件的传送单元; （4）非易失性存储器，用于存储所述机器人数据存储库的位置的清单; 以及（5）控制器，用于使执行审核以创建库存，导致在机器人数据存储库从断电状态转换到通电状态之前将库存存储在非易失性存储器中 并且在机器人数据存储库从断电状态转换到电源接通状态之后导致库存被发送到主计算机。