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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7412711 | Storage and retrieval device for optical discs A device for storing optical discs is disclosed. The device includes a housing, a carousel arranged in the housing for movement relative to the housing, the carousel having a plurality of storage compartments each for storing a disc, an opening in the housing throug... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7180702 | Data cartridges handler including a ring-shaped carousel and a picker within the inner periphery of the carousel A data cartridge handling apparatus comprises a ring-shaped carousel (40) rotatably mounted within a housing (22). Cartridge-accommodating cells (52) are angularly arranged about the carousel between an inner periphery (48) and an outer p... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7031232 | Linear optical disk changer with side switching capabilities An optical disk changer that is capable of automatically playing both sides of a dual-sided optical disk. By coordinated rotation and delivery of disks taken from a linear disk storage bin, both sides of a dual-sided optical disk can be automatically accessed. ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6957440 | Methods for translating and reading optical disks The present disclosure provides apparatus and methods for reading optical disks. Some implementations are particularly well suited for automatically playing both sides of a dual-sided optical disk. By coordinated delivery of disks between a disk reader, a disk trans... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6141178 | Accessor hand mechanism having grooves for opening and closing fingers A stopper for stopping an ejected cartridge at a predetermined point before the cartridge leaves a drive unit. The stopper permits an accessor to insert the cartridge into the drive unit. In addition, in ejecting the cartridge from the drive unit, the sto... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5867458 | Magazine for holding computer data storage cartridges A computer data storage cartridge magazine for carrying data storage cartridges from conventional "off-line" storage to a storage library subsystem where cartridges may be electronically read or written. The magazine comprises a series of horizontally arr... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5689484 | Auto-changer and method with an optical scanner which distinguishes title information from other information An auto-changer stores media such as audio or video discs or tape cassettes in numbered slots in a magazine. For each of the media in the magazine, title information is entered from an input device and stored in a memory. The input device may be a manual ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5680377 | Automated data storage library employing multi-direction picker with double lip gripper An automated data storage library of unique design includes a plurality of storage cell magazines containing storage cells for holding storage media cartridges therein. A picker mechanism having multiple direction capability is positioned for accessing an... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5640288 | Multiple disc cartridge recorder/player having toroidally arranged disc cartridge housing sections A recording/reproducing apparatus includes a plurality of toroidally arranged housing sections housing a plurality of disc cartridges in a stacked condition. Each housing section has apertures on its opposite lateral sides for taking out or housing the di... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5295123 | Automatic playing apparatus First tune information of playing information is read out from playing information storage means to a selected one of predetermined positions and then a selected one of a plurality of pieces of second tune information is read out without incurring the pos... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5109365 | Record information reproducing method with content identifiers A method of operating a disk player that reproduces information recorded on a disk. Programs on the disk are addressed from a directory in a memory and the programs are sequentially accessed according to the order in the directory. The directory can be fi... | 04/28/1992 |
