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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7376961 | Contactless power and/or data transmission in an automated data storage library employing segmented coils A contactless power system for an automated data storage library having a plurality of storage shelves for storing data storage cartridges, at least one picker for accessing the data storage cartridges with respect to the storage shelves, and a transport system for ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7151718 | Media storage system The system comprises one or more storage devices (34) for storing data media, particularly CDs, a read/writer (50), a picking and transfer device (42), a series of rotary platters (22) stacked one on top of the other and each associated w... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6772272 | Apparatus and method for writing information to a designated information storage medium with an allocated data storage device using a specified information recording format A method to write information to a designated information storage medium using an allocated data storage device using a specified information recording format, whereby a previously-determined media bit for the designated information storage medium is examined, and a... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6072755 | Optical disk player having multidomain memory for storing demodulated, error-corrected and descrambled data A device for controlling a multidomain memory of an optical disk player which performs demodulation, error correction and descrambling for information data reproduced from an optical disk, and transmits data descrambled to an audio/video decoder or ROM de... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6044047 | Storing CD Segments for quick scanning in multi-CD players The present invention provides a multi-CD player with a quick scanning feature where the multi-CD player stores samples of a portion of each of the CD's into a fast access memory device such as a random access memory (RAM). The multi-CD player provides a ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5766018 | Disc playback system, karaoke system and disc playback method It is an object of this invention to provide a low-cost disc playback system which reduces the time the user has to wait for a disc to be played back. To achieve this objective, the system mounts a disc, added to the rack 1, onto the player 2, reads the b... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5235572 | Optical disc accessing apparatus An optical disc accessing apparatus comprises an access request receiving means for receiving a request for access to an optical disc, an accessing subject distinguishing means for judging on whether or not the access request for access is made aiming at ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5218583 | Apparatus for successively treating optical cards An apparatus for continuously processing a plurality of optical cards in succession including a magazine having a plurality of racks on which a plurality of optical cards are placed, a table on which the magazine is detachably set, and a main body which s... | 06/08/1993 |
| 4749081 | Carrier for rigid data storage disk Disclosed herein is a carrier for a rigid data storage disk, e.g. an optical, magnetic or magneto-optic disk, for facilitating the transport of such disk within a disk library or the like. Such carrier comprises a generally rectangular frame which is prov... | 06/07/1988 |
