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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334978 | Cartridge-handling apparatus for a media storage system Cartridge-handling apparatus for a media storage system comprising a lift assembly having at least one guide track aligned along a first displacement path in the media storage system. A carriage having a transfer shaft aligned along a second displacement path in the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7265938 | Magazine-based data cartridge library The present invention provides a magazine-based data cartridge library that, in one embodiment, comprises a plurality of shelves that are capable of holding a plurality of data cartridge magazines, one or more drives, a magazine transport for moving magazines within... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7158326 | Data storage library and accessor control method A data storage library for storing a storage media, wherein a plurality of accessors accesses the data storage media stored in an array of storage cells includes a first accessor transporting the storage media, the first accessor including a first carriage storing o... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154907 | Method and system for resetting nodes in communication systems A method and system for resetting nodes in a communication system that include at least a first node and a second node. The establishment for communication settings is initiated between the first node and the second node. At least part of communications settings is ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7102848 | Modular robotics system for a data cartridge library The present invention is directed to a data cartridge library that, in one embodiment, is comprised of: (a) a frame or cabinet that defines an interior space; (b) a magazine; (c) a drive bay; (d) a picker; (e) an elevator for moving the picker; and (f) a robotics mo... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6997375 | Automated transaction system and method An automated transaction system includes an automated transaction machine (10) for carrying out banking transactions. The machine includes a plurality of customer stations (16, 18, 20) at which customers may conduct transactions. Each of the transactio... | 02/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6587405 | 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 acce... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6005745 | Cartridge library with entry/exit port and method of operation thereof An automated cartridge library (2230) has a cartridge transport system (2240) which transports cartridges of information storage media between a cartridge storage section (2234) and a drive section (2238). The cartridge storage section includes a pluralit... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5995459 | Flipper mechanism for double-sided media A data media storage library for storing and accessing storage media such as optical discs, CDs, tape cartridges, and PCMCIA cards, consisting of a housing containing a storage array with a number of storage locations therein; a number of media storage el... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991256 | Multiple disc changing and playing apparatus having disk rack boards, a carrier and a recorder generator A disc changer is provided to support each of a plurality of bare discs for recording and/or regeneration on a separate disc rack board without requiring a cartridge. The disc rack boards are positioned so as to form a vertical stack. A carrier is provide... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5848034 | Disk changer apparatus A disk changer apparatus for playing back a plurality of disks selectively has a disk transfer unit including a forward feed lever 107 for taking out disks 2, 3 from under a stocker tray 1, and a rearward feed lever 110 for transferring the disks 2, 3 to ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5790485 | Automatic disk changer with lid arranged to prevent unintentional dropping of disks from a disk arranging stand An automatic disk changer, includes a housing having an opening in its front wall, and accommodates a disk arranging stand on which a number of disks put in the housing through the opening are arranged at predetermined intervals, and a carriage which is m... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5729524 | Optical disc changer assembly An optical disc changer having an optical disc player and a magazine for holding discs is provided. A disc transporter for transporting discs has a carrier to carry a particular disc from the magazine to the disc player for play, and return the disc to it... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5715230 | Device for feeding a disc in an autochanger A device for feeding discs in an autochanger is disclosed. The device feed, using a simple disc feeding mechanism, the compact discs between the disc magazines and the compact disc players of the autochanger through a rolling type feeding motion. Therefor... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5703453 | Horizontal state correction circuit of a disk transferring device and method therefor The present invention provides a circuit for correcting a horizontal state of a disk transferring device including chucks for clamping a selected disk from a cartridge, a chuck transferring body for transferring the chucks right or left, a lower frame com... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5550801 | Linear arrayed disc changer with shiftable guide projections An automatic disc changer has a casing for the automatic disc changer, and a plurality of disc holders arranged in the casing. The disc holder stores a plurality of disks in vertical positions. A reproducing device is provided in the casing to be moved al... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5128912 | Apparatus including dual carriages for storing and retrieving information containing discs, and method A technique for storing and retrieving information-containing discs using two independently operated disc transferring carriages is disclosed herein. The two carraiges are used to transfer discs between storage compartments forming part of an overall disc... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5107475 | Automatic disk changer with a tray transfer device An automatic disk changer is disclosed in which tray guides are provided on a large number of levels in a case at right and left portions thereof so that the center line of the guide on each of the levels at the right portion and that of the guide on the ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5088076 | Automatic disk changer with disk case and clamper An automatic disk changer in which a tray guide for storing a disk while it is not being played is provided in a case. A tray for containing the disk is guided by the tray guide. The tray has nearly the same size as the disk to be contained in the tray, a... | 02/11/1992 |
| 4599716 | Autochanger type disc player An autochanger type optical compact disc player includes a disc tray for holding a large number of discs in close proximity, a disc playback section and a disc transferring section for transferring the disc between the disc tray and the disc playback sect... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4580254 | Automatic disc selection type reproducing apparatus An automatic disc selection type reproducing apparatus comprises a disc accommodating mechanism having disc accommodating portions for accommodating discs, and a reproducer part provided below and movable along the disc accommodating mechanism. The disc a... | 04/01/1986 |
