Information handling system for use with information containing storage discs
US4817070A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 1987 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/225
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information handling system for use with information containing storage discs, specifically optical discs, is disclosed herein. This system, which may be referred to as a jukebox, includes a combination drive and disc storage unit, a separate disc storage unit without a drive, and a storage disc transport unit. The combination drive and disc storage unit contains a drive assembly for writing information onto and retrieving it from the storage discs as well as shelves for individually storing specific ones of the discs. The separate disc storage unit includes only the shelves. While the storage disc transport unit contains an arrangement of robotic components for transporting specific storage discs between their storage shelves and the drive assembly pursuant to commands from an external source, specifically from a control computer forming part of the system and an outside host computer.
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