Magnetic tape library apparatus including magnetic cartridge rotatable table
US6064543A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/6835
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetic tape library apparatus having a bar code reader. The apparatus comprises a cell unit for housing magnetic tape cartridges, a drive unit for performing write and read operations on each magnetic tape cartridge, a cartridge access station for loading and unloading magnetic tape cartridges, an accessor for transferring each magnetic tape cartridge along a predetermined path, and a bar code reader station located along the path of the accessor. The bar code reader station includes a rotatable table on which to place a magnetic tape cartridge, and the bar code reader capable of reading a bar code from the magnetic tape cartridge placed on that table.
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