Modular data storage system utilizing a wireless cartridge access device
US6222699A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/126
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A modular data storage system for handling and storing data cartridges which may comprise a plurality of modular units which are attachable to one another to form adjacent modular units. Conductive track members extend laterally across the modular units. The modular data storage system may further comprise at least one wireless cartridge access device for receiving a cartridge and transferring it to another location. The system may further comprise at least one modular corner unit which is attachable to modular units at each end thereof. The adjacent modular units and corner unit(s) may be stacked vertically upon one another to form a plurality of levels of adjacent modular units. At least one of the modular units may comprise a cartridge-receiving module, a power module which supplies electrical current to the conductive track members, a service module adapted to receive and provide access to a cartridge access device in order to service the cartridge access device, a control module which communicates with the cartridge access device via a wireless signal, or an elevator module adapted to vertically translate the cartridge access device among the levels of adjacent modular units. …
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