System for selecting a robotic mechanism best suited to perform a job from multiple robotic mechanisms in a storage library
US6609046B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/41
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for selecting a robotic mechanism best suited to perform a job from different types of robotic mechanisms in an automated storage library includes gathering variables in a criteria database to form a decision algorithm. The robotic mechanisms are operable for performing the same types of tasks. The variables include attributes of each robotic mechanism type and attributes of each of the robotic mechanisms, media objects, and media object players. In response to attributes of a job request being transferred into the decision algorithm, the decision algorithm selects a robotic mechanism best suited for performing the job request based on the attributes of each robotic mechanism type and the attributes of the robotic mechanisms, media objects, media object players, and the job request.
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