Inventory control device
US6907314B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/689
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Inventory control devices and methods for controlling the inventory of a data storage system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the inventory control device comprises a sensor to sense a position of an access device of a data storage system, the access device having an open position and a closed position, a circuit communicatively coupled to the sensor to output a circuit state indicating if the access device was opened while the data storage system was shut down, and control logic communicatively coupled to the circuit to cause the data storage system to inventory one or more storage locations associated with the access device only if the circuit state indicates the access device was opened.
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