Combined media library cell array and storage device utilizing a media holder adapted to receive a cover for closing the holder
US7221536B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/688
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A combined media holder and storage device including an outer frame section and an inner media support section. The outer frame section is adapted to be removably mounted to a media library. The media library includes a drive to read and write information on media, a mover to move the media to and from the drive, and a plurality of magazine receiving areas. The outer frame section is adapted to be removably inserted into one of the magazine receiving areas. The inner media support section includes a plurality of media receiving areas adapted to receive and separately individually support a plurality of pieces of recording media. The combined media holder and storage device has a substantially open front end and is closed except at the substantially open front end. The outer frame section is adapted to receive a cover for closing the substantially open front end.
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