Data storage medium library, data storage medium magazine, host device, data storage medium library system, method of operating a data storage medium library, method of operating a host device, method of operating a data storage medium library system, signal-bearing medium embodying a program of data storage medium library, and signal-bearing medium embodying a program of host device
US7349168B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0686
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage medium library includes a plurality of magazines. The magazines include a plurality of cells. An addressor addresses a logical cell address of the cell that stores a data storage medium. The logical cell address indicates what number the cell is as counted in ascending order in the cells that store data storage media. A reporter reports the logical cell address to a host device. When the addressor counts, the addressor skips an empty cell.
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