Multi-disk data cartridge
US7383560B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/0323
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is directed to data cartridges including a plurality of data storage disks. The invention applies the multi-disk data cartridges to a “jukebox” system in which one of the data cartridges is inserted into a computing device that de-cartridges and positions the data storage disks on one or more disk drives for reading or recording. A multi-disk data cartridge may comprise a cartridge housing with dimensions that conform to a magnetic tape cartridge housing standard form factor. The data cartridges may include blue disk media, such as Blu-Ray and HD-DVD. In order to integrate blue disk media into the data cartridge described herein, the blue disk media may comprise dimensions that conform to a non-standard blue disk form factor. In other cases, a cartridge housing may conform to a non-standard form factor based on dimensions of a standard form factor blue disk.
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