Data storage system using a media mobility unit (MMU), the MMU, and methods of use thereof
US8687315B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/22
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a media mobility unit includes a media cartridge holding portion for storing media cartridges, a sensing mechanism for sensing at least an approximate location of the holding portion in relation to other objects, a drive mechanism for moving the holding portion from a source media library to a destination media library, and a power source electrically coupled to at least one of the sensing mechanism and the drive mechanism for providing current to the at least one of the drive mechanism and the sensing mechanism.
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