Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Hewlett-packard Company

Kristianne Emma Johnson

Kelly John Reasoner

Paul Clinton Coffin

Richard Lynn Gardner, Jr

Nichole M Rottinghaus

Daniel Joseph Peterson

Media storage system and control panel for use therewith. One embodiment of the control panel may comprise a frame assembly, and a quick-release attachment system operable to readily mount the frame assembly to the media storage system and readily release the frame assembly from the media storage system.

Media storage systems and control panel for use therewith

An apparatus and method for retrieving data related to a data cartridge contained in a multi-plane media storage system. One or more data retrieval devices are attached to the cartridge access device. A transponder is attached to the data cartridge for storing the related data, and at least one reader attached to a cartridge access device of the media storage system is positionable adjacent the data cartridge for reading the related data from the transponder. A scanner adapted to scan bar code indicia on the data cartridges may also be attached to the cartridge access device at the opposite end from the reader.

Apparatus and method for retrieving data related to a data cartridge in a media storage system

A modular storage system comprises one or more storage modules, a moveable display capable of coupling to a storage module, and a sensor capable of detecting movement of the display. The individual storage modules have one or more magazines that can hold a plurality of storage cartridges. The modular storage system further comprises a controller that responds to detected display movement by reconfiguring a state of the modular storage system.

Modular storage library with automatic configuration

An apparatus and method for retrieving data related to a data cartridge contained in a media storage system. A transponder (e.g., an RFID transponder) is attached to the data cartridge for storing the related data and a reader attached to a cartridge access device of the media storage system is positionable adjacent the data cartridge for reading the related data from the transponder. The reader is attached to a cartridge plunge mechanism so that the reader is positioned near the transponder regardless of the mechanical tolerances of the media storage system. Once positioned adjacent one another, the transponder is activated and queried by the reader. The transponder transmits a data signal containing the related data to the reader and a controller operatively associated with the reader processes the data signal.

Media storage system using a transponder for transmitting data signal

A bar code reading system comprises a first bar code label and a second bar code label. The first bar code label is positioned on an object at a first location and in a first orientation. The second bar code label is positioned on the object at a second location and in a second orientation. The first and second bar code labels each have indicia thereon representative of a label data set. Bar code reading apparatus positionable next to the object has a limited field of view such that the bar code reading apparatus reads only first and second portions of the first and second bar code labels. The bar code reading apparatus produces first and second data sets representative of the first and second portions. A data processing system operatively associated with the bar code reading apparatus combines the first and second data sets to produce a combined data set representative of the label data set.

Dual bar code reading system for a data storage system

An apparatus and method for retrieving data related to a data cartridge contained in a media storage system. One or more data retrieval devices are attached to the cartridge access device. A transponder is attached to the data cartridge for storing the related data, and at least one reader attached to a cartridge access device of the media storage system is positionable adjacent the data cartridge for reading the related data from the transponder. A scanner adapted to scan bar code indicia on the data cartridges may also be attached to the cartridge access device at the opposite end from the reader.

An apparatus and method for retrieving data cartridge information associated with a data cartridge while the data cartridge is external to a media storage system. An identification device containing the data cartridge information may be operatively associated with the data cartridge. A reader may be operatively associated with a media storage system in which the data cartridge is to be used. The reader is operable to read the data cartridge information contained on the identification device when the data cartridge is external to the media storage system.

Apparatus and method for retrieving data cartridge information external to a media storage system

A cover for a standalone chassis may comprise a plurality of feet attached to the standalone chassis and an enclosure attached to the plurality of feet to cover a portion of the standalone chassis. The feet extend below a bottom surface of the standalone chassis to provide vertical support for the standalone chassis.

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Fort Collins, CO, United States of America

Kristianne Emma Johnson