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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2021
Quantum Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Carsten Prigge, Elizabeth, CO (US);
Turguy Goker, Vista, CA (US);
Robert Yang, Greenwood Village, CO (US);
Bruno Hald, Parker, CO (US);
Robert Munio, Superior, CO (US);
Randall Elmer, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Ryan Duffy, Westminster, CO (US);
Scott Rockwell, Aurora, CO (US);
Quantum Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
The technology disclosed herein enables automatic implementation of a physical barrier to protect access to data on removable storage media. In a particular embodiment, a method provides determining that the item moved into a storage position using an automatic transfer mechanism and determining that a condition for protecting the item is satisfied. Upon determining that the condition is satisfied, the method provides implementing a physical barrier that prevents the automatic transfer mechanism from removing the item from the storage position.