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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1987
Paul Hug, Saratoga, CA (US);
Bill Umeda, San Jose, CA (US);
Paul A Yesnosky, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bart Raudebaugh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gary Ricco, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gary E McCabe, San Jose, CA (US);
Cygnet Systems, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A technique for storing and retrieving information containing discs utilizing a movable disc storage magazine is disclosed herein. The disc storage magazine, which is designed to store a plurality of information containing discs in individual compartments, is movable along a predetermined path which passes through a specific disc storage station such that each of the individual compartments is positionable within that station. At the same time, a disc drive for storing information on and retrieving information from the discs is located at a disc drive station spaced from the disc storage station. Means are provided for moving the disc storage magazine in a way which places a desired magazine compartment at the disc storage station and means are provided for transferring an information containing disc between that compartment and the disc drive station.