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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshiaki Ochi, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasuhiko Hanaoka, Inagi, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/518 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/518 ;
Abstract
A library device is provided which can handle cartridges with back bar code labels only, side bar code labels only, and both back and side bar code labels. A bar code reader reads back bar code labels of cartridges, and a mirror is attached to a wall of each cell in the cell drum to guide a laser beam from the bar code reader to a label on one side surface of a cartridge, for side bar code reading by the bar code reader.