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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2002
Timothy C. Ostwald, Louisville, CO (US);
James Ries, Boulder, CO (US);
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
A method and system for selecting a robotic mechanism best suited to perform a job from different types of robotic mechanisms in an automated storage library includes gathering variables in a criteria database to form a decision algorithm. The robotic mechanisms are operable for performing the same types of tasks. The variables include attributes of each robotic mechanism type and attributes of each of the robotic mechanisms, media objects, and media object players. In response to attributes of a job request being transferred into the decision algorithm, the decision algorithm selects a robotic mechanism best suited for performing the job request based on the attributes of each robotic mechanism type and the attributes of the robotic mechanisms, media objects, media object players, and the job request.