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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2003
Frank David Gallo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Brian Gerard Goodman, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ronald Faye Hill, Jr., Tucson, AZ (US);
Leonard George Jesionowski, Tucson, AZ (US);
Frank David Gallo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Brian Gerard Goodman, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ronald Faye Hill, Jr., Tucson, AZ (US);
Leonard George Jesionowski, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method, system, and program for using storage slots efficiently. A move command is received to move a portable data storage medium from a source address to a destination address. An empty storage slot that has no association with the destination address is located. The portable data storage medium is moved from the source address to the located empty storage slot. An association is stored between the located empty storage slot and the destination address.