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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2003
Christophe Carret, Toulouse, FR;
Philippe Le Graverand, Saint Lys, FR;
Alain Maurand, Toulouse, FR;
Gerald O'nions, Toulouse, FR;
Charles Milligan, Golden, CO (US);
Christophe Carret, Toulouse, FR;
Philippe Le Graverand, Saint Lys, FR;
Alain Maurand, Toulouse, FR;
Gerald O'Nions, Toulouse, FR;
Charles Milligan, Golden, CO (US);
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
An automated storage system includes a media storage facility, which may take the form of an automated storage library or shelf system. The media storage facility includes a plurality of individual medium slots and a plurality of superset slots. The facility further includes at least one mechanism for accessing individual media and at least one mechanism for accessing supersets of media. Individual media located in a superset remain accessible on an individual basis in addition to being accessible as part of the corresponding superset.