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Patent No.:

US 7404184 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008

Filed:

Sep. 13, 2004
Applicants:

James Arthur Fisher, Tucson, AZ (US);

Jonathan Wayne Peake, Tucson, AZ (US);

Christine Lynette Telford, Tucson, AZ (US);

Inventors:

James Arthur Fisher, Tucson, AZ (US);

Jonathan Wayne Peake, Tucson, AZ (US);

Christine Lynette Telford, Tucson, AZ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed to shutdown a library manager while the library system remains in a partially online state. A message module is included to send a suspend message to a host such that the host stops sending library manager commands, a shutdown module is included to shutdown a library manager while a data storage device remains coupled to the host in an online state, a startup module is included to restart the library manager in response to a completed library manager maintenance operation, and a resume module is included to send a resume message to the host that the library manager is available for library manager commands.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Fisher, James. (2008). Efficient firmware update for hierarchical data storage systems (U.S. Patent No. 7404184). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7404184

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