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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2003
Kristianne E Johnson, Ft Collins, CO (US);
Kelly J Reasoner, Ft Collins, CO (US);
Richard Lynn Gardner, Jr., Greeley, CO (US);
Paul C Coffin, Ft Collins, CO (US);
Kristianne E Johnson, Ft Collins, CO (US);
Kelly J Reasoner, Ft Collins, CO (US);
Richard Lynn Gardner, Jr., Greeley, CO (US);
Paul C Coffin, Ft Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for retrieving data related to a data cartridge contained in a multi-plane media storage system. One or more data retrieval devices are attached to the cartridge access device. A transponder is attached to the data cartridge for storing the related data, and at least one reader attached to a cartridge access device of the media storage system is positionable adjacent the data cartridge for reading the related data from the transponder. A scanner adapted to scan bar code indicia on the data cartridges may also be attached to the cartridge access device at the opposite end from the reader.