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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2005
Abid Ali, Hyderabad, IN;
Karandeep Anand, New Delhi, IN;
Amit Singla, Hyderabad, IN;
Sushil Baid, Hyderabad, IN;
Madhan Sambandam, Kumbakonan, IN;
Vijay Sen, Bangalore, IN;
Abid Ali, Hyderabad, IN;
Karandeep Anand, New Delhi, IN;
Amit Singla, Hyderabad, IN;
Sushil Baid, Hyderabad, IN;
Madhan Sambandam, Kumbakonan, IN;
Vijay Sen, Bangalore, IN;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a method for efficiently inventorying a plurality of items of media contained in a library is provided. The method includes reading a barcode located on an item of media that contains contents and determining whether the barcode is known. Optionally, the method may also determine if the know item of media was previously offline. If it is determined that the barcode is known, the media is identified as known. However, if it is determined that the barcode is not known, a detailed inventory of the contents of the item of media is performed. In one embodiment, if it is determined that the barcode is not known, a user is notified that a new item of media has been identified.