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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2007
Denis J. Langlois, River Falls, WI (US);
Purushotham G. Lala Balaji, St. Paul, MN (US);
Sanjay Gupta, Woodbury, MN (US);
Denis J. Langlois, River Falls, WI (US);
Purushotham G. Lala Balaji, St. Paul, MN (US);
Sanjay Gupta, Woodbury, MN (US);
Imation Corp., Oakdale, MN (US);
Abstract
A data storage device tracing system includes at least one container configured to maintain at least one electronic data storage device, a two-way radio coupled to each of the container(s), and a network including a network coordinator configured to transmit to and receive data from the two-way radio. In this regard, the two-way radio communicates real-time container location data to the network coordinator to enable real-time tracing of the container(s) and the electronic data storage device(s).