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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
May. 17, 2011
Andrew Stuart Green, Tucson, AZ (US);
Frank Krick, Mainz, DE;
Shawn Michael Nave, Tucson, AZ (US);
Raymond Yardy, Blue Hill, ME (US);
Andrew Stuart Green, Tucson, AZ (US);
Frank Krick, Mainz, DE;
Shawn Michael Nave, Tucson, AZ (US);
Raymond Yardy, Blue Hill, ME (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A pass-through mechanism that couples a first linear tape library string to a second linear tape library string is maintained. A first robotic assembly associated with the first linear tape library string places a tape from the first linear tape library string into the pass-through mechanism. The pass-through mechanism moves the tape to a position where the tape can be removed by a second robotic assembly associated with the second linear tape library string. The second robotic assembly removes the tape from the pass-through mechanism and places the tape into the second linear tape library string.