US Patent:
20050057847, Mar 17, 2005
Inventors:
Karl Armagost - Clearwater Beach FL, US
Clark Brace - Westminster CO, US
Marek Christer - Loveland CO, US
Christian Curtis - Thornton CO, US
Neal Downey - Longmont CO, US
Samuel Guleff - Superior CO, US
Ray Heineman - Longmont CO, US
Peter Kumpon - Denver CO, US
Ronald Permut - Lousiville CO, US
Christopher Pollard - Monument CO, US
David Roecker - Denver CO, US
Matthew Starr - Lafayette CO, US
Lee Sutherland - Hamilton MT, US
Nathan Thompson - Boulder CO, US
Edwin Wadsworth - Longmont CO, US
Jennifer Woodruff - Longmont CO, US
Assignee:
SPECTRA LOGIC CORPORATION - Boulder CO
International Classification:
G11B015/68
Abstract:
The present invention provides a magazine-based library that is capable of operating on a magazine data storage element comprised of a plurality of hard disk drives and an interface that allows data to be transferred between the hard disk drives and a host computer. One embodiment of the library comprises a plurality of shelves that are each capable of supporting at least one magazine data storage element, one or more drives, and a magazine transport that is capable of moving a magazine data storage element between any one of the shelves and any one of the drives. The present invention also provides a magazine data storage element drive that is capable of being used in stand-alone mode, i.e., outside of a magazine-based library.