Appeal No. 97-2423
Application 08/275,964
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the final rejection of claims 1-4, 6, 8, and 9. Claims 5
and 7 stand objected to as being dependent upon a rejected
base claim, but are indicated to be allowable if rewritten
in independent from to include all of the limitations of the
base claim and any intervening claims (Examiner's Answer,
page 9).
We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The disclosed invention is directed to a tape library
apparatus which insures reading of bar code labels placed in
different positions on magnetic tape cartridges by providing
a rotatable table for rotating a cartridge placed thereon to
provide rotational movement of the cartridge with respect to
the bar code reader.
Claim 9 is reproduced below.
9. A library apparatus for use with cartridges
comprising:
a cell unit having a plurality of cells for
accommodating the cartridges;
a drive unit for performing write and read
operations on any one of said cartridges;
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