Appeal No. 1997-1503 Page 3
Application No. 08/422,649
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue in this appeal relates to magnetic
tape libraries. A magnetic tape library is a type of external
storage used with a computer. A cell unit of the library
comprises many cells; each cell can receive a magnetic tape
cartridge. Unfortunately, it takes considerable time to store
a large number of cartridges into such a cell unit.
The inventive magnetic tape library features a door that
permits a large number of cartridges to be directly entered,
all at once, into the cells of a cell column in a cell unit.
In addition, the inventive library automatically detects the
faulty entry of a cartridge into one cell of the cell column.
Claim 18, which is representative for our purposes,
follows:
Claim 18. A library apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a cell unit within said housing having a
plurality of cell columns each including a plurality
of cells, each cell for accommodating a recording
medium cartridge;
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