Appeal No. 2002-1252
Application No. 09/362,583
cartridges between the slots and a media drive “co-planar,” it is
said that more cartridges are able to fit into the standard rack
width, while maintaining the height and width of the storage
library.
Independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
A storage library for recording and retrieving information
from a plurality of storage media cartridges, wherein each
storage media cartridge has a label side, the storage library
comprising:
a housing having a left side, a right side, a front side,
and a back side;
a left plurality of slots disposed proximate the left side
of the housing for holding some of the plurality of storage media
cartridges;
a right plurality of slots disposed proximate the right side
of the housing for holding some of the plurality of storage media
cartridges;
at least one media drive disposed proximate the back side of
the housing, the at least one media drive being operative to
receive one storage media cartridge of the plurality of storage
media cartridges through a port; and
a robotic mechanism disposed between the left and right
plurality of slots, the robotic mechanism being operative to move
the plurality of storage media cartridges between the plurality
of slots and the at least one media drive, wherein the robotic
mechanism includes a track, a first linear carriage, a rotational
carriage, and a picker assembly each entirely disposed between
the left and right plurality of slots, wherein the track runs
parallel to the left and right sides of the housing and
perpendicular to the back side of the housing, the first linear
carriage is disposed on the track and is operable for moving
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