Appeal 2006-2625
Application 10/033,879
BACKGROUND
The Appellants’ invention relates to safety measures for media storage
libraries (Specification 1). Claim 1, reproduced below, is representative of the
subject matter on appeal. A copy of all of the claims on appeal can be found in the
appendix to the Appellants’ Brief.
1. A safety system for a media library comprising a
plurality of media storage cells and at least one media picker robot
that moves along the media storage cells, wherein the library is
contained within an enclosure having at least one access means, the
safety system comprising:
an access sensor that detects if the access means in the
enclosure is open; and
a control component that operates the robot in the media library
in one of the following modes:
if the access means is closed, a normal mode, wherein the
picker robot automatically moves at a first specified speed; and
if the access means is open, a safe mode, wherein the picker
robot automatically moves at a second specified speed that is a non-
zero speed and is slower than the first speed of the normal mode.
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of unpatentability:
Faiman US 2002/0009512 A1 Jan. 24, 2002
Priestley US 6,405,114 B1 Jun. 11, 2002
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