Front panel wizard for extracting historical event information
First Claim
1. A media drive for use with removable storage devices, the media drive comprising:
- a front panel portion having a plurality of indicia for displaying information in a binary format; and
a drive controller, the drive controller accessing display logic for addressing the plurality of indicia to display historical event information associated with the media drive.
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Abstract
A media drive having a front panel for displaying historical event information associated with the media drive is provided. The media drive includes a front panel portion having a plurality of indicia for displaying information in a binary format. In one example, the indicia include a plurality of light emitting diodes (or other light sources) for representing the binary data. The media drive further includes a drive controller having display logic for selectively addressing the plurality of indicia to display historical event information associated with the media drive. The historical event information may include historical events (e.g., types or categories of historical events) as well as detailed error codes associated with the historical events (e.g., more detailed information relating to the status or error of the particular historical event).
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22 Claims
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1. A media drive for use with removable storage devices, the media drive comprising:
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a front panel portion having a plurality of indicia for displaying information in a binary format; and a drive controller, the drive controller accessing display logic for addressing the plurality of indicia to display historical event information associated with the media drive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for extracting historical event information from a media drive, the method comprising:
displaying information associated with at least two historical events related to a media drive, wherein the information is displayed via a front panel portion of the media drive in a binary format. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium encoded with computer program instructions for extracting historical event information, the program instructions for:
addressing a plurality of indicia to display information associated with at least two historical events related to a media drive, wherein the information is displayed in a binary format and the plurality of indicia are associated with a front panel portion of the media drive. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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