AUTOMATED LIBRARY
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Abstract
An automated library including a housing unit containing a plurality of shelves containing slots to hold digital and print media; a programmable robot contained within the housing unit; a patron interface panel including a touch screen, a library card reader, and receipt printer secured to a wall of the housing unit for entering data; and a media receipt and distribution system secured to a wall of the housing unit that determines the size and/or shape of media being received or distributed through the media receipt and distribution system and controls the ingress and egress of the media.
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Citations
40 Claims
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1-20. -20. (canceled)
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21. An automated media lending system comprising:
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a housing unit comprising a plurality of walls, each of the plurality of walls having an exterior surface and interior surface, at least one of the walls having an interior surface having at least one shelf comprising at least one media slot; a media receipt and distribution system secured to at least one wall and permitting ingress and egress of media through the housing unit, the media receipt and distribution system comprising a centering gate, an internal door, and an external door; a programmable robot within the housing;
the programmable robot being programmed to retrieve media from the media receipt and distribution system and place such media in a media slot and to retrieve media from a media slot and place such media into the media receipt and distribution system; anda patron interface panel secured to at least one wall and accessible through the exterior of at least one wall of the housing unit, the patron interface panel comprising at least one of;
a touch screen, a keypad, a library card reader, and a receipt printer. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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