Media storage system using a transponder for transmitting data signal
First Claim
1. An apparatus for retrieving data related to a data cartridge contained in a media storage system, comprising:
- a cartridge access device operatively associated with said media storage system, said cartridge access device including a cartridge plunge mechanism moveable between a retracted position and an extended position, said cartridge access device retrieving and transporting the data cartridge within the media storage system;
a transponder mounted to said data cartridge, said transponder transmitting a data signal containing said data related to the data cartridge;
a reader mounted to said cartridge plunge mechanism of said cartridge access device, said reader receiving said transmitted data signal from said transponder; and
a controller operatively associated with said reader, said controller operating said reader to activate and query said transponder to transmit said data signal, said controller being responsive to said transmitted data signal.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for retrieving data related to a data cartridge contained in a media storage system. A transponder (e.g., an RFID transponder) is attached to the data cartridge for storing the related data and a reader attached to a cartridge access device of the media storage system is positionable adjacent the data cartridge for reading the related data from the transponder. The reader is attached to a cartridge plunge mechanism so that the reader is positioned near the transponder regardless of the mechanical tolerances of the media storage system. Once positioned adjacent one another, the transponder is activated and queried by the reader. The transponder transmits a data signal containing the related data to the reader and a controller operatively associated with the reader processes the data signal.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for retrieving data related to a data cartridge contained in a media storage system, comprising:
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a cartridge access device operatively associated with said media storage system, said cartridge access device including a cartridge plunge mechanism moveable between a retracted position and an extended position, said cartridge access device retrieving and transporting the data cartridge within the media storage system;
a transponder mounted to said data cartridge, said transponder transmitting a data signal containing said data related to the data cartridge;
a reader mounted to said cartridge plunge mechanism of said cartridge access device, said reader receiving said transmitted data signal from said transponder; and
a controller operatively associated with said reader, said controller operating said reader to activate and query said transponder to transmit said data signal, said controller being responsive to said transmitted data signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for retrieving data related to a data cartridge in a media storage system, comprising:
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positioning a cartridge access device adjacent said data cartridge, said cartridge access device including a cartridge plunge mechanism moveable between a retracted position and an extended position;
transmitting a data signal containing said data related to the data cartridge from a transponder attached to said data cartridge; and
receiving said transmitted data signal at a reader attached to said cartridge plunge mechanism of said cartridge access device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for retrieving data related to a data cartridge in a media storage system, comprising:
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cartridge plunge means operatively associated with said media storage system for releasably engaging and transporting the data cartridge within the media storage system;
means, mounted to the data cartridge, for transmitting data in response to a query; and
means, mounted to said cartridge plunge means, for generating the query and for receiving transmitted data from said means for transmitting data. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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