Transmedian storage and transfer device

• US 8,270,283 B2
• Filed: 09/18/2002
• Issued: 09/18/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ben T. Foster, Smith, Jack V.
• Original Assignee: Ben T. Foster, Smith, Jack V.
• Inventors: Smith, Jack V., Foster, Ben T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Neyzari, Ali
• Application Number:
  US10/245,581
• Publication Number:
  US 20040052164A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,653 Days
• Field of Search: 369/13.05, 369/103, 369/273, 369/275.3, 369/282, 369/280, 369/272.1, 369/112.01, 369/94, 369/44.23, 369/44.32, 369/44.29, 369/53.28, 369/275.1, 250/201.5, 720/718, 359/3, 259/22, 259/8, 259/30, 385/24, 385/37, 310/90.5, 711/137, 711/133
• US Class Current: 369/272.1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2005/0005 Arrangements, methods or circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 5/00 Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor G11B11/00 and G11B13/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 5/74 Record carriers characterised by the form, e.g. sheet shaped to wrap around a drum
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 7/002 Recording, reproducing or erasing systems characterised by the shape or form of the carrier

Abstract

There is herein described a Transmedian Storage and Transfer Device (TSTD) that will provide a more useful system for information storage, retrieval, and computation. This is achieved by increasing the speed and storage capacity beyond that provided by existing computers and related systems. To obtain these benefits, the TSTD utilizes a spherical surface for information storage along with a system detector that can be point-like, line-like, or spherical. Further more, multiple spheres can be incorporated into the TSTD thus resulting in a sphere matrix.

Claims

1. A data storage and retrieval system, comprising:

a storage sphere suspended in a magnetic field, said storage field having data stored on a surface of said storage sphere, said storage sphere used to store and retrieve data, said surface of said storage sphere irradiating reflected light;

an external detector for retrieving said data stored on said surface of said storage sphere, said detector disposed in proximity to said storage sphere, said proximity allowing said detector to detect said reflected light and convert said reflected light to electrical pulses; and

a storage system in electrical communication with said detector, said storage receiving and interpreting said electrical pulses generated by said detector as data or code.

2. A data storage and retrieval system as in claim 1, further comprising:

a metal cover for controlling a spatial relationship between said surface of said storage sphere and said external detector, said metal cover disposed in overlying relation to said storage sphere.

3. A data storage and retrieval system as in claim 1, further comprising:

said storage sphere having an orientation manipulated by a magnetic field.

4. A data storage and retrieval system as in claim 1, further comprising:

said external detector being a single point detector.

9. A data storage and retrieval system as in claim 1, further comprising:

said external detector being a line detector.

10. A data storage and retrieval system as in claim 1, further comprising:

said external detector being a spherical detector.

5. A data storage and retrieval method, comprising the steps of:

storing data on a surface of a storage sphere, said storage sphere suspended in a magnetic field;

irradiating light energy from said surface of said storage sphere;

reflecting said light energy off an external detector disposed in proximity to said storage sphere;

retrieving said data stored on said surface of said storage sphere using said external detector, said external detector detecting said reflected light energy and converting said reflected light energy to electrical impulses containing said data.

6. A data storage and retrieval method as in claim 5, further comprising the step of:

transferring said electrical impulses from said external detector to a storage system for interpretation as said data.

7. A data storage and retrieval method as in claim 5, further comprising the step of:

disposing a metal cover in overlying relation to said storage sphere;

applying an electrical current to said metal cover, causing manipulation of said metal cover; and

controlling a spatial relationship between said surface of said storage sphere and said external detector as a result of said manipulation of said metal cover.

8. A data storage and retrieval method as in claim 5, further comprising the step of:

manipulating an orientation of said storage sphere using a magnetic field.

11. A data storage and retrieval method as in claim 5, further comprising:

said external detector being a single point detector.

12. A data storage and retrieval method as in claim 5, further comprising:

said external detector being a line detector.

13. A data storage and retrieval method as in claim 5, further comprising:

said external detector being a spherical detector.