Media mobility unit (MMU) and methods of use thereof
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for transporting a media cartridge, the method comprising:
- receiving one or more media cartridges from a source media library;
storing the one or more media cartridges in a media mobility unit (MMU);
sensing at least an approximate location of the MMU based at least in part on one or more radio frequency signals received by a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader of the MMU;
transporting the one or more media cartridges between a destination media library and the source media library; and
transferring the one or more media cartridges from the MMU to the destination media library.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a data storage system includes a source media library configured to send a message to a destination media library when a media cartridge from the source media library is sent to the destination media library using a media mobility unit (MMU), and/or a destination media library configured to receive a message from a source media library when a media cartridge from the source media library is sent to the destination media library using a MMU. In another embodiment, a method for transporting a media cartridge includes receiving one or more media cartridges from a source media library, storing the media cartridge(s) in a holding portion of a media mobility unit, sensing at least an approximate location of the media mobility unit, transporting the media cartridge(s) to a destination library; and transferring the media cartridge(s) from the MMU to the destination media library.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for transporting a media cartridge, the method comprising:
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receiving one or more media cartridges from a source media library; storing the one or more media cartridges in a media mobility unit (MMU); sensing at least an approximate location of the MMU based at least in part on one or more radio frequency signals received by a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader of the MMU; transporting the one or more media cartridges between a destination media library and the source media library; and transferring the one or more media cartridges from the MMU to the destination media library. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method for transporting a media cartridge, the method comprising:
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receiving one or more media cartridges from a source media library; storing the one or more media cartridges in a media mobility unit (MMU); sensing at least an approximate location of the MMU; transporting the one or more media cartridges between a destination media library and the source media library; recording travel data in real time while transporting the one or more media cartridges between the destination media library and the source media library, wherein the travel data comprise one or more of travel time, travel distance number of pickups, and number of deliveries; and transferring the one or more media cartridges from the MMU to the destination media library.
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