Management of robotics assembly and cartridge access port of media element storage library

摘要

Utilities that increase the volume of media elements that can be simultaneously loaded and/or unloaded into or from a storage library, facilitate mounting of media element magazines into a storage library, and limit access to an interior of a storage library by users during operation of robotics assemblies of the storage library. One disclosed utility includes a cartridge access port for use with a storage library that has a storage container that is pivotable (e.g., swingable) between at least first and second positions. In the first position, the storage container is adjacent an opening in the housing of the library for loading and unloading of media elements by a user into or from the container via the opening. After the storage container has swung into the second position, the storage container is spaced from the opening and faces the interior of the library for access by a robotics assembly.

主权项

1. A method of operating a media element storage library, comprising:
accessing, by a robotics assembly of the media element storage library, at least one opening in a first position of a storage container that is pivotable through a loading zone of the media element storage library between the first position and a second position in which the at least one opening in the storage container faces an opening in a wall of the media element storage library through which the at least one opening in the storage container is configured to be accessed by users.