摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To decide, track and control different or mixed media types in the same medium storage system. <P>SOLUTION: The media-detection system for identifying a type of a data cartridge (14) comprises at least one indicator arm (50) displaceable by at least one surface feature (42, 44, 47, 45, 48, 49) of the data cartridge as the data cartridge is loaded in a cartridge-receiving device (18), and at least one sensor (62) detecting the displacement of the at least one indicator arm as the data cartridge is loaded, thereby indicating the type of the data cartridge in the cartridge-receiving device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT</p> |