发明名称 |
CELL AUDITING SCHEME FOR STORAGE LIBRARY SYSTEM |
摘要 |
A method and apparatus is provided for auditing cartridges and empty cells (28, 34) in a storage library system including a plurality of cells (28, 34) for storing cartridges and further including a robotically actuated hand assembly (10). A line-scan camera (20, 22) is secured to the hand assembly (10), and a visible pattern (30) is positioned within each cell (28, 34) such that the visible pattern (30) is readable by the line-scan camera (20, 22) when the line-scan camera (20, 22) is moved to a position adjacent the particular cell (28, 34) if the cell (28, 34) is empty. The visible pattern (30) is positioned such that the presence of a cartridge within the particular cell (28, 34) would prevent viewing of the visible pattern (30) within the cell (28, 34) by the line-scan camera (20, 22). The line-scan camera (20, 22) is operated in a manner to search for the visible pattern (30) within each cell (28, 34) for auditing numbers of cartridges and empty cells (28, 34) in the storage library system.
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申请公布号 |
WO9821033(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
1998.05.22 |
申请号 |
WO1997US19365 |
申请日期 |
1997.10.28 |
申请人 |
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION |
发明人 |
MANES, JOSEPH, P.;WAIT, DONALD, B.;CREAGER, ROBERT, S.;MEHLBERG, ADAM;TODOR, JOHN, S.;FALACE, JOSEPH, P.;WILSON, SCOTT, D. |
分类号 |
B65G1/137;G06K7/00;G11B15/68;G11B17/22;(IPC1-7):B32B31/00 |
主分类号 |
B65G1/137 |
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