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US 2003/0067702 A1Published application
Display on cartridge for storage medium
OwnerNicholas John Iles, Arthur Cheumin Wooinventors
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Abstract
A data storage cartridge comprises a casing including (1) a data storage medium for storing data; (2) a memory device configured to store fields of information; (3) an electric power supply delivery device for supplying electric power to the memory device; and (4) a display for displaying the information fields. The display receives electric power from the electric power supply delivery device.
Claims43
A data storage cartridge comprising:
- a casing including (a) a data storage medium for storing data;
- (b) a memory device configured to store fields of information;
- (c) an electrical power supply delivery device configured to enable electrical power to be supplied to said memory device;
- and (d) a display configured to receive electrical power from said electrical power supply delivery device and signals from the memory device, said display and memory device being arranged to cause display of said information fields, wherein said information fields are selected from a set of information fields comprising:
- data storage device number;
- data of back-up;
- maximum temperature of a data storage device encountered during a data back/up procedure;
- volume label;
- date and time;
- amount of data stored, free space available;
- data source;
- and
- protection level.
10 more elements
A data storage cartridge comprising:
- a casing including (a) a data storage medium for storing data;
- (b) a memory device configured to store fields of information;
- (c) an electrical power supply delivery device configured to enable electrical power to be supplied to said memory device;
- and (d) a display device configured to receive electrical power from said electrical power supply delivery device and signals from the memory device, said display device and memory device being arranged to cause the display of said information fields, wherein said information fields are selected from a set of information fields comprising:
- drive mode selected from the set of modes comprising rewind, write and idled;
- error conditions;
- time to job completion or percentage job completion;
- position information for robotics in a library of data storage media cartridges;
- and
- inventory information in machine format.
7 more elements
A data storage cartridge comprising:
- a casing including (a) a data storage medium for storing data;
- (b) a memory device configured to store fields of information;
- (c) an electrical power supply delivery device configured to enable electrical power to be supplied to said memory device;
- and (d) a display device configurable to receive electrical power from said electrical power supply delivery device and signals from the memory device, said display and memory devices being arranged to cause the display to step through and display said information fields to a user of said media cartridge.
1 more element
A data storage cartridge comprising:
- a casing including (a) a data storage medium for storing data;
- (b) a memory device configured to store fields of information;
- (c) an electrical power supply delivery device configured to enable electrical power to be supplied to said memory device;
- (d) a display device configured to receive electrical power from said electrical power supply delivery device, said display being configured to display said information fields;
- and (e) a transponder unit associated with an antenna, said transponder unit being configured to send signals to and receive signals from a transmitter/receiver on a media drive into which said cartridge is configured to be inserted.
2 more elements
A data storage cartridge comprising:
- a casing including (a) a data storage medium for storing data;
- (b) a memory device configured to store fields of information;
- (c) an electrical power supply delivery device configured to enable electrical power to be supplied to said memory device;
- and (d) a display device configured to receive electrical power from said electrical power supply delivery device and signals from the memory device, said display device and memory device being arranged to cause the display to display said information fields:
- said display being configured to select a display processing routine from (i) the set comprising a routine activated by a user of said data storage media cartridge;
- and (ii) a display processing routine activated by a signal received from a media drive in which said media cartridge is located.
3 more elements
A method of making a data storage cartridge comprising a casing and a data storage medium for storing data, said method comprising:
- providing said data storage media cartridge with a memory for storing fields of information;
- providing said data storage media cartridge with a display for displaying said stored information fields;
- providing said data storage media cartridge with an electrical power supply delivery device to enable said display and said memory to receive electrical power;
- providing said data storage media cartridge with an activation controller for activating said display to display said stored information fields;
- and
- providing said data storage media cartridge with field stepping with a controller to effect stepping through of said fields of information according to a pre-determined display processing routine.
3 more elements
A method of operating a data storage cartridge having:
- a casing including (a) a data storage medium for storing data;
- (b) a memory device configured to store information;
- (c) an electrical power supply delivery device configured to enable electrical power to be supplied to said memory device;
- (d) a display;
- and (e) an electric signal receiver, the method comprising reading said information by
- selecting an electrical power source to power said memory and said display from a set of power sources comprising:
- an internal power source;
- and
- an external power source;
- receiving with the receiver an electrical signal commanding display of said information;
- and
- displaying said stored information on said display in response to said received electrical display signal.
9 more elements
A rack device configurable to hold at least one data storage cartridge having a memory and a display, said rack device comprising an electrical power supply delivery device for supplying electrical power to said display and to said memory while a said data storage cartridge is located in position on said rack device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.