Library apparatus and method of reading information of recording medium
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorKazunori Ishiyama
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Abstract
A library apparatus, includes: a plurality of cells in each of which a cartridge-type recording medium is attachably and detachably accommodated; a robot including a hand configured to handle the recording medium; and an information reading unit which is attachably and detachably accommodated in the cells and includes a plurality of readers configured to read information of the recording medium, wherein when the information reading unit is pulled into a portion of the hand, the plurality of readers project to be capable of reading the information of the recording medium.
Claims19
A library apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of cells in each of which a cartridge-type recording medium is attachably and detachably accommodated;
- a robot including a hand configured to handle the recording medium;
- an information reading unit which is attachably and detachably accommodated in the cells and includes a plurality of readers configured to read information of the recording medium;
- and
- a projection mechanism which projects the plurality of readers to be capable of reading the information of the recording medium when the information reading unit is pulled into a portion of the hand,
- wherein the information reading unit includes a control circuit configured to control the plurality of readers, and an information transmission unit configured to transmit, to the hand, the information read by the plurality of readers.
A method of reading information of a recording medium, comprising:
- accommodating, in a cell, an information reading unit in which a plurality of readers to read information of a cartridge-type recording medium, is provided, the plurality of readers being capable of projecting;
- projecting, by a projection mechanism, the plurality of readers when the information recording unit is pulled into a portion of a hand;
- and
- transmitting, to the hand, the information read by the plurality of readers.
A library apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of cells in each of which a cartridge-type recording medium is attachably and detachably accommodated;
- a robot including a hand configured to handle the recording medium;
- and
- an information reading unit which is attachably and detachably accommodated in the cells and includes a plurality of readers configured to read information of the recording medium,
- wherein, when the information reading unit is pulled into a portion of the hand, the plurality of readers project to be capable of reading the information of the recording medium, the plurality of readers being provided in a plate member rotatable between a fallen position and an upright position with respect to the information reading unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.