Patents by Inventor Devin B. Armstrong

Devin B. Armstrong has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for mover transition in an automated media library
    Patent number: 8825195
    Abstract: A method for mover transition in an open systems based media library (14) for use with a host (10) that relays command requests comprises the steps of retaining a storage medium (20); selectively moving the storage medium (20) within the media library (14) with a first media mover (26); and when the first media mover (26) has a status of unavailable due to mover transition, indicating to the host (10) with a control system (40) that the first media mover (26) is not ready to perform a motion operation, and is in the process of becoming ready. Additionally, the host (10) continues to relay command requests to the media library (14) when the first media mover (26) has the status of unavailable, and the control system (40) performs any subsequent command requests relayed by the host (10) when the first media mover (26) subsequently has the status of available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Quantum Corporation
    Inventors: Carsten H. Prigge, Bruno H. Hald, Mark Roberts, Alexander Hois, Devin B. Armstrong
  • METHOD FOR MOVER TRANSITION IN AN AUTOMATED MEDIA LIBRARY
    Publication number: 20130325167
    Abstract: A method for mover transition in an open systems based media library (14) for use with a host (10) that relays command requests comprises the steps of retaining a storage medium (20); selectively moving the storage medium (20) within the media library (14) with a first media mover (26); and when the first media mover (26) has a status of unavailable due to mover transition, indicating to the host (10) with a control system (40) that the first media mover (26) is not ready to perform a motion operation, and is in the process of becoming ready. Additionally, the host (10) continues to relay command requests to the media library (14) when the first media mover (26) has the status of unavailable, and the control system (40) performs any subsequent command requests relayed by the host (10) when the first media mover (26) subsequently has the status of available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Carsten H. Prigge, Bruno H. Hald, Mark Roberts, Alexander Hois, Devin B. Armstrong