Abstract: A secure storage and retrieval system has a vault with a frame, one or more platters rotatably mounted about the frame, storage bins arranged radially about each of the one or more platters, and mounting surfaces arranged about a perimeter of the vault; and at least one user terminal connected to the vault at one of the mounting surfaces of the vault, the at least one user terminal including an elevator system that vertically moves the plurality of storage bins between any of the one or more platters and an opening formed through an outer shell of the user terminal.

Abstract: An audio-player comprises a loading-unit, a memory, an operating-unit, a dubbing-unit, a playback-unit, and a display-unit. The loading-unit loads a disc. The memory has a plurality of data-memory-areas. The operating-unit has direct keys for selecting the specific data-memory-area in the plurality of data-memory-areas. The dubbing-unit dubs sound-data recorded on the disc with a proper disc identification number which the disc has, into the data-memory-area selected by the direct key. The playback-unit plays back the sound-data stored in the selected memory area. The display-unit has a quantity-display-area and a location-display-area. The quantity-display-area has a plurality of display parts. The quantity of memory used for storing the sound-data in each of the data-memory-areas is indicated in each of the display parts. The location where the sound-data is being played back from or is stored in the memory, is indicated in the location-display-area.

Abstract: A data cartridge handling apparatus comprises a ring-shaped carousel (40) rotatably mounted within a housing (22). Cartridge-accommodating cells (52) are angularly arranged about the carousel between an inner periphery (48) and an outer periphery (50) of the carousel. A transducing drive (70) is mounted within the housing and outside the outer periphery. A motor (60) rotates the carousel to facilitate selective alignment of a selected cell (52S) with the drive (70) along a radial dimension (106) of the carousel. A picker (100, 200) is mounted within the housing at a point within the inner periphery of the carousel (40). The picker (100, 200) has a picker arm (104, 204). A distal end of the picker arm has a gripper (110, 210) which selectively engages and disengages a data cartridge (72).

Abstract: A data storage system that uses multiple nested concentric carousels on a common rotating axis. Each carousel is equipped with an opening large enough to accommodate a retrieving arm, allowing the arm access to the next interior carousel. By aligning the openings of multiple carousels, the retrieving arm can access data storage cartridges located on any of the nested carousels.

Abstract: A data storage system that uses multiple nested concentric carousels on a common rotating axis. Each carousel is equipped with an opening large enough to accommodate a retrieving arm, allowing the arm access to the next interior carousel. By aligning the openings of multiple carousels, the retrieving arm can access data storage cartridges located on any of the nested carousels.