Abstract: Disclosed herein are a data storage communication apparatus, and data transmission and management methods using the same. The data storage communication apparatus includes a data request signal reception unit, a main control unit, massive storage, and a data transmission unit. The data request signal reception unit receives a data request signal from one of a plurality of user terminals. The main control unit analyzes the data request signal received by the data request signal reception unit, and determines whether data is present in the apparatus itself by searching the apparatus. The massive storage stores and manages a variety of types of data found by the main control unit. The data transmission unit transmits the data to the user terminal. The data is found in the storage by the main control unit.

Abstract: A storage medium exchanging device to discharge a movable cell, which is one of plural magazine cells for storing a storage medium inserted from a doorway, and to store the movable cell, include a carrying part on which the movable cell is mounted; and a wrong insertion preventing part which generates discharging force to make the carrying part discharge from the magazine and blocks at least a part of a non-doorway of the discharged movable cell.

Abstract: An apparatus to generate a spring force increasing in accordance with a quantity of tape media cartridges stored in a deep slot cell. The apparatus may include a deep slot cell, a biasing element including a torsion spring, and an advancement element. The deep slot cell may store one or more cartridges. The biasing element may generate a spring force toward the front of the deep slot cell such that the spring force generated increases in accordance with a number of cartridges stored in the cell. The advancement element may be positioned to apply the spring force to the cartridges, thereby advancing the cartridges toward the front of the deep slot cell.

Abstract: An optical disk device is capable of reducing a thickness of a loading portion equipped with plural sheets of trays. Trays installed in a main body are energized to put an optical disk between them in the thickness direction. Therefore, a thickness of plural sheets of trays can be reduced by cutting down a clearance between the tray and the optical disk. Also, plural sheets of trays are energized by spring members to be put elastically between them in the thickness direction. Therefore, an excessive pushing force is not applied to the optical disk loaded on the tray. Also, a hollow portion of the tray is formed such that projection portions protruded in excess of a standard thickness dimension of the optical disk do not interfere with the tray. Therefore, even when the projection portions are protruded from an adapter, such adapter can be loaded on the tray.

Abstract: A removable media battery pack for supplying power to a media accessor of an automated data storage library. A media shell of the removable media battery pack has a structural configuration operable to be physically engaged by a media shell gripper of the media accessor. A rechargeable battery of the removable media battery pack is disposed within the media shell. A media shell interface of the removable media battery pack is integrated with the media shell and coupled to the rechargeable battery to provide power to the media accessor.

Abstract: An automated storage library structure, a structure of at least one robot operating within the automated storage library, and a method of connecting the robot to test equipment to facilitate testing. The robot is operative to move about the automated storage library on a guide structure. The test equipment is disposed in a diagnostics center associated with the automated storage library. Communication between the robot and the diagnostics center is provided through a main connector, disposed adjacent to the guide structure at a predetermined position and electrically connected to the diagnostics center, and a test connector mounted on the robot's chassis and electrically connected to the robot's electronics. A second robot may be used to support testing of a sick robot.

Abstract: A disk holder springing-out prevention device is constituted by utilizing an existing loading block LB. A disk holder 3 is restricted to an accommodated position within a magazine M by means of a stopper 1a provided on a holder guide rail 1. In general, the initial position of the loading block LB is adapted to be a raised/lowered position corresponding to the uppermost disk holder 3 and the stopper 1a is adapted to be superimposed in the vertical direction with an engagement projection 2a of a holder extracting member 2 when the holder extracting member 2 is in the initial position in the feed direction. In this way, positional restriction of the uppermost disk holder 3 is effected by the holder extracting member 2 whereas the stopper 1a performs positional restriction of the remaining disk holders 3. As a result, springing out of the disk holders 3 from the magazine M can be reliably prevented.