Intelligent media reader and label printer
a technology of intelligent media and label printer, applied in the direction of sensing record carriers, flat record carrier combinations, filamentary/web carrier operation control, etc., can solve the problems of time taken to print each label, time lag in winding, tedious process and easy error, etc., to improve ease and accuracy of access and rapid access
Inactive Publication Date: 2004-12-02
HEWLETT PACKARD DEV CORAPORATION
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Enables rapid and accurate identification and labeling of cartridges without accessing a host device, reducing labeling time from minutes to seconds and improving the efficiency of accessing data in large libraries.
Problems solved by technology
This process is tedious and prone to error.
There is a time lag incurred in winding and rewinding the tape to identify a particular item of data.
A problem in printing a label for the tape cartridge by this mechanism is the time taken to print each label.
However, there is still a significant delay in interrogating the memory device on the cartridge through the application software provided by the host device.
Therefore, conventionally it may take anything of the order of 10 to 15 minutes to print a label for a data cartridge, including all the time delays involved in booting up a host device and initialising a printer.
Additionally, this assumes that a host computer device is available at the location of the library, which it may not be, in which case an additional delay is incurred in taking the tapes to the host device for the data to be reloaded.
Although the time delay taken to print a label for subsequent tape cartridges after the first will reduce per cartridge, the cataloguing and identification of data stored on existing legacy libraries of tape data storage cartridges is a time consuming process, whether the library is a manual access library, or an automated library having a robotic device for selected cartridges.
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[0056] In a variation of the first embodiment, the port means capable of receiving the tape data storage cartridge may comprise a recess specifically shaped and formed to accept the tape data storage cartridge, or a spring loaded slot mechanism into which the tape data storage cartridge is inserted.
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[0057] In a second embodiment, the port may comprise a surface, against which a data storage cartridge is offered, in close proximity to the surface, but not necessarily contacting the surface, such that the receiver device can detect signals transmitted by the transponder within the cartridge across an air-gap of the order of 20 mm or less between receiver and transponder. In this version, it is not necessary that the tape date storage cartridge touches any part of the reader and labeling device in order for data transfer to occur.
[0058] Printer 203 contains an easily removable cover portion which accesses a housing for containing the roll of labels. The housing and its cover are designed such that the cover can be easily and quickly removed manually without the need for special tools, and expired roll of labels be easily removed, and a new roll of labels be easily inserted, whereby the roll of labels are automatically aligned with a print-head of the printer on entering the roll o...
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Abstract
A hand-held portable reader and labeling device for interrogating data storage cartridges of the type containing an in-built memory chip having information stored describing details of data contained on the data storage medium is disclosed. The reader-labeling device comprises a processor, random access memory, printer, display, keypad, operating system, transponder, receiver and battery power supply. By scrolling a menu display, key parameters describing a data cartridge can be accessed quickly and efficiently without the need to access the data storage medium itself. A cartridge media specific label may be rapidly printed for attachment to a data storage cartridge.
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[0001] The present invention relates to a hand holdable portable reader device.BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION[0002] In order to store digital electronic data, such as back-up data from a server computer device, it is known to use magnetic tape data storage cartridges comprising one or a pair of rotatable reels, and an elongate band of magnetic tape. A main reason for using such tape data storage cartridges is to make back up copies of important data. Customers running large computer installations, or research and development facilities having significant amounts of data generated may have hundreds or thousands of tape data storage cartridges containing back up data, backed up from a wide range of different host devices such as servers and computer devices. Large collections of tape data storage cartridges tend to be stored in centralised library locations, sometimes situated in fire proof safes or fireproof rooms. The library storage facility may be geographically remote from the host ...
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IPC IPC(8): B41J3/36B41J5/30G06K17/00G11B15/07G11B23/087G11B23/38G11B23/40G11B25/06G11B27/00G11B27/11G11B27/34
CPCB41J3/36G06K17/00G06K2017/0083G11B15/07G11B23/08714G11B23/40G11B25/063G11B27/002G11B27/11G11B27/34G11B2220/41G11B2220/65G11B2220/90
InventorGOLD, STEPHENCRIGHTON, IAN PETER
OwnerHEWLETT PACKARD DEV CORAPORATION