Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Inventory
Patent
1993-08-16
1995-10-03
Hajec, Donald
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Inventory
235441, 364401, 364403, G06F 1524
Patent
active
054554098
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for storing and monitoring a plurality of articles, including at least one cabinet or carrier having a plurality of receptacles in which the articles are stored. In one application, the apparatus is utilized to maintain a library of magnetic tapes or other storage media associated with a data processing center. Each of the articles is identified by a respective code or volser number, and requests for the articles are received by the system in the form of requests for a particular volser number. In a preferred embodiment, the articles may be randomly stored in any of the receptacles in any of a plurality of carriers. The system includes a polling and searching system operable to identify the carrier in which a requested article is currently stored, and a display system operable to display the carrier's location. A host computer controls the operation of the system, but no central data base is maintained of the coded articles. Instead, their volser numbers and usage histories are stored in respective memories associated with each coded article.
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Bower, Jr. Robert
Cleaver Brady L.
Smith George C.
Hajec Donald
Lee Michael G.
Texas Digital Systems, Inc.
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