Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Control technique
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-28
2011-06-28
Cygiel, Gary W. (Department: 2187)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Control technique
Reexamination Certificate
active
07971006
ABSTRACT:
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for handling status commands directed to a partitioned media library. A controller (e.g., storage router or other device) that controls access to the physical media library can receive a status command and determine whether it should respond to the status command without passing the command to the media changer of the physical media library. If the controller should respond, the controller can construct a response and send it to the issuing host application. Otherwise the controller can pass the command to the media changer of the physical media library.
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Gao Linlin
Justiss Steven A.
Crossroads Systems Inc.
Cygiel Gary W.
Sprinkle IP Law Group
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