| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 369300640 | Plural optical storage media in disc changer | 11 |
| 20080267018 | DISC TRANSPORT AUTO-CALIBRATION - The present invention provides a media device apparatus having an improved design for auto-calibration providing efficient operation and improved engagement to one or more storage discs. In one aspect, the present invention provides a disc transport movable along at least one axis, one or more media device components including an engagement area, and a calibrating device for aligning the disc transport with the engagement area, the calibrating device including a first member associated with the disc transport and a second member associated with the media device component, wherein either the first member or the second member moves along a first axis until a calibration position is sensed, which is at a known distance from the engagement area. In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for calibrating at least one of the disc transport and the one or more media device components along an engagement axis. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20120250476 | RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a recording/reproducing device that records data on a double-sided recordable optical disk for storage and management purposes. The device includes a unit which stores a plurality of optical disks, a unit which records data onto and reproduces data from an upper side of an optical disk, a unit which records data onto and reproduces data from a lower side of an optical disk, a unit which conveys an optical disk between the disk storage unit and each recording/reproducing unit. When a request for reading data recorded on the lower side of the disk is received while the upper side is being written onto, a control unit interrupts a data recording process on the upper side, reproduces data recorded on the lower side, and after completion of reproducing the recorded data, resumes the interrupted data recording process. | 10-04-2012 |
| 369300760 | Plural media are unprotected (i.e., discs that are not in cartridges) | 9 |
| 20100014392 | Disk changer device and disk holding method - A disk changer device including a disk changer mechanism having a drive that can reproduce a disk, a holding mechanism including at least two holding sections, where each of the holding sections can hold the disk, and a picker configured to transfer a disk inserted into the drive to any of the holding sections, a memory configured to store information about the reproduced disk and information about the date and time when the disk is reproduced as reproduction history information when the disk existing in the drive is reproduced, and a control unit configured to determine the position of each of the holding sections where a plurality of the disks held in the holding mechanism is held based on the reproduction history information, and let the disks be held at the determined holding positions is provided. | 01-21-2010 |
| 369300780 | Stocker or internal magazine is adjustable or movable | 2 |
| 20090046546 | DRIVING DEVICE - A controller | 02-19-2009 |
| 20130336098 | DISC DEVICE - A disc device with which the disc replacing time can further be suppressed includes a carrier which retains a plurality of discs in a stacked state, which supplies the retained plurality of discs to a plurality of disc drives, respectively, and which collects the supplied plurality of discs in a stacked state. The carrier is structured to retain a stacked object made up of a first plurality of discs collected from the plurality of disc drives and a second plurality of discs to be supplied next to the plurality of disc drives. | 12-19-2013 |
| 369300850 | Having particular internal transfer mechanism for transferring disc while disc is inside of disc changer | 4 |
| 20080316874 | Control Method For A Media Transportation Mechanism, And A Media Processing Device - A media transportation mechanism control method and a media processing device can accurately detect the last disc or other media stored in a media storage unit. A transportation arm | 12-25-2008 |
| 20100091620 | DISK DRIVE, DISK FEEDING DEVICE, AND DISK LOADING MECHANISM - The present invention provides a disk drive with a compact size that makes it possible to effectively utilize space within a disk drive and permits a straightforward layout of members. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100172221 | DISC CARTRIDGE, AND DISC CHANGER - A disc cartridge includes a storage case storing disc-shaped recording media, disc trays holding the disc-shaped recording media and moved toward one and another sides to be inserted into and extracted from the storage case, and tray levers causing the disc trays to move toward the another side. First, second, and third direction are respectively defined as thickness direction of the disc-shaped recording media, moving direction of the disc trays, and direction perpendicular to the first and second directions. Each disc tray includes a tab which projects in the second direction. Each tray lever includes a pushing portion which pushes the tab toward the another side when the disc tray is to be extracted. The tabs of the disc trays disposed next to each other in the first direction are at different positions in the third direction. The tray levers are positioned near the respective tabs. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20120224463 | AUTOMATION DISK FEEDING DEVICE - The present invention relates to an improved automation disk feeding device, comprising: a base, a pushing member, two disk feeding members, and a cover, wherein the base has a operation space, a supporting member and a disk exporting hole. In the present invention, a driving device is used to drive the pushing member to slide forward and backward on the operation space, such that a disk stored in a disk storing district of the cover is able to be exported via the disk exporting hole; Moreover, the disk feeding members are not formed integrally with the base but capable of being assembling to and disassembling from the base, so that, the applications of the improved automation disk feeding device can be increased by way of changing the disk feeding members with different shaped slide ways. | 09-06-2012 |
| 369300900 | Having particular mechanism or slot for transferring disc into changer from outside | 2 |
| 369300920 | Plural trays | 1 |
| 20090122661 | DISC CHANGER - The invention provides a disc changer including a plurality of trays which can be moved respectively in a horizontal direction, a tray driving gear unit capable of shuttling the trays between a standby position and a disc exchange position, a gear driving mechanism for driving the tray driving gear unit, a tray triggering unit capable of locking/unlocking the trays in the standby position, pushing all trays to engage with the tray driving gear unit after unlocking the trays, and driving the trays toward the disc exchange position, wherein the tray driving gear unit can be used for checking the discs by driving all trays to protrude outward from the mechanical chassis to the disc exchange position, and can drive the trays individually from the disc exchange position to the standby position from top to bottom, thereby each disc can be checked until its tray is closed. | 05-14-2009 |
| 369300930 | One tray for multiple discs | 1 |
| 369300940 | Loading mechanism | 1 |
| 20100157748 | DISK PLAYER AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A disk player includes a body, a tray having a first seating recess and a second seating recess to load disks of a first size and a second size and slidably inserted into or ejected from a replay unit of the body, a single sensor disposed in the body to detect loading or unloading of a disk on the tray, size of the loaded disk, and insertion or ejection of the tray, and a plurality of slits penetratingly formed on the tray with different lengths to correspond to the sensor when the tray is inserted or ejected. | 06-24-2010 |
