| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 720630000 | Capable of only accepting protected insertable single optical medium | 11 |
| 20100287576 | Optical Disc Storage System - Embodiments provide methods and systems for handling optical discs in a media library appliance and for replacing optical drives in the field. In one embodiment, the media library appliance comprises optical disc handling robotics developed for slim form factor slot load drives in a vertical orientation located on both sides of the robotics within a 19 inch rackable appliance. On the system level, the optical disc storage system provides modularity and scalability. The drives reside in field replaceable units (“FRUs”) that are oriented vertically on a horizontal backplane. The disc handling robotics access discs on each side stored in horizontal stacks within large disc cartridges. A small disc shuttle cartridge attaches to a large disc cartridge to provide a means to import and export a smaller number of discs from the disc cartridge. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20140250445 | Media Detection During Disc Insertion - An optical disc drive (ODD) includes one or more sensors which detect a user placing a disc in the loading path. In response, a process is triggered for sensing the thickness of a protective layer of the disc even while the disc is moving toward a turntable. An initial determination of the type of the disc (e.g. CD, DVD or Blu-ray®) can be determined based on the thickness and reported to a host computing device. The host, in turn, determines an application to load based on the disc type. The loading of the application can begin sooner than if the ODD waited until the disc was seated on the turntable to detect the disc type. A final determination of the disc type can be made while the disc is seated as well. The host is informed if there is a disagreement between the initial determination and the final determination. | 09-04-2014 |
| 720631000 | Misinsertion mechanism or sensor | 1 |
| 20140282631 | OPTICAL DISC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, there is provided an optical disc apparatus of a slot loading type, including a photosensor disposed near a disc insertion port and configured to change an output therefrom when an optical disc is inserted, a memory configured to record an output signal from the photosensor, and a controller configured to estimate a transparent clamp area of the optical disc based on the output signal, estimate a position of a center hole part of the optical disk based on the estimated clamp area, and detect presence of a foreign matter in the center hole part when a light-blocking percentage in the center hole part indicated by the output signal is equal to or higher than a predetermined value. | 09-18-2014 |
| 720632000 | Transferring mechanism | 2 |
| 20080282275 | ENTRY/EXIT PORT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARTRIDGE LIBRARY - A cartridge library ( | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090199224 | Information storage disk dispensing apparatus with a disk inclining member - An information storage disk dispensing apparatus includes a frame, a disk drive and a disk inclining member. The disk drive is connected to the frame and includes a tray. The tray includes a receiving area and has an ejected position. The disk inclining member is mounted on the frame over the receiving area of the tray when the tray is at the ejected position to incline a disk pulled by gravity to fall vertically. | 08-06-2009 |
| 720636000 | Ejection mechanism | 4 |
| 20090328083 | EJECTION OF STORAGE DRIVES IN A COMPUTING NETWORK - A method for managing a storage system comprises ejecting a first drive in the storage system having a plurality of drives, in response to determining a fault associated with the first drive, wherein the ejecting takes place in response to a command issued by a management tool utilized for determining the fault associated with the plurality of drives in the storage system. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20110225602 | DISC CARTRIDGE - A disc cartridge includes upper and lower shells making up a cartridge body, and with the lower shell, a first-rectangular plate, and disc holders making up the side wall of the cartridge body provided to first-side edges of the first-rectangular plate, and also slidably supporting a disc are provided, and second-side edges which face each other are opened, with the upper shell, a second-rectangular plate, standing wall members provided to third-side edges of the second-rectangular plate, making up the front and rear faces of the cartridge body, and a dividing wall provided to fourth-side edges are provided, and with the disc holders, an disc insertion/ejection opening from the second-side edges is provided to one edge, and a push-out opening for a disc push-out member is provided to the other edge, and when the shells are combined together, the second-side edges are closed, and are opened when the shells are separated. | 09-15-2011 |
| 720637000 | Having locking mechanism | 2 |
| 20130174184 | RECORDING MEDIUM INSERTION AND EJECTION DEVICE - A recording medium insertion and ejection device which realizes reliable insertion and ejection by simple constitution is provided. The device has a first frame, a second frame, and a latch member provided between the first frame and the second frame. The first frame is inserted in the second frame. Insertion and removal of the medium are performed to the first frame. The latch member guides the first frame to a first position where the recording medium is inserted and removed and a second position where the recording medium is used. If the medium is pushed and inserted in the first frame at the first position, the latch member will guide the first frame to the second position and maintain the first frame at the second position. If the medium is pushed again at this state, the latch member will return the first frame to the first position. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20140089951 | CARTRIDGE DRIVE APPARATUS - A cartridge drive apparatus includes a holder, a lock plate, and a drive unit. The holder is configured to hold a cartridge inserted therein. The lock plate is attached with respect to the holder to be movable in one of an insertion direction and a discharge direction of the cartridge and includes a locking mechanism configured to lock the cartridge. The drive unit is configured to drive the holder and the lock plate in one of the insertion direction and the discharge direction of the cartridge. | 03-27-2014 |
| 720641000 | Guide mechanism | 1 |
| 20090199225 | DISK DEVICE - A disk drive includes: a pair of guide walls, which is arranged in the vicinity of the holder opening of a cartridge holder to define a direction in which a disk cartridge is supposed to be inserted; a first opening/closing lever, which has a first engaging portion that engages with a portion of the disk cartridge and which rotates while the disk cartridge is being inserted or ejected; and a second opening/closing lever, which has a second engaging portion that engages with another portion of the disk cartridge and which rotates while the disk cartridge is being inserted or ejected. The pivots of the first and second opening/closing levers are arranged opposite to the holder opening. The first and second opening/closing levers rotate so as to leave a broader gap between the first and second engaging portions than between the guide walls when the drive gets loaded with the disk cartridge, thereby opening a window in the disk cartridge. | 08-06-2009 |
| 720642000 | Surface loading (e.g., rollers) | 1 |
| 20100095315 | STORAGE MEDIUM PLAYBACK DEVICE - Problem: A storage medium playback device includes a first playback means that plays back on the basis of information stored on a storage medium, a second playback means that plays back on the basis of information stored on a storage medium, and a single insertion slot through which a storage medium to be played back by the first playback means and a storage medium to be played back by the second playback means are inserted, wherein the storage playback device is capable of simultaneously playing back different storage media each with the first playback means and the second playback means; therefore, the area of an installation face for insertion slots is effectively used. | 04-15-2010 |
