Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a library of a hard disk drive with a transmissive emulating interface. SOLUTION: A hard disk drive is shelved at a related storage position inside a library. A library control device converts a logical address which is known for a request side host computer, of a requested hard disk drive into a physical address or a position inside the library. It is preferable for a picker to load the requested disk drive onto a destination plug socket which can be made a part of a back plane of the library, and a control device accesses the hard disk drive. A library operation is transmissive for the host computer and the library emulates the storage device of a selected type. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically reproduce a specific video program stored in a digital video disk(DVD) with a movie by providing a step, etc., for automatically selecting one of plural prescribed video programs or movies at the time of starting displaying of the DVD. SOLUTION: The value of an argument stored in a DVD is read (S308). Next, Ndick being a numerical between 0 and Ntotal is calculated by a microprocessor with a microcode coefficient Nzero as a first track, with Ntotal as the total number of tracks and with Nvideo as the first track of a video (S310). Next, Rpick is calculated by using a prescribed expression (S311). Further, a reading head is sought with respect to a track decided as Nzero+Rpick (S312) to judge the completion propriety of the reproduction of an Nzero+Rpick track (S314). Then, when track reproduction is already completed, the reading head is moved to an Nvideo track (S316) to reproduce read picture data (S318).
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a library of hard disk drives with transparent emulating interface. SOLUTION: The hard disk drives are shelved in associated storage locations in the library. A library controller translates the logical address of a requested hard disk drive known to the requesting host computer to a physical address or location within the library. A picker preferably mounts the requested disk drive to a destination receptacle which may be part of a backplane of the library, and the controller accesses the hard disk drive. Library operation is transparent to the host computer, the host computer emulating a selected type of a storage device.