Patent ID: 8186929
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A media storage library comprising a plurality of media cartridges, the media storage library comprising: a media transfer mechanism; a first movable storage panel that stores a first media cartridge and a second media cartridge, the first movable storage panel including a first access face and a second access face that is substantially perpendicular to the first access face, the first movable storage panel being movable between a first position and a second position; and a second storage panel, wherein when the first movable storage panel is in the first position an access space is formed between the first movable storage panel and the second storage panel, and wherein when the first movable storage panel is in the second position the first movable storage panel has moved into the access space, wherein the media transfer mechanism is able to alternatively access (i) the first media cartridge via the first access face when the first movable storage panel is in the first position, and (ii) the second media cartridge via the second access face when the first movable storage panel is in the second position.