Patent ID: 8781621
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: B65G,G11B

Abstract:
1. A method for a library manager to move a cartridge including a storage medium between library strings using a car able to move within a shuttle connection in a shuttle complex system having a plurality of library strings connected by a plurality of shuttle connections, the method comprising the operations of: receiving a plurality of commands from an application, each command including a moving process to move a cartridge between library strings; selecting a first command among the plurality of commands to move a first cartridge from a first library string to a specified location in a second library string among a plurality of library strings; searching for an available car among the cars in the plurality of shuttle connections; searching for the presence of at least one second command among the plurality of commands to move a second cartridge to a specified location in the first library string from another library string including the second library string in which an available car is located; selecting, when at least one second command has been found, a second command to move the second cartridge from the library string nearest to the first library string, and moving the second cartridge to the first library string using the car located in the nearest library string; executing the moving process corresponding to the first command using the car moved to the location of the first library string; and moving the second cartridge moved to the first library string to the specified location in the first library string.