Patent ID: 7830770

Claim:
An optical storage device, comprising: a base; a storage medium including a sphere-shaped structure supported on the base in a non-rotating position, the sphere-shaped structure separating an internal space from an external space of the storage medium, and a curved surface configured to store data in a digital manner as holographic images; and an optical assembly coupled to the base, at least a portion of the optical assembly being disposed within the internal space, the optical assembly being configured to optically write the data to and read the data from the curved surface of the storage medium and including an actuator mechanism having a first end attached to the base and a second end disposed within the internal space, a light source supported by the second end of the actuator mechanism within the internal space; and wherein the actuator mechanism selectively moves and aims the light source toward a predetermined location on the curved surface of the storage medium as the sphere-shaped structure remains in the non-rotating position; wherein the light source provides light during data writing and data reading operations to aid in the formation of a holographic image on the storage medium; and wherein the sphere-shaped structure is constructed and arranged to abut adjacent sphere-shaped structures of storage media of multiple adjacent optical storage devices disposed in a high density formation of optical storage devices.