Patent ID: 7162500

Claim:
A memory media archiving system comprising a computer system configured to receive a memory media archiving request from a user over a communication line connected thereto and further configured to retrieve memory media having data provided by said user; wherein said memory media archiving system comprises a database for storing information relating to physical archiving locations in a warehouse for said memory media; and said database holding information received from said user via a communication line which information includes volume names established for each of said memory media to be archived and identifying information corresponding to said volume names the identifying information being common for memory media deposited as a group, the archiving system storing the information in association with information relating to said physical archiving locations in the warehouse for the memory media; and wherein said user, from a location separate from the archiving system, is able to examine the database and the information received from said user, select by volume name or identifying information, including identifying information common for memory media deposited as a group, the archived information to be retrieved, and retrieve the selected archived information from the archiving system over a communications link.