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Data Processing: Generic Control Systems Or Specific Applications > Specific Application, Apparatus Or Process > Article Handling > Article Storing, Retrieval, Or Arrangement (e.g., Warehousing, Automated Library) Article Storing, Retrieval, Or Arrangement (e.g., Warehousing, Automated Library)Article Storing, Retrieval, Or Arrangement (e.g., Warehousing, Automated Library) patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.12/07/06 - 20060276930 - Article transport facility and a method of operating the facility An article transport facility includes a plurality of mobile bodies movable along a single track for transporting articles, and a control device for controlling movement of the mobile bodies. The control device is capable of executing a joint moving operation for moving the mobile bodies in combination. In this operation, ... 10/05/06 - 20060224272 - Method for managing the storage of semiconductor material According to one aspect of the invention, a method for managing the storage of semiconductor material is provided. The method may include processing a plurality of semiconductor substrates with a first type of semiconductor substrate processing tool to create a plurality of a first type of semiconductor substrate, determining the ... 09/28/06 - 20060217835 - Storage container A storage container which can include a housing with lockable and unlockabe drawers and engagement mechanisms in the drawers for identification carriers with objects that are to be safeguarded. The storage container can further include a device for reading data stored in the identification carriers and an evaluation and control ... 08/31/06 - 20060195221 - Inspection and assurance system A sorting apparatus 10 which uses a sorting/conveying line 11 with branch destination, including a branch line 22 for sorting the commodities more than a quantity necessary for the branch destination and a surplus article returning line 23 for returning surplus commodities after removing a required quantity to the sorting/conveying ... 05/25/06 - 20060111812 - Article handling system and method and article management system and method A sensing unit, such as a camera, or the like, senses the conditions of articles and mobile existences, including humans, in a life space, such as a house of a household, or the like. An article management/operation server manages, on an article database, attribute information of the articles, which include ... 05/25/06 - 20060111811 - Article handling system and method and article management system and method A sensing unit, such as a camera, or the like, senses the conditions of articles and mobile existences, including humans, in a life space, such as a house of a household, or the like. An article management/operation server manages, on an article database, attribute information of the articles, which include ... 05/11/06 - 20060100738 - Method and apparatus for selecting the operating parameters for a medical imaging system A system is provided for guiding the selection of a value for each of a plurality of parameters needed to perform a procedure with a medical system (100). The system includes a first knowledge base (210) comprising procedures and treatment regimes, a second knowledge base (212) comprising patient information and ... 04/06/06 - 20060074520 - System and method for virtual vaulting The present invention is a tape library comprising both a small front-end portion and a larger back-end portion. The front-end portion is a visible virtual or physical tape library; and the back-end portion is a large invisible virtual or physical tape vault. The DPA is a typical DPA which only ... 03/16/06 - 20060058913 - Inventory tracking A computer-assisted method of tracking and handling inventory includes obtaining identification information of inventory components of a group of inventory units and comparing the identification information obtained to inventory unit composition data to determine which inventory units include the identified inventory components. Location information is obtained for at least one ... 03/16/06 - 20060058912 - Stowage and retrieval system A storage and retrieval system is provided that automates the process of handling a mixed inventory of palletized and containerized items. The invention is particularly useful in handling cargo and weapons within a ship's hold or magazine. When used on a ship, the invention provides for the stowing and unstowing ... 02/23/06 - 20060041329 - Inventory group purchasing systems and methods A system and method which allows third-parties to monitor company inventory via the Internet and World Wide Web (“web”) and automatically order needed items. The present invention also provides a forum through which resellers and customers may directly interact to resell surplus and used equipment. The present invention may also ... 01/05/06 - 20060004482 - Method, system, and program for virtualization of data storage library addresses Disclosed is a method, system, and program for using storage slots efficiently. A storage element count is assigned to each one of multiple logical libraries, and the sum of the storage element count for each one of the multiple logical libraries exceeds the total number of storage slots in the ... 12/15/05 - 20050278062 - Time-based warehouse movement maps A computer software facility for generating and implementing a temporal map depicting a relationship between locations in a warehouse or distribution center is described. The facility tracks the movement in the warehouse, including the time it takes for mobile elements to move between a pair of identifiable locations. Based on ... 12/01/05 - 20050267627 - Robotic data storage library comprising a virtual port A robotic data storage library comprising a virtual port and a method for providing a virtual port for a robotic data storage library are disclosed. The virtual exit port, for example, comprises one or more storage locations of the library that are defined as a virtual port. In one embodiment, ... 11/24/05 - 20050261800 - Reducing inventory after media access in an automated data storage library An automated data storage library provides for reducing inventory after media access. Media is moved, inserted, or removed without opening the access door normally associated with accessed media. A media status of a data storage drive within the automated data storage library is checked. An unexpected condition is detected at ... 11/03/05 - 20050246058 - Continued execution of accessor commands on a restricted multiple accessor path of an automated data storage library In an automated data storage library having a plurality of accessors which access portable data storage media with respect to storage shelves and data storage drive(s) along a path, a controller, in response to detection of restricted movement of an accessor at a position along the path, determines a range ... 09/15/05 - 20050203665 - Inventory management system for reducing overall warehouse and pipeline inventory A computer system for use in reducing overall pipeline inventory within a distribution network that includes a central warehouse that is: (1) adjacent a transportation hub; and (2) configured to store sufficient component parts to provide a regular stream of parts to each of a plurality of manufacturing facilities. The ... 09/08/05 - 20050197736 - Data storage library and accessor control method A data storage library for storing a storage media, wherein a plurality of accessors accesses the data storage media stored in an array of storage cells includes a first accessor transporting the storage media, the first accessor including a first carriage storing or retrieving the storage media on to the ... 09/08/05 - 20050197735 - High input/output capacity storage system and subsystem A high input/output (I/O) capacity, multi-frame storage subsystem, method of inserting/ejecting storage media in the storage subsystem and program product therefor. The storage media, e.g., magnetic tape in a physical volume, is placed into storage cells in a service bay before being inserted into the subsystem library or after being ... 08/18/05 - 20050182510 - Systems and methods for an improved tailgate device Additionally our current invention may make use of a second host, which connects to the tailgate device through a second port, see FIG. 3. In this instance the second host may issue commands to the tailgate device through the second port, which instruct the tailgate device to issue commands to ... 08/04/05 - 20050171633 - Method and apparatus to move an accessor within a data storage and retrieval system A method to move an accessor capable of accelerating at aMAX. The method calculates a first velocity profile where the accessor travels a distance in the minimum time interval. That first velocity profile requires a first maximum acceleration change. The method calculates a second velocity profile, where that second velocity ... 07/07/05 - 20050149226 - Warehousing system and method A warehousing system includes a container for storing at least one item, a first electronic (e.g. radio frequency identification (RFID)) module associated with the first container, and a controller which wirelessly communicates with first electronic module, for directing a transfer of said at least one item to and/or from said ... 06/23/05 - 20050137742 - Global positioning system location information for an automated data storage library Disclosed are a system, a method, and an article of manufacture to provide for the use of a global positioning system (GPS) to provide location information for an automated data storage library. One or more GPS antennas and receivers are coupled to an automated data storage library to enable quick ... 06/16/05 - 20050131575 - Optical data-storage apparatus employing optical media with three-dimensional data pattern An optical data-storage medium comprises a base structure adapted to supply a peripheral surface with a medium adhered thereon, forming a data surface responsive to a light beam for providing optical signals corresponding to a plurality of data, wherein the plurality of data are arranged in a three dimensional pattern, ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |