Terry L Lane

US Patent:

6722564, Apr 20, 2004

Filed:

Dec 6, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/003351

Inventors:

Robert S. Creager - Berthoud CO
James Ries - Boulder CO
Terry Lane - Longmont CO

Assignee:

Storage Technology Corporation - Louisville CO

International Classification:

G06K 1500

US Classification:

235383, 369 3401

Abstract:

An automated media library gathers information about each readable cartridge label using a camera. From the label information, the orientation of the cartridge may be determined. For each cartridge with an unreadable label or no label, the media library attempts a get/put operation. If the get/put operation fails, the cartridge is marked as incorrectly oriented. Alternatively, the tape library may attempt a get/put operation on all removable media cartridges. A similar process is performed when a cartridge access port is closed and the cartridge access port is marked inaccessible to the host when an incorrectly oriented cartridge is detected.

US Patent:

20130346687, Dec 26, 2013

Filed:

Jun 20, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/528489

Inventors:

James Lee Ries - Erie CO, US
Terry Lynn Lane - Westminster CO, US
Timothy Craig Ostwald - Boulder CO, US

Assignee:

ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

G06F 12/02

US Classification:

711112, 711E12002

Abstract:

Embodiments include systems and methods for detecting logical presence and location of modules, detecting physical presence and location of modules, and mapping the logical and physical locations together for use by the storage library. For example, when an expansion module is installed, it is connected to a network and it reports its logical presence and logical network location to a base controller in the base module. A robotic mechanism is used to trigger one or more presence sensors to detect physical presence and location of the installed expansion module. The base controller or another component generates and stores a mapping between the logical location and the physical location. The storage library can use the mapping to translate between logical and physical functionality.

US Patent:

62193139, Apr 17, 2001

Filed:

Jan 19, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/234000

Inventors:

James L. Ries - Boulder CO
Terry L. Lane - Longmont CO

Assignee:

Storage Technology Corporation - Louisville CO

International Classification:

G11B 1722

US Classification:

369 34

Abstract:

A system and method of adaptively engaging cartridges stored in an automated cartridge library are provided. Upon receiving a request to extend a reach mechanism of a robot arm to engage a cartridge stored in a selected cell, a library controller initiates a move profile to extend the reach mechanism from a starting position toward the cartridge. The move profile comprises a set of commanded positions and corresponding commanded velocities. A motor controller in communication with the library controller compares a sensed position of the reach mechanism, provided by a position feedback sensor associated with a reach motor, with the commanded position to determine a position error. The motor controller maintains the move profile until the position error exceeds an error threshold, indicating engagement of the cartridge by the reach mechanism. The move profile is then terminated to obtain a final position of the reach mechanism, where the final position reflects a specific depth of the selected cell from the robot arm.

US Patent:

20180348726, Dec 6, 2018

Filed:

May 31, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/610086

Inventors:

- Redwood Shores CA, US
James Baer - Arvada CO, US
Terry Lane - Westminster CO, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corporation - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G05B 19/042

Abstract:

Techniques for error handling by a servomechanism are disclosed. The servomechanism determines, based on a first set of values assigned to servomechanism variables, electrical signals for controlling a component during a particular time interval, and applies the electrical signals to move the component. Subsequently, the servomechanism measures values for attributes associated with the component. Based on the measured attribute values, the servomechanism computes a second set of values for the servomechanism variables. Responsive to determining that the measured attribute values are erroneous, the servomechanism refrains from modifying the electrical signals based on the second set of values for the servomechanism variables.

US Patent:

20150083794, Mar 26, 2015

Filed:

Sep 25, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/036346

Inventors:

- Redwood City CA, US
Terry L. Lane - Broomfield CO, US

Assignee:

ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

G06K 7/00
G06K 7/14

US Classification:

235375, 235438

Abstract:

Systems and methods are described for automatic calibration of robotic mechanism functions according to accurate decoding and locating of target features using spot scanning For example, a robotic mechanism in a storage library has one or more integrated scanners that can acquire contrast and/or topographic scan data from a scan window that represents a profile of the scan window expected to have one or more target feature sets. The scan data can be decoded according to predefined target masks (e.g., target type-specific fit tables) at a number of decode threshold levels to estimate target feature values, which can be used to converge on (or otherwise generate) a purported target definition with purported feature values. The purported target definition can be used to facilitate various functions, such as automatic calibration of robotic mechanism positioning and object identification.