Wireless tape cartridge handling

Abstract

The system includes a base frame and a controller attached to the base frame. An access point is attached to the controller. The base frame includes a plurality of tape drive slots. A plurality of frames are attached to the base frame. Each frame in the plurality of frames includes a plurality of tape slots. A tape cartridge is stored in a tape slot. An x-y-z movement system is connected to the base frame and the plurality of frames. A wireless network is connected to the base frame.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for wireless communication in an automated tape library, the method comprising:
 receiving, by one or more computer processors, a request, wherein:
 the received request includes an instruction to move an item from a first location to a second location; 
 the first location and the second location are each selected from the group consisting of a tape slot, a tape drive, a charging station, and a rechargeable power device slot; 
 the received request is selected from the group consisting of an instruction from a user to move a tape cartridge and an instruction from a controller to move a rechargeable power source; and 
 the item is selected from the group consisting of: a tape cartridge and a rechargeable power source; 
   transmitting, by one or more computer processors, the received request to an x-y-z driver;   executing, by one or more compute processors, the received request, wherein the received request is executed by an x-y-z movement system based on one or more inputs from the x-y-z driver to move the item from the first location to the second location;   transmitting, by one or more computer processors, the instruction, from an access point in the controller to a transceiver in a power-control unit using a wireless network connecting the access point and the transceiver; and   receiving, by one or more computer processors, an indication that the item has been moved from the first location to the second location, wherein the indication is transmitted from the transceiver to the access point using the wireless network.