The invention relates to a storage machine (1) for articles which comprises a plurality of compartments which are open to one side and which are configured on a rotatably mounted rotary magazine (10) that is at least partially surrounded by a housing (21) or any other delimitation. The storage machine further comprises at least one closing element (13), adjustable relative to a predefined center access opening (22) in the housing (21) and controlling, especially releasing or preventing, access to defined or individual compartments. The closing element (13) comprises at least one closing shutter that is mounted in such a manner as to be adjustable relative to the access opening (22) or the housing (21), and openings that are predefined in terms of size and/or height position and that are at least approximately adapted to the respective compartment openings and/or compartment height positions, and at least one door (15) that is mounted upstream of the compartments with respect to the direction of access or depth. Said door optionally releases or prevents access to the closing shutter or to a compartment positioned behind an opening.

An extended content storage system, apparatus, and method are disclosed. The system includes a client and server capable of being communicatively coupled to a communications medium, and a module to monitor the type of content type and its transmission rate as it is stored in a limited local memory maintained by the client. The method includes monitoring the local content storage memory as it is used to acquire the content, and establishing a connection between the client and server to enable sending a selected portion of the acquired content to the server. The method enables subsequent portions of the content to be acquired without exceeding the local memory storage limit, and review of the acquired content during acquisition of subsequent portions.

A storage device for a plurality of storage members in the form of sleeves each adapted to accommodate at least one compact disc, comprises a base member formed from synthetic plastics material and incorporating integral locating members formed by cutting and deforming a portion of the base member. The locating members are adapted for engagement with complementary apertures formed in each of the sleeves and are resiliently deformable whereby they may be deformed to pass through the apertures and then resiliently expand such that portions thereof extend beyond the apertures to retain the storage members in position on the base member.

A method of storing and accessing data comprising transmitting data from a memory system (24), receiving the data with a read/write holographic drive engine (26), writing the data to a holographic recording medium with the read/write holographic drive engine (26) and transferring the holographic recording medium to a non-light-tight storage device (32) after the data has been written on the holographic recording medium. A system for carrying out this method is also disclosed.

The system has a set of game terminals (20, 22, 24), each with a unit for storing personal information input image information to allow a player to input personal information that is transmitted to an information management server (10). The server stores the information in another storing unit only when the information is correct or not is confirmed via the terminals image display. The information management server has an ID code setting unit that sets an ID code related to the stored personal information. An independent claim is also included for a method of obtaining personal information.

An optical information-recording medium, which comprises a substrate having provided thereon a recording layer capable of recording information by laser beam irradiation, wherein said recording layer contains a naphthol compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein R represents a monovalent substituent other than a hydroxyl group and a SO3<-> group; m represents an integer of from 1 to 4; n represents an integer of from 0 to 7; and p represents an integer of from 0 to 7, provided that m + n + p is 8 or less, when n represents an integer of 2 or more, a plurality of R groups may be the same or different, and when m = p = 2, two hydroxyl groups are not substituted at the 1- and 5-positions or at the 1- and 8-positions at the same time.

The invention is directed to an apparatus for controlling at least one electronic device, comprising a haptic input means, an acoustic input means, and a switching means for switching between the acoustic input means and the haptic input means, such that an input is received by the apparatus via only one input means at a time. The invention is also directed to a method for inputting data using an apparatus comprising a haptic input means, an acoustic input means and a switching means for switching between the input means, comprising the steps of receiving input via one of the input means, switching from the one input means to the other input means upon receipt of a switching command by the switching means, and receiving input via the other input means wherein input is received by the apparatus via only one input means at a time.