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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7995303 | Overhead calculation in writing synchronized data to magnetic tape Various embodiments for writing received synchronized data to magnetic tape having a plurality of wraps using a magnetic tape drive adapted for performing the writing according to an available plurality of predefined tape speeds are provided. In one such embodiment,... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7864479 | Apparatus, system, and method for optimizing fast access data storage on segmented tape media An apparatus and system are disclosed for optimizing fast access data storage on segmented tape media. The apparatus, in one embodiment, is configured to selectively write data to a tape storage medium. The selection module may select data for storage as one of fast... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7733594 | Storage device with pulsed motor torque A system and method for overcoming adhesion between media and a surface of a storage device in contact with the media. A storage device comprises a media velocity detector and a media drive motor controller. The media velocity detector detects storage media velocity... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7443629 | Apparatus, system, and method for optimizing fast access data storage on segmented tape media A method is disclosed for optimizing fast access data storage on segmented tape media. The apparatus, in one embodiment, is configured to selectively write data to a tape storage medium. The selection module may select data for storage as one of fast access and slow... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7430087 | Method and device for servo frame velocity calculations of a storage media A velocity calculator performs high-order calculations of servo frame velocities of a storage media, particularly tape and disk. The velocity calculator employs a servo frame indexing module for generating a first-order preceding servo frame velocity signal indicati... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7372655 | Information-processing apparatus, information-processing method, programs and recording mediums Attributes of data recorded on a magnetic tape are stored in an attribute information table saved in an MIC (Memory in Cassette) of a tape cassette accommodated in a tape streamer drive connected to a host computer. The attributes are recorded for every identifier u... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7362537 | Velocity adaptive compensator for a synchronous sampling time-base servo system Disclosed are a system, a method, and article of manufacture to provide a velocity adaptive compensator for a synchronous sampling servo control system. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7259930 | Apparatus for transporting a magnetic tape An apparatus for transporting a magnetic tape includes a writing head, a unit for generating pulse signal, a reading head and a unit for calculating transport speed. The writing head has at least two parallel and linear magnetic gaps spaced a predetermined distance ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7230599 | Display device for data processing equipment A display device adopted for use on data processing equipment includes a hollow case for housing a turnable axle and an elastic element, a pliable LCD screen wound around the peripheral surface of the axle, and a retaining member fastening to one side of the pliable... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7212365 | Servo writer Disclosed is a servo writer when, detecting an abnormality from servo signals written on a tape-shaped recording medium, such as a magnetic tape, corrects the abnormality through a simplified procedure, thereby allowing for an increase in the transport speed of medi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7196861 | Method of evaluating positioning accuracy of a magnetic head tester A method of evaluating the positioning accuracy of a magnetic head tester can accurately test magnetic heads and so can reliably provide non-defective goods. In a method of evaluating the positioning accuracy of a magnetic head tester that tests the performance of a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7190544 | System and method for tape drive under run control A control system and method for operating a system comprising a host computer, a buffer, a tape drive and a tape is provided. The method includes writing data to the tape while the tape is traveling at a first speed; stopping the tape; determining a minimum distance... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7177114 | Apparatus, system, and method for the velocity proportional clocking of time base servo tape storage devices An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for the velocity proportional clocking of time base servo tape storage devices. The apparatus, system, and method allow the velocity of time base servo tape storage devices to be adjusted and maintained by adjusting the... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7130139 | Write velocity identification A drive and method of identifying write velocity during reading are provided. When a track is being read, the data signal is processed prior to determining the data stream to identify the velocity with which the track data were written. The read channel is adjusted ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7102841 | Recording and/or reproducing apparatus using signal processing program information Encoded data read by the various and upgraded encoding methods can be decode easily and inexpensively. A tape reading unit 1 is provided to read encoded A/V data and program data from a magnetic tape. A program data extractor 5 is provided to extract t... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7092187 | Magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus and method and thin film magnetic head used therein The present invention provides a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus, a magnetic recording and reproducing method, and a thin film magnetic head that enable a good contact between elements and a recording medium with a reduced track pitch even if the number... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7079343 | Time-based sectored servo data format The invention combines the benefits of sectored servo data with the benefits of time-based servo data. Recording media such as magnetic tape, magnetic disks, optical tape and optical disks can store servo data in a time-based sectored servo format. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7064916 | Magnetic tape apparatus with cleaning medium and method of controlling same A magnetic tape apparatus for controlling a running of magnetic tape, and being able to control a cleaning medium to clean a magnetic head. The apparatus including a feed reel shaft and a take-up reel shaft respectively adapted to hold a feed reel and a take-up reel... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7057663 | Audio synchronization pulse for multi-camera capture systems A multi-camera capture system includes an audio synchronization marker to provide synchronization marks with the video streams captured by the multi-camera capture system. In one embodiment of the present invention, the audio synchronization marker generate a plural... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7031087 | Servo writer Object of this invention is to provide a servo writer capable of automatically controlling record current amount supplied to a writing head for every kind of magnetic tape when writing a servo signal on many kinds of magnetic tapes. The servo writer for writing a se... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7010214 | Apparatus and method for detecting video cassette recorder signals An apparatus and a method for detecting a VCR signal includes a horizontal tracking portion for receiving a synchronous signal of an image signal and a system clock signal, for determining and outputting a phase error between the synchronous signal and a standard ho... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6970312 | Full amplitude time-based servopositioning signals Time-based servo positioning systems, methods, formats, and data recording media used in association with the same, employing full amplitude recording signals to improve the available signal as media thicknesses decrease. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6958878 | Forced backhitch for speed matching in a multi-speed tape drive In a magnetic tape drive having a plurality of stepped operational speeds, data storage logic estimates, from the effective data fill rate for a data buffer and the drive data write rate, the time cost to continue to operate the magnetic tape drive at the current st... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6956709 | Write velocity identification in a PRML system A tape drive and method of identifying write velocity during reading are provided. When a track is being read, a lead-in code of the data signal is processed prior to determining the data stream. The lead-in code identifies the velocity with which the track data wer... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6922801 | Storage media scanner apparatus and method providing media predictive failure analysis and proactive media surface defect management A method, computer readable medium, apparatus and RAID controller for performing nondestructive write testing is disclosed. For data storage devices divided into sectors, the present invention performs nondestructive write testing by writing data to the sectors, rea... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6760176 | Method and apparatus for calibrating a tape transport servo system A method for calibrating a tape transport servo system for a tape drive is disclosed. The tape reel motors are excited when the tape drive is not being controlled by the tape transport servo system. Then, calibration data is collected for the motor torque, motor fri... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6754026 | Tape transport servo system and method for a computer tape drive A tape transport servo system and method that do not make use of tachometers and/or encoders to derive tape velocity and position are provided. The tape transport servo system and method derive velocity and position of the tape from a primary and direct manner and a... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6724557 | Magnetic recording apparatus and magnetic recording method A magnetic recording apparatus has a rotating drum which rotates magnetic heads at a constant speed. The magnetic heads scan a magnetic tape. On a magnetic tape, an area written by each scan always includes a lateral portion of an area written by the previous scan. ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6704155 | Tape stopping mechanism In a high-speed tape winding operation of a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus, stable tape-stopping operation without generating any damages of the tape. In addition to the mechanical braking means, a reverse braking force is applied to a drive... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6683741 | Magnetic tape device with mechanism for controlling threading operation A device for receiving a tape cartridge having a reel and a record tape winded around the reel where the record tape has a mounting unit attached to one end thereof includes an engaging unit which engages with the mounting unit, a threader arm which carri... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6636373 | Tape running drive device and tape recording and or reproducing device A tape drive apparatus includes a pair of reel holder gears respectively provided in reel shafts which are respectively engaged with a pair of reels around which a tape is wound, a switching operation portion for switching at least a fast-forwarding opera... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6622113 | Method and apparatus for detecting and computing tape reel radius using low-resolution angular position sensors A method and apparatus for detecting and computing tape reel radius using low-resolution angular position sensors is disclosed. Tape reels are driven at a constant velocity, a complete resolution of the tape reels is detected using coarse commutation sens... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6603626 | Tape driving apparatus and recording medium A tape driving apparatus and a recording medium, capable of detecting a target running amount during High Speed Search. Wherein upon a search command, a system controller sets a target position based on a specified position specified by this search comman... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6603618 | Method and system for monitoring and adjusting tape position using control data packets A method and system for monitoring and/or adjusting the positioning of a magnetic tape using central control packets that are recorded to the tape is presented. Central control packets are used for adjusting the timing of the read head signal over the tap... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6600616 | Method for reduction of off-track errors or write failures in data storage tape systems Embodiments of a data storage tape control system and methods are disclosed that may work to correct off-track errors, reduce the frequency of off-track errors, and/or reduce the negative effects of off-track errors in writing performance. The invented me... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6580576 | Tape driving apparatus and recording medium A tape drive apparatus, wherein when receiving eject commands from a host computer, judgement of the content of load point enable flag is made, and in the case where the load point enable flag is, for example, "1", that is, the load point is effective, se... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6542323 | Tape-thickness measuring method, and tape-running control method using the tape-thickness measuring method A tape running control method in which a tape runs between a supply reel and a take-up reel, and a rotation speed of said take-up reel is controlled by using rotation periods of said supply reel and said take-up reel, whereby a running speed of said tape ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6441985 | Media velocity detection for a capstanless tape transport system An apparatus and method are disclosed for detecting the velocity of a tape in a tape transport system having a write head and a read head separated by a known distance and formatting the tape using marks. The tape transport system generates a write signal... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6429985 | Digital information recording apparatus and digital information recording and reproducing apparatus A digital information recording apparatus having a first recording mode recording a first digital information signal of a first information rate on a magnetic tape and a second recording mode recording a second digital information signal of a second infor... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6344941 | Magnetic tape unit A magnetic tape unit includes a magnetic tape, a magnetic head, a phase-locked loop (PLL) and a desynchronized track detector. The magnetic tape is provided with a plurality of tracks. The magnetic head is arranged to simultaneously read out data from the... | 02/05/2002 |
