Storing plural data records on tape in an entity with an index entry common to those records
Patent 5598388 Issued on January 28, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 28, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 28, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMethod and apparatus for producing an audio magnetic tape recording from a preselected music library System and method for high speed video tape reproduction Patent #: 4872070 InventorsApplicationNo. 177807 filed on 01/06/1994US Classes:369/59.25, Format arrangement processing for auxiliary information360/48Data in specific formatExaminersPrimary: Epps, GeorgiaAssistant: Edun, Muhammad Foreign Patent References
International ClassG11B 007/00Foreign Application Priority Data1990-01-19 GBAbstractA method and apparatus for storing user data organized into a plurality of data records on tape is provided. User data is first accepted from a host computer. The user data is then organized into data groups independent of the record structure. Records are then assigned to data entities where each data entity has at least one data record. A group index is formed to which information pertaining to the records and/or entities contained within the group is written. Data is then stored on the tape in groups along with each associated group index.Other References
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