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Distributing tape drive abrasion

US10395677B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Marcus Breuer · Oppenheim, DE
Bernd Freitag · Partenheim, DE
Frank Krick · Ockenheim, DE
Tim Oswald · Gimbsheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 12, 2018
Grant date	Aug 27, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 12, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11B5/52
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Some embodiments are directed to computer program products for use with tape drives that oscillate the relative transverse position of a tape and magnetic head during seek operations (for example, by moving the magnetic head in the transverse direction). Some embodiments are directed to methods and computer program products for use with tape drives that select relative transverse position of the tape and magnetic head to counter uneven wear (for example, observed uneven wear, uneven wear predicted based on historical tape and drive usage data).

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