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Tape data protection by climate label verification

US10586573B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Erik Rueger · Mainz, DE
Markus Schäfer · Horterhof, DE
Stefan Wiedemann · Munich, DE
Robert Beiderbeck · Wassenberg, DE
Ole Asmussen · Henstedt-Ulzburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 28, 2018
Grant date	Mar 10, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 9, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06K19/06028
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A tape cartridge for a magnetic tape may be provided. The tape cartridge includes a magnetic tape surrounded by a housing and a temperature indicator that signals a temperature of the tape cartridge, for example, by a thermochromic label. Additionally, a system for tape cartridge data protection that interoperates with the tape cartridge is provided. The system includes a storage for holding a tape cartridge, a sensor that detects temperature information from the temperature indicator of the tape cartridge, and a control unit for controlling an actuator that performs an action depending on the detected temperature information. Furthermore, a method for operating the system for tape cartridge data protection is proposed.

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