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Adjustable magnetic tape drive

US10614844B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

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

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 17, 2019
Grant date	Apr 7, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 17, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11B15/62
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A media device may comprise a controller, a tape head, a tape comprising tape-position indicia, an indicia detection device, and an adjusting device. The indicia detection device may be configured to detect the tape-position indicia and provide an output corresponding to a tape position. The controller may be configured to send an adjustment command based on the output. The adjusting device may be configured to adjust the media device between a first configuration and a second configuration, based on the adjustment command. The tape may physically contact the tape head in the first configuration and not physically contact the tape head in the second configuration.

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