Data storage device compensating for tape distortion
US11295772B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 21, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/588
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage device is disclosed comprising at least one head configured to access a magnetic tape. User data is written to a first area of the magnetic tape at a first data track pitch, and when a distortion of the magnetic tape is detected, the user data is rewritten to compensate for the distortion.
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