Servo frame edge detection for tape servo pattern with synchronization field
US5973869A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/087
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for detecting a frame edge in a servo stripe on a length of magnetic tape. The method includes converting an analog signal to a digital signal and detecting a change in digital signal frequency at a frame edge. A detection signal is generated in response to the detected frequency change.
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