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Tape servo pattern with enhanced synchronization properties

US6023385A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 21, 1997
Grant dateFeb 8, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 21, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B27/30
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetic tape servo pattern with different frequency signals to define the frame boundary. A significantly different frequency field is used to signal the transition from one frame to the next.

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