Method and system for monitoring and adjusting tape position using control data packets
US6603618B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/90
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for monitoring and/or adjusting the positioning of a magnetic tape using central control packets that are recorded to the tape is presented. Central control packets are used for adjusting the timing of the read head signal over the tape, adapting the reel count to that of the drive at the time the tape was recorded, and monitoring filemarks for logical tape positioning.
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