Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for sensing position of a tape head in a tape drive

US7002771B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by
3References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateAug 19, 2003
Grant dateFeb 21, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 17, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/584
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for sensing position that comprises generating light, eclipsing the light according to position, sensing the amount of light not eclipsed, and inferring position according to the sensed amount of light.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.