Apparatus and method for storing and reading high data capacities
US7180847B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B25/063
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising a tape having an information layer on which information is storable in the form of perturbations, an array of probes that in function faces the tape such that the probes scan the surface of the tape, means for selectively forming the perturbations via the probes, means for detecting the presence of the perturbations via the probes, and drive means for moving the tape relative to the array of probes. The apparatus allows to store high data capacities at a small form factor.
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