Apparatus for a medium having a medium identification pattern and a segment identification pattern
US8345372B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/913
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tape drive apparatus is for a tape medium having a magnetic segment for magnetically transducing information and an identification segment carrying a medium identification pattern and a segment identification pattern. The tape drive apparatus has a data transfer apparatus configured to transfer data between the tape medium and the tape drive apparatus, a reader configured to read a signal representative of the identification segment, a detector configured to detect the segment identification pattern in the signal, and a decoder configured to decode the medium identification pattern in response to the detection of the segment identification pattern.
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