Linear recording executing optimum writing upon receipt of series of commands including mixed read and write commands
US9330713B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/93
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus according to one embodiment includes a head, a controller coupled to the head, and logic integrated with and/or executable by the controller. The logic is configured to receive a series of commands, the series of commands including mixed read, overwrite, and append write commands, cause reading of data from a specified position of a tape using the head and storing the data in a buffer in response to a read command; and cause writing of data stored in the buffer starting from an appended data end position of the tape in response to an append write command.
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