AU2910695A - Method and apparatus for virtual edge detection of magnetic tape - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for virtual edge detection of magnetic tape

Info

Publication number
AU2910695A
AU2910695A AU29106/95A AU2910695A AU2910695A AU 2910695 A AU2910695 A AU 2910695A AU 29106/95 A AU29106/95 A AU 29106/95A AU 2910695 A AU2910695 A AU 2910695A AU 2910695 A AU2910695 A AU 2910695A
Authority
AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
magnetic tape
edge detection
virtual edge
virtual
detection
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU29106/95A
Inventor
Mark R Ayres
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Exabyte Corp
Original Assignee
Exabyte Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Exabyte Corp filed Critical Exabyte Corp
Publication of AU2910695A publication Critical patent/AU2910695A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/54—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head into or out of its operative position or across tracks
    • G11B5/55—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head
    • G11B5/5504—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head across tape tracks
    • G11B5/5508—Control circuits therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B15/00—Driving, starting or stopping record carriers of filamentary or web form; Driving both such record carriers and heads; Guiding such record carriers or containers therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function
    • G11B15/60—Guiding record carrier
    • G11B15/602—Guiding record carrier for track selection, acquisition or following
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B15/00—Driving, starting or stopping record carriers of filamentary or web form; Driving both such record carriers and heads; Guiding such record carriers or containers therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function
    • G11B15/02—Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing
    • G11B15/026—Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing by using processor, e.g. microcomputer
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B15/00—Driving, starting or stopping record carriers of filamentary or web form; Driving both such record carriers and heads; Guiding such record carriers or containers therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function
    • G11B15/02—Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing
    • G11B15/05—Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing by sensing features present on or derived from record carrier or container
    • G11B15/087—Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing by sensing features present on or derived from record carrier or container by sensing recorded signals
AU29106/95A 1994-08-30 1995-06-23 Method and apparatus for virtual edge detection of magnetic tape Abandoned AU2910695A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US29774794A 1994-08-30 1994-08-30
US297747 1994-08-30
PCT/US1995/008058 WO1996007180A1 (en) 1994-08-30 1995-06-23 Method and apparatus for virtual edge detection of magnetic tape

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU2910695A true AU2910695A (en) 1996-03-22

Family

ID=23147589

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
AU29106/95A Abandoned AU2910695A (en) 1994-08-30 1995-06-23 Method and apparatus for virtual edge detection of magnetic tape

Country Status (2)

Country Link
AU (1) AU2910695A (en)
WO (1) WO1996007180A1 (en)

Family Cites Families (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4422111A (en) * 1979-09-04 1983-12-20 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company High capacity data cartridge system and preformatted cartridge for use therein
US4786984A (en) * 1986-12-05 1988-11-22 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Method and apparatus for locating the edge of a magnetic tape
US4935827A (en) * 1988-11-09 1990-06-19 Ampex Corporation Dynamic head position tracking control for a magnetic tape playback system
US5210663A (en) * 1989-04-10 1993-05-11 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Tracking control device and magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus using the device
US5262904A (en) * 1991-01-22 1993-11-16 International Business Machines Corporation Method and apparatus for measuring and compensating nonlinear bitshift

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO1996007180A1 (en) 1996-03-07

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
AU3475493A (en) Method and apparatus for locating tumors
AU4862993A (en) Apparatus and method of damage detection for magnetically permeable members
AU7221796A (en) Apparatus for and method of determining positional information for an object
AU4624793A (en) Specimen processor method and apparatus
EP1278059A3 (en) Method and apparatus for identifying an object
AU3963293A (en) Method and apparatus for detecting concealed substances
AU3985695A (en) Method and apparatus for growing thin films
AU2476495A (en) Method and apparatus for catheterization access
EP0749906A3 (en) Method and apparatus for cutting thin tapes and films
AU3804093A (en) Method and apparatus for partial response demodulation
AU7410196A (en) Method and apparatus for lapping sliders
AU1116992A (en) Method of and apparatus for processing vacuum pressure information
AU4528296A (en) Method and apparatus for identifying characteristics of an object in a field of view
AU2048895A (en) Method and apparatus for graphic processing
AU4086497A (en) Methods and apparatus for detection of fault direction
EP1329889B8 (en) Magnetic recording apparatus and method of adjusting the magnetic recording apparatus
AU8157694A (en) Methods and apparatus for separating weakly magnetic materials
AU5933690A (en) Method and apparatus for cleaning magnetic tapes
GB2273843B (en) Apparatus and method for enhancing transient edge of video signal
EP0673032A3 (en) Magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus and control method thereof
EP0760289A3 (en) Recording apparatus and recording method
AU6285796A (en) Method and apparatus for altering a magnetic characteristic of a medium
AU4449893A (en) Method and apparatus for verifying data processing apparatus
AU5267793A (en) Method of and apparatus for cancelling electric field
AU4694093A (en) Cassette tape extraction and drive apparatus and method