EP1075693A4 - Method for servo track identification - Google Patents

Method for servo track identification

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Publication number
EP1075693A4
EP1075693A4 EP98913306A EP98913306A EP1075693A4 EP 1075693 A4 EP1075693 A4 EP 1075693A4 EP 98913306 A EP98913306 A EP 98913306A EP 98913306 A EP98913306 A EP 98913306A EP 1075693 A4 EP1075693 A4 EP 1075693A4
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Prior art keywords
servo track
track identification
identification
servo
track
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EP98913306A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1075693A1 (en
Inventor
John Paul Mantey
Steven Gregory Trabert
Ronald Dean Gillingham
Richard Lewis O'day
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Storage Technology Corp
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Storage Technology Corp
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Priority claimed from PCT/US1998/006265 external-priority patent/WO1999050839A1/en
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PCT/US1998/006265 WO1999050839A1 (en) 1997-02-21 1998-03-30 Method for servo track identification

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EP1075693A1 EP1075693A1 (en) 2001-02-14
EP1075693A4 true EP1075693A4 (en) 2002-06-12

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Citations (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4472750A (en) * 1981-07-02 1984-09-18 Irwin Magnetic Systems, Inc. Data record with pre-recorded transducer positioning signals, and system for utilizing same
US4586094A (en) * 1984-03-13 1986-04-29 Irwin Magnetic Systems, Inc. Method and apparatus for pre-recording tracking information on magnetic media
US5121270A (en) * 1989-09-19 1992-06-09 Alcudia Ezra R Multitransducer head positioning servo for use in a bi-directional magnetic tape system
EP0490876A2 (en) * 1984-04-05 1992-06-17 Conner Peripherals, Inc. Method of and apparatus for positioning transducers by digital conversion of analog signals
EP0562563A2 (en) * 1992-03-23 1993-09-29 Conner Peripherals, Inc. Multi-track embedded servo recording format and method
US5394277A (en) * 1992-05-13 1995-02-28 Tandberg Data A/S Method for determining servo track pair position and longitudinal tape position for a tape using dedicated servo format

Patent Citations (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4472750A (en) * 1981-07-02 1984-09-18 Irwin Magnetic Systems, Inc. Data record with pre-recorded transducer positioning signals, and system for utilizing same
US4586094A (en) * 1984-03-13 1986-04-29 Irwin Magnetic Systems, Inc. Method and apparatus for pre-recording tracking information on magnetic media
EP0490876A2 (en) * 1984-04-05 1992-06-17 Conner Peripherals, Inc. Method of and apparatus for positioning transducers by digital conversion of analog signals
US5121270A (en) * 1989-09-19 1992-06-09 Alcudia Ezra R Multitransducer head positioning servo for use in a bi-directional magnetic tape system
EP0562563A2 (en) * 1992-03-23 1993-09-29 Conner Peripherals, Inc. Multi-track embedded servo recording format and method
US5394277A (en) * 1992-05-13 1995-02-28 Tandberg Data A/S Method for determining servo track pair position and longitudinal tape position for a tape using dedicated servo format
US5568327A (en) * 1992-05-13 1996-10-22 Tandberg Data As Method for determining the tape position using dedicated servo format

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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See also references of WO9950839A1 *

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