GB2266402B - System for identifying data storage tapes - Google Patents

System for identifying data storage tapes

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Publication number
GB2266402B
GB2266402B GB9208663A GB9208663A GB2266402B GB 2266402 B GB2266402 B GB 2266402B GB 9208663 A GB9208663 A GB 9208663A GB 9208663 A GB9208663 A GB 9208663A GB 2266402 B GB2266402 B GB 2266402B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
data storage
identifying data
storage tapes
tapes
identifying
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.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
GB9208663A
Other versions
GB2266402A (en
GB9208663D0 (en
Inventor
Bert Martin Vermeulen
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.)
Hewlett Packard Ltd
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Hewlett Packard Ltd
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Application filed by Hewlett Packard Ltd filed Critical Hewlett Packard Ltd
Priority to GB9208663A priority Critical patent/GB2266402B/en
Publication of GB9208663D0 publication Critical patent/GB9208663D0/en
Priority to DE9305721U priority patent/DE9305721U1/en
Priority to JP2617293U priority patent/JP2607305Y2/en
Publication of GB2266402A publication Critical patent/GB2266402A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2266402B publication Critical patent/GB2266402B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B23/00—Record carriers not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Accessories, e.g. containers, specially adapted for co-operation with the recording or reproducing apparatus ; Intermediate mediums; Apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture
    • G11B23/30—Record carriers not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Accessories, e.g. containers, specially adapted for co-operation with the recording or reproducing apparatus ; Intermediate mediums; Apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture with provision for auxiliary signals
    • G11B23/34—Signal means additional to the main recording track, e.g. photoelectric sensing of sprocket holes for timing
    • 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
    • G11B15/06—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 auxiliary features on record carriers or containers, e.g. to stop machine near the end of a tape
    • 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
    • G11B15/06—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 auxiliary features on record carriers or containers, e.g. to stop machine near the end of a tape
    • G11B15/08—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 auxiliary features on record carriers or containers, e.g. to stop machine near the end of a tape by photoelectric sensing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B23/00—Record carriers not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Accessories, e.g. containers, specially adapted for co-operation with the recording or reproducing apparatus ; Intermediate mediums; Apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture
    • G11B23/02—Containers; Storing means both adapted to cooperate with the recording or reproducing means
    • G11B23/04—Magazines; Cassettes for webs or filaments
    • G11B23/08—Magazines; Cassettes for webs or filaments for housing webs or filaments having two distinct ends
    • G11B23/087—Magazines; Cassettes for webs or filaments for housing webs or filaments having two distinct ends using two different reels or cores
    • G11B23/08707—Details
    • G11B23/08714—Auxiliary features
GB9208663A 1992-04-22 1992-04-22 System for identifying data storage tapes Expired - Lifetime GB2266402B (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9208663A GB2266402B (en) 1992-04-22 1992-04-22 System for identifying data storage tapes
DE9305721U DE9305721U1 (en) 1992-04-22 1993-04-16 System for identifying data storage tapes
JP2617293U JP2607305Y2 (en) 1992-04-22 1993-04-21 Tape identification system

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9208663A GB2266402B (en) 1992-04-22 1992-04-22 System for identifying data storage tapes

Publications (3)

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GB9208663D0 GB9208663D0 (en) 1992-06-10
GB2266402A GB2266402A (en) 1993-10-27
GB2266402B true GB2266402B (en) 1995-11-08

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JP (1) JP2607305Y2 (en)
DE (1) DE9305721U1 (en)
GB (1) GB2266402B (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7126779B2 (en) 2001-12-04 2006-10-24 Quantum Corporation Tape media identification code
WO2003049110A1 (en) * 2001-12-04 2003-06-12 Quantum Corporation Tape media identification code
US6918554B2 (en) * 2002-03-14 2005-07-19 Quantum Corporation Tape cartridge format identification in a single reel tape handling device
US8120876B2 (en) 2004-07-30 2012-02-21 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Medium for use in a tape drive apparatus having identification segment and a segment identification pattern

Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4843490A (en) * 1987-03-27 1989-06-27 Teac Corporation System for discriminating between two tape assemblies of different recording characteristics to be loaded interchangeably in data transfer apparatus
EP0347074A2 (en) * 1988-06-17 1989-12-20 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Magnetic tape cartridge identification
WO1992005549A1 (en) * 1990-09-17 1992-04-02 Gigatape Systeme Für Datensicherung Gmbh Magnetic tape

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4843490A (en) * 1987-03-27 1989-06-27 Teac Corporation System for discriminating between two tape assemblies of different recording characteristics to be loaded interchangeably in data transfer apparatus
EP0347074A2 (en) * 1988-06-17 1989-12-20 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Magnetic tape cartridge identification
WO1992005549A1 (en) * 1990-09-17 1992-04-02 Gigatape Systeme Für Datensicherung Gmbh Magnetic tape

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Publication number Publication date
JP2607305Y2 (en) 2001-07-09
GB2266402A (en) 1993-10-27
GB9208663D0 (en) 1992-06-10
DE9305721U1 (en) 1993-07-08
JPH0619131U (en) 1994-03-11

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Expiry date: 20120421