WO1997029484A3 - Automated tape cartridge library - Google Patents

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WO1997029484A3
WO1997029484A3 PCT/US1997/002036 US9702036W WO9729484A3 WO 1997029484 A3 WO1997029484 A3 WO 1997029484A3 US 9702036 W US9702036 W US 9702036W WO 9729484 A3 WO9729484 A3 WO 9729484A3
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tape
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tape cartridge
cartridge
cartridge library
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Martin D Gray
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Overland Data Inc
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Priority to AU18596/97A priority Critical patent/AU1859697A/en
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Publication of WO1997029484A3 publication Critical patent/WO1997029484A3/en

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    • G11B27/28—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel by using information detectable on the record carrier by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording
    • G11B27/30—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel by using information detectable on the record carrier by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording on the same track as the main recording
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    • G11B27/28—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel by using information detectable on the record carrier by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording
    • G11B27/32—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel by using information detectable on the record carrier by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording on separate auxiliary tracks of the same or an auxiliary record carrier
    • G11B27/327—Table of contents
    • G11B27/328—Table of contents on a tape [TTOC]
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    • G06F3/0673—Single storage device
    • G06F3/0682—Tape device
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    • G11B2220/00—Record carriers by type
    • G11B2220/40—Combinations of multiple record carriers
    • G11B2220/41—Flat as opposed to hierarchical combination, e.g. library of tapes or discs, CD changer, or groups of record carriers that together store one title
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  • Indexing, Searching, Synchronizing, And The Amount Of Synchronization Travel Of Record Carriers (AREA)
  • Automatic Tape Cassette Changers (AREA)

Abstract

A magnetic tape cartridge library includes a memory (136) which stores calibration parameters associated with the tape cartridges and the tape drives (10). The tape cartridges preferably have a cartridge identifier written to the tape in a plurality of locations along the tape. When a tape cartridge is inserted into a tape drive, the identifier is read, and preferably, a read or write sequence is initiated only if the identifier is verified as being identical to the expected identifier. In addition, appropriate calibration parameters associated with the tape cartridge are retrieved in order to bypass a tape drive initialization sequence.
PCT/US1997/002036 1996-02-09 1997-02-07 Automated tape cartridge library WO1997029484A2 (en)

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AU18596/97A AU1859697A (en) 1996-02-09 1997-02-07 Automated tape cartridge library

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US59914596A 1996-02-09 1996-02-09
US08/599,148 1996-02-09
US08/599,148 US5819309A (en) 1996-02-09 1996-02-09 Automated tape cartridge library with accelerated calibration
US08/599,145 1996-02-09

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WO1997029484A3 true WO1997029484A3 (en) 1997-11-20

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EP0578918A2 (en) * 1992-07-02 1994-01-19 Tandberg Data A/S Stacker/autoloader system with intelligent media storage magazine control
EP0581601A1 (en) * 1992-07-31 1994-02-02 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Video recording and/or reproducing system
JPH07141838A (en) * 1993-11-17 1995-06-02 Sony Corp Program transmitting device
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