Resources Contact Us Home
Browse by: INVENTOR PATENT HOLDER PATENT NUMBER DATE
 
 
Browse by Category: Main > Information Technology
Class Information
Number: 360/72.3
Name: Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval > Automatic control of a recorder mechanism > Controlling the record > Locating specific areas > Responsive to tape transport
Description: Subject matter wherein the transport mechanism itself is monitored to control the location of the selected area (e.g., reel or capstan shaft rotation).


Patents under this class:
1 2 3

Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7586708 Tape drive for avoiding tape stiction Sep. 8, 2009
7565057 Information processing apparatus and information processing method Jul. 21, 2009
7245450 Synchronous servo channel for longitudinal position detection and position error signal generation in tape drive systems Jul. 17, 2007
7180694 Recording and/or reproducing apparatus, recording and/or reproducing method, recording medium and program Feb. 20, 2007
7099103 Methods for controlling the use of a cleaning cartridge for tape drives Aug. 29, 2006
7064913 Enhanced read margining using dither enhanced write marginalization for mass data storage applications Jun. 20, 2006
6985325 Updateable centralized data position information storage system Jan. 10, 2006
6967802 System and method for reducing latency for serially accessible media Nov. 22, 2005
6937413 Tape servo information with superimposed data information providing servo band identification Aug. 30, 2005
6934109 Apparatus and method to monitor the relative position of a tape medium disposed in a tape drive Aug. 23, 2005
6791781 Method and apparatus for providing linear position (LPOS) estimations Sep. 14, 2004
6697206 Tape edge monitoring Feb. 24, 2004
6624961 Tape drive apparatus and recording medium Sep. 23, 2003
6580577 Magnetic tape apparatus with forced magnetic tape cleaning process Jun. 17, 2003
6493167 Magnetic tape unit Dec. 10, 2002
6209058 Cache management for data transfer control from target disk areas Mar. 27, 2001
6204987 Method for loading data on a tape at a center of the tape, and a tape for implementing the method Mar. 20, 2001
6188536 Method and system for detecting the end of a tape within a magnetic tape drive Feb. 13, 2001
6160675 Magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus Dec. 12, 2000
6057973 Method of seeking to tape segment without the use of inter-segment gap May. 2, 2000
5923490 High speed searching of digital cassette Jul. 13, 1999
5920676 Apparatus and method for removing noise bar Jul. 6, 1999
5815336 Method for sensing position of magnetic tape during discontinuous travel of the tape Sep. 29, 1998
5805371 Monitoring tape position in a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus Sep. 8, 1998
5724203 Method and apparatus for determining addresses in time along a recording tape Mar. 3, 1998
5710676 Pre-formatting of a storage media having fixed-size partitions Jan. 20, 1998
5638229 Method for detecting an information recorded position in an information reproducing apparatus Jun. 10, 1997
5608585 Magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus with repositioning stop mode Mar. 4, 1997
5581365 Remote control system for controlling tape playback apparatus on the basis of time code data recorded on the recording tape with the information data to be reproduced Dec. 3, 1996
5563747 Method for correcting the counter distortions in VCR Oct. 8, 1996
5555141 Apparatus for electrically detecting starting/ending portions of a tape Sep. 10, 1996
5552943 Apparatus and method for accessing a location on a magnetic tape Sep. 3, 1996
5475542 Method and apparatus for improving inter-block gap length tolerance and locate accuracy for write appends Dec. 12, 1995
5448427 Magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus Sep. 5, 1995
5446605 Method and apparatus for moving head from one tape track to another against the risk of damaging the tape Aug. 29, 1995
5400150 Screen encore method by reel-sensing in a video tape recorder system Mar. 21, 1995
5394279 Method and apparatus for simultaneoulsy searching two sides of a tape for locations of blanks between recorded signals Feb. 28, 1995
5388016 Magnetic tape data management method and apparatus Feb. 7, 1995
5339200 Signal recording apparatus with rerecording facility Aug. 16, 1994
5327249 Apparatus and method for controlling the capstan motor of the video cassette recorder having function of automatic five/slow playback Jul. 5, 1994
5270884 Servo control method in the absence of tape control signals Dec. 14, 1993
5264972 Method and apparatus for maintaining tape tension in a belt-driven tape cartridge Nov. 23, 1993
5227928 Magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus which maintains a constant speed relation between a linearly moving tape and a rotationally moving head Jul. 13, 1993
5195000 Searching device for a tape reproducing apparatus Mar. 16, 1993
5179479 Method of high speed searching for a desired tape portion in a digital audio tape recorder Jan. 12, 1993
5146495 Circuit and method for maintaining security of video tape using privacy number Sep. 8, 1992
5043828 Editing control system for recording and/or reproducing apparatus for video tape and so forth with high efficiency pre-view operation Aug. 27, 1991
5035624 Presentation apparatus Jul. 30, 1991
5032937 Magnetic tape recording and/or reproducing apparatus having automatic mode changing capabilities Jul. 16, 1991
4996611 Tape position data indicating apparatus for cassette tape player Feb. 26, 1991

1 2 3


 
 
  Recently Added Patents
Internal voltage generator
Compression rail for sliding cup holder tray
Vehicle lamp
Optimized land mobile satellite configuration and steering method
Integrated trench MOSFET and junction barrier schottky rectifier with trench contact structures
LCD device with data/gate line pad electrodes and contact electrode including both a transparent conductive film and a metal layer interconnecting data link and data line through respective co
Quad field data distribution system with fiber optic converter
  Randomly Featured Patents
Multiple channel analog to digital converter
Exhaust gas purification device for an engine
Diagnostic test kit and specific binding assay using modulator of signal resulting from peroxidase label
Arterial embolic filter deployed from catheter
Compressor motor-end bearing having oil leakage path
Sprue gate for injection molding of plastic articles
Hair adornment
Pneumatic tire
Method of making solid electrolyte capacitor using a conducting polymer solid electrolytic capacitor using a conducting polymer method of making
Aeration-type rotary dryer