Global Patent Index - EP 0914649 A1

EP 0914649 A1 19990512 - LONGITUDINAL MAGNETIC RECORDING ARCHITECTURE USING AZIMUTHALLY ORIENTED TRACKS

Title (en)

LONGITUDINAL MAGNETIC RECORDING ARCHITECTURE USING AZIMUTHALLY ORIENTED TRACKS

Title (de)

LONGITUDINALE MAGNETAUFZEICHUNGSARCHITEKTUR MIT SCHRÄG ANGEORDNETEN SPUREN

Title (fr)

ARCHITECTURE D'ENREGISTREMENT MAGNETIQUE LONGITUDINALE UTILISANT DES PISTES A ORIENTATION AZIMUTALE

Publication

EP 0914649 A1 19990512 (EN)

Application

EP 97937001 A 19970723

Priority

  • US 9712886 W 19970723
  • US 68562796 A 19960724

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9803969A1] A system for storing data on and retrieving data from magnetic tape media (300) utilizing a linear format having data tracks (31-38) arranged on an azimuth (370) from the longitudinal axis of the magnetic tape media. The system receives a data stream from a host computer (1), segments the data into tracks, and writes the tracks in azimuthally oriented tracks on the magnetic tape media. A linear tape mechanism (400) is used to write and read data in the azimuthally oriented tracks such that a high data-density is achieved for a linear tape mechanism.

IPC 1-7

G11B 5/008; G11B 5/48

IPC 8 full level

G11B 5/008 (2006.01); G11B 5/09 (2006.01); G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 20/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G11B 5/0083 (2013.01); G11B 5/4893 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9803969A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9803969 A1 19980129; EP 0914649 A1 19990512; JP 2000515291 A 20001114

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9712886 W 19970723; EP 97937001 A 19970723; JP 50720098 A 19970723