Global Patent Index - EP 1075692 A1

EP 1075692 A1 20010214 - METHOD FOR DETERMINING LONGITUDINAL POSITION ON A LENGTH OF MAGNETIC TAPE

Title (en)

METHOD FOR DETERMINING LONGITUDINAL POSITION ON A LENGTH OF MAGNETIC TAPE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM BESTIMMUNG DER LONGITUDINALEN POSITION AUF EINE MAGNETBANDLÄNGE

Title (fr)

PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE DETERMINER LA POSITION LONGITUDINALE SUR LA LONGUEUR D'UNE BANDE MAGNETIQUE

Publication

EP 1075692 A1 20010214 (EN)

Application

EP 98914353 A 19980330

Priority

US 9806263 W 19980330

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9950838A1] A magnetic tape comprises at least two frames (14, 15). The inventive feature is the addition of high (31) and low (30) data fields in a predetermined sequence, identifying data bits (33) in the servo stripe (13). The bits (33) are grouped into a 22 bit sequence in the position count fields (34, 36), and into a 26 bit sequence in a synchronization field (35).

IPC 1-7

G11B 5/09

IPC 8 full level

G11B 5/584 (2006.01); G11B 27/10 (2006.01); G11B 27/30 (2006.01); G11B 27/13 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G11B 27/107 (2013.01); G11B 27/3027 (2013.01); G11B 5/584 (2013.01); G11B 27/13 (2013.01); G11B 2220/90 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9950838A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9950838 A1 19991007; EP 1075692 A1 20010214; JP 2002510112 A 20020402

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9806263 W 19980330; EP 98914353 A 19980330; JP 2000541675 A 19980330