| 发明名称 | Products with tape formats having one or more spare areas and apparatuses configured for use with such products | ||
| 摘要 | An apparatus includes a magnetic head having an array of transducers. The apparatus is configured to read and/or write to a magnetic recording tape according to a format. The format specifies a number of active channels and a contiguous spare area on the magnetic recording tape. The format also specifies compatibility with a second format. The second format specifies a different number of active channels than the number of active channels specified by the format. A product includes a magnetic recording tape and data stored on the product specifying the aforementioned format. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9196264(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2015.11.24 |
| 申请号 | US201414278785 | 申请日期 | 2014.05.15 |
| 申请人 | International Business Machines Corporation | 发明人 | Biskeborn Robert G. |
| 分类号 | G11B5/008 | 主分类号 | G11B5/008 |
| 代理机构 | Zilka-Kotab,PC | 代理人 | Zilka-Kotab,PC |
| 主权项 | 1. An apparatus, comprising: a magnetic head having an array of transducers, wherein the apparatus is configured to read and/or write to a magnetic recording tape according to a format, wherein the format specifies a number of active channels and a contiguous spare area on the magnetic recording tape; wherein the format also specifies compatibility with a second format; wherein the second format specifies a different number of active channels than the number of active channels specified by the format. | ||
| 地址 | Armonk NY US | ||