Deutsche Thomson-brandt Gmbh

Bruno Weihs

Peter Mahr

Klaus Oldermann

Jurgen Kaaden

Gerhard Reiner

An information storage medium has at least a longitudinal bundle comprising three servo tracks (3, 4, 5). The bundle is arranged in consecutive tracking units (T(N)) of a determined longitudinal length. Surfaces of said servo tracks present either a first or a second characteristic (6, 7) and vary in size and distribution inside the tracking units. The bundles may contain longitudinally stored identification information. Methods for obtaining tracking signals indicating a transversal offset between a reading head and the bundle and for retrieving identification information are disclosed. Also methods for obtaining tracking units in which transversal tracking code is combined with distinct information are described.

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Sevres, France

Bruno Weihs