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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Marcus Breuer, Dalheim, DE;
Frank Krick, Ockenheim, DE;
Juergen Beck, Stadecken-Elsheim, DE;
Bernd Freitag, Partenheim, DE;
Tim Oswald, Gimbsheim, DE;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A media device may comprise a controller, a tape head, a tape comprising tape-position indicia, an indicia detection device, and an adjusting device. The indicia detection device may be configured to detect the tape-position indicia and provide an output corresponding to a tape position. The controller may be configured to send an adjustment command based on the output. The adjusting device may be configured to adjust the media device between a first configuration and a second configuration, based on the adjustment command. The tape may physically contact the tape head in the first configuration and not physically contact the tape head in the second configuration.