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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1989
Chitoku Kiyonaga, Higashi-Hiroshima, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A magentic tape, a second end identifying part at a predefined distance from the end position of the magnetic tape in a direction toward the beginning of the tape. This second end identifying part is separate from an existing first end identifying part. When data is recorded on such a magnetic tape, the second end identifying part is first detected by an end detecting device, and then the residual data stored in a memory before the second end identifying part is detected are recorded in a recording area located between the second end identifying part and the first end identifying part. This makes it possible to record all data left within the memory before reaching the first end identifying part, that is, before the recording areas of the magnetic tape become full.