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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen M Adams, Sachse, TX (US);
Lionel C Shih, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignees:
E-Systems, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Ampex Corporation, Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 48 ; 360 721 ; 364D / ; 364952 ; 3649524 ; 3649526 ; 3649681 ; 3649683 ;
Abstract
A method for formatting a length of magnetic tape into a plurality of partition areas to enable data storage in any of these areas and for formatting on the magnetic tape a plurality of spaced system zones, by means of controlling programs of a recording device prompting a host computer system to input the number and spacing of the system zones and the length and number of the partitions to be formatted onto the magnetic tape. The programs also prompts the host computer system to select one of various options for placing a partitions on the magnetic tape.