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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:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Junji Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 744 ; 360 745 ; 360 746 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for loading a cassette tape which has a detectable end includes structure and steps for detecting the detectable end of the tape. Structure and steps are also provided for determining a specific point in the course of tape loading where the length of the tape drawn out of the cassette becomes shorter than the length of the tape capable of being drawn out of the cassette after the initiation of detecting the detectable end of the tape. Structure and steps are also provided for continuing the tape loading operation and stopping the tape end detection operation after the specific point on the tape is determined.