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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. 18, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Steve Jerman, Eagle, ID (US);
Inventor:
Steve Jerman, Eagle, ID (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 15/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for storing data. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a tape cartridge which has a cartridge memory. The cartridge memory can store therein a set of label data and a cartridge stamp. The set of label data is read by a reader device only when the reader device, in conjunction with a controller, determines that the cartridge stamp has been updated. Methods in accordance with the present invention comprise steps of reading the set of label data if the cartridge stamp is determined to have been updated.