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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2004
Matthew P. Dugas, St. Paul, MN (US);
Theodore A. Schwarz, Woodbury, MN (US);
Matthew P. Dugas, St. Paul, MN (US);
Theodore A. Schwarz, Woodbury, MN (US);
Advanced Research Corporation, White Bear, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of synthesizing the slanted transitions in a time based servo pattern using servo write gaps that are perpendicular to the tape motion. The present invention particularly relates to a method of writing a servo pattern on magnetic tape so as to minimize errors in the servo pattern. The slanted transitions in a time-based servo pattern are synthesized using servo write gaps that are perpendicular to the tape motion. The slanted portions of the write gaps are synthesized by a series of short segmented vertical and horizontal segments. In so minimizing errors, distortion in the reading and/or writing of the data tracks can be prevented.