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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2006
John Mark Mackelden, Bristol, GB;
Nigel Ronald Evans, Bristol, GB;
Andrew Malcolm George Clarke, Bristol, GB;
John Mark Mackelden, Bristol, GB;
Nigel Ronald Evans, Bristol, GB;
Andrew Malcolm George Clarke, Bristol, GB;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A data transfer apparatus is described for transferring data between at least one transducer head of the data transfer apparatus and a data medium removably received in the data transfer apparatus. The data transfer apparatus is operable to monitor at least one data transfer performance characteristic, and to use results of the monitoring to set an indicator for access by the data transfer apparatus, for use in connection with a subsequent head-cleaning process using a designated head-cleaning medium, the indicator corresponding to an appropriate quality of head-cleaning process.