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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2004
Michael T. Benhase, Tucson, AZ (US);
James Chien-chiung Chen, Tucson, AZ (US);
Chung Man Fung, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew J. Kalos, Tucson, AZ (US);
Patricia Ching LU, Fremont, CA (US);
Michael T. Benhase, Tucson, AZ (US);
James Chien-Chiung Chen, Tucson, AZ (US);
Chung Man Fung, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew J. Kalos, Tucson, AZ (US);
Patricia Ching Lu, Fremont, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed to transfer information from a first information storage and retrieval system to a second information storage and retrieval system. The method provides a first information storage and retrieval system comprising a first track size and a plurality of first tracks, and a second information storage and retrieval system comprising a second track size and a plurality of second tracks. The method determines if the first track size is greater than the second track size. If the method determines that the first track size is greater than said second track size, then the method sets a ratio (R) equal to the first track size divided by the second track size, provides the (i)th first track from the first information storage and retrieval system to the second information storage and retrieval system, provides (R) second tracks, and maps the (i)th first track onto the (R) second tracks.