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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2006
Larold L. Olson, Lindstrom, MN (US);
Brian D. Findlay, Woodbury, MN (US);
C. Thomas Jennings, Woodbury, MN (US);
Douglas W. Johnson, Stillwater, MN (US);
Denis J. Langlois, River Falls, WI (US);
Richard W. Molstad, St. Paul, MN (US);
Larold L. Olson, Lindstrom, MN (US);
Brian D. Findlay, Woodbury, MN (US);
C. Thomas Jennings, Woodbury, MN (US);
Douglas W. Johnson, Stillwater, MN (US);
Denis J. Langlois, River Falls, WI (US);
Richard W. Molstad, St. Paul, MN (US);
Imation Corp., Oakdale, MN (US);
Abstract
In an embodiment, a data storage tape includes a first side including recorded data and a second side including recorded error correcting code data for the recorded data on the first side. In another embodiment, a data storage tape comprises a first side including recorded data and a second side including a copy of the recorded data. Embodiments of the invention may distribute related data across both sides of a data storage tape and as a result may reduce the probability that a location-dependent error in the data storage tape will result in irretrievable data loss. Embodiments of the invention may be particularly useful for systems that can simultaneously retrieve or record data on both sides of a dual-sided data storage tape.