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Patent No.:

US 8000052 B1

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Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2008

Cartridge refresh and verify

Applicants:

Scott Milton Fry, Oro Valley, AZ (US);

Reed Alan Hancock, Tucson, AZ (US);

James Mitchell Karp, Tucson, AZ (US);

Pamela Ruth Nylander-hill, Tucson, AZ (US);

Eiji Ogura, Yokohama, JP;

Inventors:

Scott Milton Fry, Oro Valley, AZ (US);

Reed Alan Hancock, Tucson, AZ (US);

James Mitchell Karp, Tucson, AZ (US);

Pamela Ruth Nylander-Hill, Tucson, AZ (US);

Eiji Ogura, Yokohama, JP;

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Attorney:

Zilka-Kotab, PC

Primary Examiner:

Jason C Olson

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method according to one embodiment of the present invention includes receiving an instruction to perform a verification operation on a media cartridge having a tape wrapped around a spool; unwrapping at least some of the tape from the spool of the media cartridge; after the unwrapping, wrapping at least some of the tape back onto the spool; during at least one of the unwrapping and wrapping (and preferably both, and possibly over several cycles of unwrapping and wrapping), performing a verification operation; generating a quality metric based on the verification operation; and outputting the quality metric or derivative thereof, such as a pass or fail indication; an instruction to set a pass/fail flag; a number, score or graphic illustrating to a user a general quality of the tape, etc. Additional methods and systems are also presented.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Fry, Scott. (2011). Cartridge refresh and verify (U.S. Patent No. 8000052). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8000052

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