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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2008
Kenji Kubota, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Kubota, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic tape device comprises a plurality of magnetic heads for recording or reproducing data to a magnetic tape including a data recording area, a tape running mechanism for making the magnetic tape run on the magnetic heads, and a controller for controlling a recording and reproducing operation of the magnetic heads for the magnetic tape while running. The controller includes a recording controller to control the recording and reproducing operation of the magnetic heads so as to record recording target data including a redundancy without recording the recording data and data which is the same as at least a part of the recording target data as redundant data, these data not being recorded in data recording areas adjacent with each other.