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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2009
Applicants:
Christopher B. Tumblin, Broomfield, CO (US);
Ryan P. Mccallister, Lafayette, CO (US);
Bradley E. Whitney, Erie, CO (US);
Inventors:
Christopher B. Tumblin, Broomfield, CO (US);
Ryan P. McCallister, Lafayette, CO (US);
Bradley E. Whitney, Erie, CO (US);
Assignee:
Oracle America, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A data writing apparatus includes a tape drive, a buffer and non-volatile memory. When a synchronization request is received from a device sending data to be written to a tape, the apparatus is operable to copy data corresponding to the synchronization request from the buffer to the non-volatile memory. The data may be stored in the non-volatile memory until at least the time when the data which it is a copy of is written to the tape from the buffer.