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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Scott D. Wilson, Thornton, CO (US);
Assignee:
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 25/06 (2006.01); G11B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for writing data and location marks on an optical tape is provided. The apparatus comprises an optical system that includes at least one laser source for transmitting a laser beam therefrom. The optical system further includes a plurality of lenses for receiving the laser beam and for directing the laser beam onto at least one guard band on the optical tape to write the location marks thereon. The location marks being indicative of a longitudinal position of the data that is capable of being stored on a writeable section of the optical tape.