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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2012
Applicants:
Donald J Fasen, Boise, ID (US);
Jeffrey S Mcallister, Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Donald J Fasen, Boise, ID (US);
Jeffrey S McAllister, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 15/18 (2006.01); B65H 59/38 (2006.01); G11B 15/46 (2006.01); G11B 23/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tape drive is disclosed. The tape drive determines a current tape width and writes data to the tape as well as the current tape width. The tape width written to the tape is associated with the data. When reading data from a tape the tape drive reads the stored tape width and adjusts the current tape width to match the stored tape width before reading the data associated with the stored tape width.