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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2012
Applicant:
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Clark M. Janssen, Loveland, CO (US);
Assignee:
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 7/08 (2006.01); G11B 15/60 (2006.01); G11B 15/61 (2006.01); G11B 15/32 (2006.01); G11B 7/003 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 15/60 (2013.01); G11B 7/003 (2013.01); G11B 15/61 (2013.01); G11B 15/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical data storage device includes an optical storage tape having one or more optical storage layers. A plurality of optical pickup units reads and/or writes data to the optical storage tape. A feed reel provides the optical storage tape to the optical pickup units. A guiding wheel that guides the optical storage tape when the optical storage tape is in the vicinity of the optical pickup units during read and/or write operations. Finally, a take-up reel receives the optical storage tape from the guiding wheel.