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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Faramarz Mahnad, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G11B 20/12 (2006.01); G06F 12/06 (2006.01); G11B 7/003 (2006.01); G11B 7/14 (2012.01); G11B 7/24009 (2013.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G11B 27/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2013.01); G06F 12/06 (2013.01); G11B 7/003 (2013.01); G11B 7/14 (2013.01); G11B 20/1217 (2013.01); G06F 3/0686 (2013.01); G11B 7/24009 (2013.01); G11B 27/107 (2013.01); G11B 2020/1242 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical data storage tape includes more than one segment, with each segment divided into multiple zones, which include multiple data tracks. The layout of the logical zones in one segment is in a different order than those of another segment. In an example, the tape includes at least N physical segments, at least M physical zones in each segment, at least M logical zones assigned to the M physical zones, and wherein logical zones of adjacent physical segments are in a different order than an adjacent physical segment.