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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2016
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood City, CA (US);
Lingtao Wang, Superior, CO (US);
Scott Wilson, Thornton, CO (US);
Dwayne Edling, Mead, CO (US);
Faramarz Mahnad, Brookline, MA (US);
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
In at least one embodiment, an optical data storage tape is provided. The optical data storage tape includes a read/write data area including a plurality of writeable tracks for storing data thereon, each writeable track having a first track width. The optical data storage tape further includes a seam area positioned proximate to the read/write data area. The seam area including a plurality of non-writeable tracks, each non-writeable track including a second track width that is greater than the first track width for each writeable track.