公开(公告)号：US20120218658A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-30

申请号：US13463745

申请日：2012-05-03

申请人： Scott Milton Fry ,  Reed A. Hancock ,  James Mitchell Karp ,  Pamela R. Nylander-Hill ,  Eiji Ogura

发明人： Scott Milton Fry ,  Reed A. Hancock ,  James Mitchell Karp ,  Pamela R. Nylander-Hill ,  Eiji Ogura

IPC分类号： G11B5/09

CPC分类号： G11B15/18 ,  G11B5/78 ,  G11B15/672 ,  G11B15/689 ,  G11B27/36 ,  G11B2220/90

摘要： A method in one embodiment includes receiving a command to perform at least one of a refresh operation and a verification operation on a media cartridge having a tape wrapped around a spool; mounting the media cartridge in a tape drive; starting execution of the refresh and/or verification operation; aborting execution of the refresh and/or verification operation upon occurrence of a predetermined event. A method in another embodiment includes receiving an instruction to perform a verification operation on a media cartridge having a tape wrapped around a spool; unwrapping at least some of the tape from the spool; after the unwrapping, wrapping at least some of the tape back onto the spool; during at least one of the unwrapping and wrapping, performing a verification operation; terminating execution of the verification operation when a drive error is detected; outputting an indication of a media error when a media error is encountered.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中的方法包括：接收在具有缠绕在卷轴上的带的介质盒上执行刷新操作和验证操作中的至少一个的命令; 将介质盒安装在磁带驱动器中; 开始刷新和/或验证操作的执行; 在发生预定事件时中断执行刷新和/或验证操作。 另一实施例中的方法包括接收在具有缠绕在卷轴上的带的介质盒上执行验证操作的指令; 从卷轴上展开至少一些胶带; 在展开之后，将至少一些带子包裹回到卷轴上; 在展开和包装中的至少一个期间，执行验证操作; 当检测到驱动器错误时终止验证操作的执行; 当遇到媒体错误时输出介质错误的指示。

公开(公告)号：US20110222183A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-15

申请号：US13115070

申请日：2011-05-24

申请人： Scott Milton Fry ,  Reed Alan Hancock ,  James Mitchell Karp ,  Pamela Ruth Nylander-Hill ,  Eiji Ogura

发明人： Scott Milton Fry ,  Reed Alan Hancock ,  James Mitchell Karp ,  Pamela Ruth Nylander-Hill ,  Eiji Ogura

IPC分类号： G11B5/09

CPC分类号： G11B15/18 ,  G11B5/78 ,  G11B15/672 ,  G11B15/689 ,  G11B27/36 ,  G11B2220/90

摘要： A method according to one embodiment includes: deciding to perform a refresh operation on a media cartridge having a tape wrapped around a spool; determining which drive of a plurality of drives is available to perform the refresh operation; causing the media cartridge to be mounted to the available drive; causing the drive to unwrap the tape from the spool of the media cartridge to about an end of the tape; and causing the drive to wrap the tape back onto the spool after the unwrapping, wherein at least some data on the tape is overwritten with new data, and a verification operation is performed using the new data.

摘要翻译： 根据一个实施例的方法包括：决定对具有卷绕在卷轴上的带的介质盒执行刷新操作; 确定多个驱动器的哪个驱动器可用于执行刷新操作; 使介质盒被安装到可用的驱动器上; 使得驱动器将带从介质盒的卷轴展开到胶带的一端; 并且使得驱动器在解卷之后将带缠绕回到卷轴上，其中带上的至少一些数据被新数据覆盖，并且使用新数据执行验证操作。

公开(公告)号：US08000052B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-16

申请号：US12189623

申请日：2008-08-11

申请人： Scott Milton Fry ,  Reed Alan Hancock ,  James Mitchell Karp ,  Pamela Ruth Nylander-Hill ,  Eiji Ogura

发明人： Scott Milton Fry ,  Reed Alan Hancock ,  James Mitchell Karp ,  Pamela Ruth Nylander-Hill ,  Eiji Ogura

IPC分类号： G11B5/09

CPC分类号： G11B15/18 ,  G11B5/78 ,  G11B15/672 ,  G11B15/689 ,  G11B27/36 ,  G11B2220/90

摘要： A method according to one embodiment of the present invention includes receiving an instruction to perform a verification operation on a media cartridge having a tape wrapped around a spool; unwrapping at least some of the tape from the spool of the media cartridge; after the unwrapping, wrapping at least some of the tape back onto the spool; during at least one of the unwrapping and wrapping (and preferably both, and possibly over several cycles of unwrapping and wrapping), performing a verification operation; generating a quality metric based on the verification operation; and outputting the quality metric or derivative thereof, such as a pass or fail indication; an instruction to set a pass/fail flag; a number, score or graphic illustrating to a user a general quality of the tape, etc. Additional methods and systems are also presented.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的一个实施例的方法包括接收对具有缠绕在卷轴上的带的介质盒执行验证操作的指令; 从介质盒的卷轴展开至少一些胶带; 在展开之后，将至少一些带子包裹回到卷轴上; 在打包和包装（并且优选地两个，并且可能在多个展开和包裹的循环中）中的至少一个中执行验证操作; 基于验证操作生成质量度量; 并输出质量度量或其衍生物，例如通过或失败指示; 设置通过/失败标志的指令; 向用户示出磁带的一般质量的数字，分数或图形等。还提出了附加的方法和系统。

公开(公告)号：US07821728B2

公开(公告)日：2010-10-26

申请号：US12172098

申请日：2008-07-11

申请人： Scott Milton Fry ,  Hiroshi Itagaki ,  James Mitchell Karp ,  Takashi Katagiri ,  Pamela Ruth Nylander-Hill ,  Yutaka Ooishi

发明人： Scott Milton Fry ,  Hiroshi Itagaki ,  James Mitchell Karp ,  Takashi Katagiri ,  Pamela Ruth Nylander-Hill ,  Yutaka Ooishi

IPC分类号： G11B27/36 ,  G11B5/09

CPC分类号： G11B27/107 ,  G11B20/1816 ,  G11B27/36 ,  G11B2020/1823 ,  G11B2220/90

摘要： A plurality of tape drives writes a plurality of indicators corresponding to a plurality of data units on a tape, wherein an indicator indicates which tape drive of the plurality of tape drives has written a corresponding data unit on the tape. Each of the plurality of tape drives generates an extent of read errors, in response to reading the plurality of data units written on the tape. The extent of read errors generated by each of the plurality of tape drives are aggregated at a computational device coupled to the plurality of tape drives. A determination is made at the computational device of a defective tape drive of the plurality of tape drives from the aggregated extent of read errors.

摘要翻译： 多个磁带驱动器将与多个数据单元相对应的多个指示器写在磁带上，其中指示符指示多个磁带机的哪个磁带驱动器已经在磁带上写入相应的数据单元。 响应于读取写在磁带上的多个数据单元，多个磁带驱动器中的每一个产生读取错误的程度。 由多个磁带驱动器中的每一个产生的读取错误的程度在耦合到多个磁带驱动器的计算设备上聚合。 在多个磁带驱动器的有缺陷的磁带驱动器的计算设备上，从读出错误的聚合范围中确定。

公开(公告)号：US07757099B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-13

申请号：US11530019

申请日：2006-09-07

申请人： Paul Merrill Greco ,  Hiroshi Itagaki ,  James Mitchell Karp ,  Hirokazu Nakayama ,  Toshiyuki Shiratori

发明人： Paul Merrill Greco ,  Hiroshi Itagaki ,  James Mitchell Karp ,  Hirokazu Nakayama ,  Toshiyuki Shiratori

IPC分类号： G06F21/00

CPC分类号： G06F21/80

摘要： Provided are a method, system, removable storage cartridge, and article of manufacture for validating an encryption key file on a removable storage media. Copies of an encryption key file are written to multiple locations on a removable storage media, wherein data is encrypted and decrypted using an encryption key included in the encryption key file. A validation operation is performed on the copy of the encryption key file at one of the key locations, wherein the key locations comprise the locations on the removable storage media to which the encryption key files were written. In response to the copy of the encryption key file not validating, a command is sent to cause the data and valid copies of the encryption key file to be rewritten to a new storage media.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于验证可移动存储介质上的加密密钥文件的方法，系统，可移动存储盒和制品。 将加密密钥文件的副本写入可移动存储介质上的多个位置，其中使用包含在加密密钥文件中的加密密钥对数据进行加密和解密。 对密钥位置之一处的加密密钥文件的副本执行验证操作，其中密钥位置包括写入加密密钥文件的可移动存储介质上的位置。 响应于未验证的加密密钥文件的副本，发送命令以使加密密钥文件的数据和有效副本被重写到新的存储介质。

公开(公告)号：US20080304174A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-11

申请号：US11759161

申请日：2007-06-06

申请人： Hiroshi Itagaki ,  James Mitchell Karp ,  Takashi Katagiri

发明人： Hiroshi Itagaki ,  James Mitchell Karp ,  Takashi Katagiri

IPC分类号： G11B15/46

CPC分类号： G11B15/4676 ,  G11B15/4733

摘要： Provided are techniques for determining a tape speed for a next sync operation. A sync command is received. An average transaction size and an average host transfer rate of a set of previous sync operations are calculated. The tape speed for the next sync operation is determined using the average transaction size, the average host transfer rate, and a backhitch time. Data is written to a tape cartridge using the determined tape speed.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于确定下一个同步操作的磁带速度的技术。 接收到sync命令。 计算一组先前同步操作的平均事务大小和平均主机传输速率。 下一个同步操作的磁带速度是使用平均事务大小，平均主机传输速率和后退时间来确定的。 使用确定的磁带速度将数据写入磁带盒。

公开(公告)号：US07076333B2

公开(公告)日：2006-07-11

申请号：US10947795

申请日：2004-09-24

申请人： William Louis Brodsky ,  Dennis Hurley Byrne ,  Alex Chliwnyj ,  David Michael Davis ,  James Mitchell Karp ,  George G. Zamora

发明人： William Louis Brodsky ,  Dennis Hurley Byrne ,  Alex Chliwnyj ,  David Michael Davis ,  James Mitchell Karp ,  George G. Zamora

IPC分类号： G06F19/00

CPC分类号： H05K7/1454 ,  G06F1/183 ,  G06F1/184 ,  G06F1/187 ,  G11B17/225 ,  G11B23/049 ,  G11B33/126 ,  G11B33/128 ,  H01R13/2414 ,  H01R2201/06

摘要： An electrical connection of a transfer station releasably, repeatably electrically couples with respect to a matching connection of a portable cartridge. A substrate in the portable cartridge has electrical contacts on a facing surface. In the transfer station, a matching circuitized flexible substrate has electrical contacts on a facing surface thereof, which are arranged to match the portable cartridge electrical contacts when in a face-to-face relationship. An elastomeric compression element, at the rear of the matching substrate, has individual protruding compression members contacting the rear surface and registered with corresponding individual electrical contacts. Elongated electrical contacts are registered with two adjacent individual compression members. A loader engages the portable cartridge, registering the cartridge substrate contacts in face-to-face relation with the matching flexible substrate electrical contacts, and exerting a normal force to the cartridge to compress the compression element and create non-wiping contact between the facing electrical contacts.

公开(公告)号：US06856479B2

公开(公告)日：2005-02-15

申请号：US10058101

申请日：2002-01-29

申请人： Glen Alan Jaquette ,  Paul Merrill Greco ,  James Mitchell Karp

发明人： Glen Alan Jaquette ,  Paul Merrill Greco ,  James Mitchell Karp

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G11B20/10 ,  G11B20/12 ,  G11B20/14 ,  G11B27/30 ,  G11B5/09

CPC分类号： G11B27/3027 ,  G06F3/0601 ,  G06F2003/0698 ,  G11B20/10527 ,  G11B20/1201 ,  G11B20/1403 ,  G11B2020/1062 ,  G11B2220/216 ,  G11B2220/90 ,  G11B2220/95

摘要： Synchronized data is written to magnetic tape while reducing the number of backhitches. A controller detects a pattern of synchronizing events for received data records to be written to tape; writes each transaction of data records to the magnetic tape; accumulates the synchronized transactions in a buffer; and subsequently recursively writes the accumulated transactions of data records from the buffer to the magnetic tape in a sequence. A single backhitch may be employed to place the recursively written accumulated data records following the preceding data, maximizing performance and capacity.

摘要翻译： 将同步数据写入磁带，同时减少后退数量。 控制器检测要写入磁带的接收数据记录同步事件的模式; 将数据记录的每个事务写入磁带; 在缓冲区中累加同步事务; 并且随后以顺序将数据记录的累积事务从缓冲器递归到磁带。 可以使用单个后缀来放置遵循前述数据的递归写入的累积数据记录，从而最大化性能和容量。

公开(公告)号：US06854982B2

公开(公告)日：2005-02-15

申请号：US10326307

申请日：2002-12-23

申请人： William Louis Brodsky ,  Dennis Hurley Byrne ,  Alex Chliwnyj ,  David Michael Davis ,  James Mitchell Karp ,  George G. Zamora

发明人： William Louis Brodsky ,  Dennis Hurley Byrne ,  Alex Chliwnyj ,  David Michael Davis ,  James Mitchell Karp ,  George G. Zamora

IPC分类号： G06F1/18 ,  G11B17/22 ,  G11B23/04 ,  G11B25/04 ,  G11B33/12 ,  H01R12/04 ,  H01R13/24 ,  H05K7/14 ,  H01R12/00

CPC分类号： H05K7/1454 ,  G06F1/183 ,  G06F1/184 ,  G06F1/187 ,  G11B17/225 ,  G11B23/049 ,  G11B33/126 ,  G11B33/128 ,  H01R13/2414 ,  H01R2201/06

摘要： An electrical connection releasably, repeatably electrically couples with respect to a matching connection of a portable cartridge. A substrate in the portable cartridge has electrical contacts on a facing surface of a flex cable termination mounted on a backing plate. A matching circuitized flexible substrate has electrical contacts on a facing surface thereof, which are arranged to match the portable cartridge electrical contacts when in a face-to-face relationship, and is mounted on a compression element with protruding compression members. Elongated electrical contacts are registered with two adjacent individual compression members. A loader exerts a normal force to the cartridge to compress the compression element and create non-wiping contact between the facing electrical contacts.

摘要翻译： 可释放地电连接，可重复地电连接便携式盒的匹配连接。 便携式墨盒中的基底在安装在背板上的柔性电缆终端的相对表面上具有电触点。 匹配的电路化柔性基板在其相对表面上具有电触点，它们在面对面关系时被配置成与便携式墨盒电触头匹配，并且安装在具有突出的压缩构件的压缩元件上。 细长的电触点与两个相邻的单个压缩构件对齐。 装载机向筒施加法向力以压缩压缩元件并在面对的电触点之间产生非擦拭接触。

公开(公告)号：US06850381B2

公开(公告)日：2005-02-01

申请号：US09846847

申请日：2001-05-01

申请人： Alex Chliwnyj ,  Robert Allen Hutchins ,  James Mitchell Karp

发明人： Alex Chliwnyj ,  Robert Allen Hutchins ,  James Mitchell Karp

IPC分类号： G11B15/06 ,  G11B15/087 ,  G11B15/18 ,  G11B15/48 ,  G11B19/02

CPC分类号： G11B15/48 ,  G11B15/06 ,  G11B15/087 ,  G11B15/18 ,  G11B15/67

摘要： A data storage magnetic tape uses a volume control region (VCR) that contains all of the control information for the tape. There is a large span of blank tape after the VCR region before the actual data storage region of the tape. When a tape drive spools the tape between the VCR and data storage region, the tape motion is continued past the VCR region, after the VCR region is updated, into the region of tape where there is no data of any kind. Just before reaching the data storage region, the motion of the tape is reversed and the tape is rewound into the cartridge. The portion of the tape that experiences the motion reversal is prone to be thrown such that it protrudes from the other layers of uniformly layered tape. Even if these thrown wraps are damaged, this portion of the tape has no stored data, which increases the overall reliability of the information stored on the tape.

摘要翻译： 数据存储磁带使用包含磁带的所有控制信息的音量控制区域（VCR）。 在磁带的实际数据存储区域之前，在VCR区域之后存在大量的空白磁带。 当磁带驱动器在VCR和数据存储区域之间卷绕磁带时，磁带运动在VCR区域被更新之后继续经过VCR区域进入没有任何数据的磁带区域。 在到达数据存储区域之前，磁带的运动被反转，并且磁带被倒回到磁带盒中。 经历运动反转的带的部分容易被抛出，使得其从均匀分层的带的其它层突出。 即使这些丢弃的包装被损坏，磁带的这部分也没有存储数据，这增加了存储在磁带上的信息的整体可靠性。