摘要:
Provided is a method for recording data to a tape medium in such a manner as to achieve the easy management of mutually related multiple data pieces. First data and second data continuously received as a file from a higher level apparatus are accumulated in multiple buffer segments in the form of multiple successive data sets. A data structure is determined for each of the accumulated data sets. Management information indicating a result of the determination is added to the data sets, and the data sets and the management information thereof are stored into the tape medium.
摘要:
A device, method, and computer program product are provided for migrating pieces of data from a first recording location to a second recording location based on access frequency. The device comprises an obtaining unit for obtaining, for each of the pieces of data, first information indicating the number of times any data has been read from the first recording location after the piece of data is written to the first recording location and second information indicating the number of times the piece of data has been read from the first recording location. Moreover, the device comprises a tracking unit for tracking access frequency with respect to each of the pieces of data using the first information and the second information. Furthermore, the device comprises a determining unit for determining recording positions of each of the pieces of data in the second recording location based on the tracked access frequency.
摘要:
A device, method, and machine-readable medium program product for controlling a tape data storage drive are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a device is provided for controlling a tape drive operable with a tape storage medium, the device comprising a buffer memory and a first functional unit. In the described embodiment, the first functional unit is configured to identify a logical end of the tape storage medium utilizing first data specifying a quantity of data stored within the buffer memory and second data specifying a current data write position on the tape storage medium.
摘要:
A write/read control method for recording at least one datum on a magnetic tape within a predetermined distance is provided. The method includes sequentially accumulating a plurality of blocks of data of variable length in a buffer divided into fixed length segments and writing the contents of each segment to the tape. If the segment contains at least one block of data, the data is written to the tape as a dataset and if the segment does not contain any data, then a null dataset is written to the tape within the predetermined distance. The predetermined distance may vary depending upon the format of a tape drive embodying the method. In response to a request to read a block of data, reading at least one dataset that includes the requested block of data from the tape to segments in the buffer, and reading the requested block of data for invalidating data transfer of a null dataset in the segment. By invalidating the transfer of a null dataset, blocks of data separated by the null dataset can be reconstructed.
摘要:
Backspacing over data to overwrite the data as recorded on magnetic tape is provided logically, rather than by causing a magnetic tape to drive to backhitch. The data is written to the magnetic tape as it was before it was logically changed in order to insure that the data is preserved on tape. Recovery of the data is from a succeeding data set which logically invalidates the original data by a superseding identifier. Control logic arranges data transactions for writing to magnetic tape as data sets; and, in response to backspace and overwrite commands, or when transactions are accumulated into a succeeding data set, rewrites the original transaction adjusted in accordance with the commands as a superseding data set downstream from the original transaction, logically invalidating the original transaction by setting a superseding identifier in the superseding data set(s).
摘要:
A flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition, characterized by comprising a polycarbonate resin (A) and a composite rubbery graft copolymer (B), preferably one obtained by grafting a composite rubber having a structure constituted of 1 to 99 wt. % of a polyorganosiloxane rubber component and 99 to 1 wt. % of a polyalkyl acrylate rubber component, the two components being so interwisted with each other as not to separate from each other, and a mean particle diameter of 0.01 to 0.6 &mgr;m with one or more vinyl monomers, at an (A) to (B) weight ratio of 99:1 to 90:10, and by containing, per 100 parts by weight of the sum total of the components (A) and (B), 0.3 to 1.2 parts by weight (in terms of phosphorus) of a halogen-free phosphoric ester (C) and 0.01 to 1.0 part by weight of polytetrafluoroethylene (D), the weight ratio of the graft copolymer (B) to the phosphorus resulting from the phosphoric ester (C) lying within the range of 2 to 15; and housing of office automation equipment and electrical and electronic appliances and battery packs made by molding the composition. The composition is improved in mechanical properties such as impact resistance, is excellent in moldability and flowability, and exhibits high flame retardance even without resort to any bromine compound.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for efficiently encoding an ECC block for improving writing performance of a storage device using an ECC block format having a linear code such as a Reed-Solomon code is described. When the data f1 of a part of data sectors among a plurality of data sectors which form an ECC block F1 having a PO portion q1 formed with a linear code such as a Reed-Solomon code is updated with data f2 to obtain the ECC block F2 having the updated PO portion q2, the ECC block F1+F2 of the exclusive OR of the source data part of the ECC block F1 before updating and the ECC block F2 after updating is taken, so that the XOR of f1 and f2 (i.e. f1+f2) of the data f1 to be updated and the updated data f2 is obtained. The XOR of non-updated data sectors is 0. Then, when the ECC block F1+F2 of the XOR is encoded, the PO portion in the form of the XOR q1+q2 is obtained in accordance with the linearity of the Reed-Solomon code. Thus, q2 can be gained based on the exclusive OR of q1+q2 and q1, resulting in the ability to write out the data more efficiently.
摘要:
A multiple picture-image formation apparatus comprises a plurality of picture-image formation devices each forming a plurality of picture images, a pattern generation device for forming a pattern for registration correction by means of the plurality of respective picture images, a carrier in which the formed pattern is carried, a reading device for reading the formed pattern, a movement device that causes the carrier to move, and a change device for changing the movement mode of the movement device between when a pattern is formed by the picture-image formation device and when the pattern is read by the reading device.
摘要:
Image reading apparatus outputting corrected image signals includes at least one linear sensor for reading an image of an original. The linear sensor has a plurality of photodiodes and a transfer shift register. The shift register outputs image signals from a portion thereof connected to a plurality of photodiodes and outputs a dummy signal from a portion thereof unconnected to the plurality of photodiodes. A detecting circuit detects a level of the dummy signal output from the linear sensor, and a control circuit controls a level of the image signal output from the linear sensor in accordance with the level of the dummy signal detected by the detecting circuit.
摘要:
An image reading apparatus such as a color copying apparatus has a plurality of sensing CCD chips for converting an image of an object into an electrical signal, each sensing CCD chip having a plurality of sensing elements. The apparatus also has a circuit for converting the electrical signal into digital data. A first adjusting circuit is provided for conducting either an operation for obtaining level matching of the electrical signal converted by the sensing chips, or an operation for controlling the gain of the electrical signal converted by the sensing chips. The apparatus further has a second adjusting circuit for effecting compensation for fluctuation of characteristics of the sensing elements of the sensing chips, by making use of the digital data converted by the converting circuit, the second adjusting circuit being adapted for effecting the compensation on the basis of electrical signals which are produced as a result of conversion by the sensing chips from two objects having different levels of density from each other, such as white and black levels.