Tape drive with overlapped operations

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9117462
APP PUB NO 20150002958A1
SERIAL NO

13931575

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Embodiments of the invention relate to tape drive systems having overlapped operations. In one aspect, a system includes a head for performing read and/or write operations, a first set of motors for performing positioning operations on a first tape, a second set of motors for performing positioning operations on a second tape, and a processor and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processor. The logic is configured to cause the first set of motors to pass the first tape over the head while causing the second set of motors to perform at least one of a coarse locate and a rewind operation on the second tape. Additional systems and methods are also disclosed.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Altknecht, David J San Jose, US 17 87
Best, John S San Jose, US 25 431
Hetzler, Steven R Los Altos, US 83 1596
McClelland, Gary M Palo Alto, US 20 321

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