Data recording system having longitudinal tracks with recordable segments

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PATENT NO 5341251
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07843723

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A helical tape recording and reproducing system which has longitudinal physical address track for recording physical address data relating to the physical layout of the tape and a logical address track that contains data relating to the content of the recorded helical tracks. Each address track has recorded segments with each of said segments containing data corresponding to a particular pair of helical tracks recorded in said helical recording area. Each segment has a multiple bit front field of a first predetermined timing synchronization bit pattern, a first predefined synchronizing word, a multiple bit segment information field of data, a second predefined synchronizing word and a multiple bit rear field of a second predetermined timing synchronization bit pattern.

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AMPEX CORPORATION401 BROADWAY A DELAWARE CORPORATION REDWOOD CITY CA 94063

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fincher, Jeffrey L San Carlos, CA 8 236
Hallamasek, Kurt Berkeley, CA 8 54
Kambies, Keith A Foster City, CA 3 51

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