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Driving, starting or stopping record carriers of filamentary or web form; Driving both such record carriers and heads; Guiding such record carriers or containers therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function; Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing by sensing features present on or derived from record carrier or container by sensing auxiliary features on record carriers or containers, e.g. to stop machine near the end of a tape
Sub-classes:Magnetic tape cartridge, magnetic tape drive, magnetic tape system, and method of operating magnetic tape drive
#2Write performance by enabling host data transfer immediately after a reposition command
#3Magnetic tape cartridge, magnetic tape drive, magnetic tape system, and method of operating magnetic tape drive
#4Magnetic recording medium having controlled dimensional variation
#5Magnetic tape cartridge, recording device, recording method, and data recording, and reproducing system using a recording medium including a predetermined area for recording defect information
#6Component accommodating body managing apparatus, component accommodating body storeroom, and component storage instructing method
#7Feeder
#8Tape library apparatus and information management method
#9Dynamically controlling tape velocity
#10Dynamically controlling tape velocity
#11Device select system for multi-device electronic system
#12Tape width measurements
#13Optical information recording medium, optical information recording and reproducing device, and recording method
#14Unique media identifier
#15Data storage drive overwrite protection of non-worm cartridges
#16TAPE CONDITION IN A TAPE DATA TRANSFER APPARATUS
#17Device select system for multi-device electronic system
#18Storage medium housing device
#19Magnetic recording and playback method and magnetic recording and playback apparatus
#20Environmental watch device for magnetic storage
#21Tape-end sensor and a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus having the same
#22Write window protection mode in a tape library
#23Dynamic head offset selection for tape drive