Phillip Terry Ingram

US Patent:

20020099906, Jul 25, 2002

Filed:

Jan 24, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/769687

Inventors:

Nathan Chan - Sunnyvale CA, US
Paresh Desai - San Jose CA, US
Phillip Ingram - San Jose CA, US
Shinichiro Torii - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F012/00

US Classification:

711/111000

Abstract:

An apparatus a communication bridge which receives a portion of data from at least one source terminal, assigns a data identifier to the data, and causes the data and data identifier to be stored to a tape storage device for subsequent access is disclosed.

US Patent:

20020118481, Aug 29, 2002

Filed:

Feb 28, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/797075

Inventors:

Phillip Ingram - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G11B015/18
G11B017/00

US Classification:

360/069000, 360/071000, 360/132000

Abstract:

A method for automatically providing tape status discernible through visual inspection is disclosed. The status a recording medium tape device is determined. The tape, which is housed in a cartridge, has leader tape having segments with distinctive markings. Each of these markings is used to indicate a particular tape status. These markings may simply be a variety of colors with each color indicating a particular tape status. At the time the tape is ejected it is automatically rewound so that a marked segment of leader tape having a marking indicating the tape status, aligns with a reference pointer located on the cartridge such that the marking is visible through the cartridge. An intended advantage of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide an automatic display of the cartridge status. Another intended advantage of one embodiment of the present invention is to allow a user to determine the status of the recording medium cartridge by visual inspection.