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US 12,136,438 B2Granted
Magnetic tape cartridge, magnetic tape drive, magnetic tape system, and method of operating magnetic tape drive
AssigneeFUJIFILM Corporation
InventorsYusuke Kaneko, Toru Nakao, Atsushi Musha, Norihito Kasada
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Abstract
A magnetic tape cartridge includes a case in which a magnetic tape is housed, and an NVM of a cartridge memory provided in the case. The NVM stores cartridge information including an identification ID regarding an allowable range of temperature/humidity in using the magnetic tape, an upper limit of a preservation period of the magnetic tape, and an upper limit of a use frequency of the magnetic tape.
Claims9
A magnetic tape cartridge comprising:
- a case in which a magnetic tape is housed;
- and
- a storage medium provided at the case,
- wherein the storage medium stores limit data that is at least one of:
- temperature/humidity allowable range related information regarding an allowable range of temperature/humidity when recording on the magnetic tape, reading from the magnetic tape, or any combination thereof, during future use,
- preservation period upper limit related information regarding an upper limit of a preservation period for future use of the magnetic tape, or
- use frequency upper limit related information regarding an upper limit of a frequency of recording on, reading from, or a combination thereof, in future use of the magnetic tape,
- wherein the limit data stored at the storage medium is stored in a storage block that is locked such that it is not rewritable immediately after the limit data is recorded.
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