# US 2014/0056117 A1 · System and method for using stainless steel as a data archiving medium

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- Number: US 2014/0056117 A1
- Document ID: US20140056117A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/917,348
- Filed: 2013-06-13
- Published: 2014-02-27
- Earliest claimed: 2012-06-13
- Assignees: Cuneiform Technologies, Inc.
- Inventors: Steven Michael Lacey; John Currie; Gregory Pine; Noureddine Melikechi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140056117A1

## CPC

- G11B 7/2433: Metals or elements of Groups 13, 14, 15 or 16 of the Periodic Table, e.g. B, Si, Ge, As, Sb, Bi, Se or Te
- G06F 3/04842: Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence)
- G11B 7/003: with webs {, filaments or wires}, e.g. belts, spooled tapes or films of quasi-infinite extent
- G11B 7/00451: {involving ablation of the recording layer}
- G11B 7/241: characterised by the selection of the material
- G11B 7/243: comprising inorganic materials only, e.g. ablative layers
- G11B 27/34: Indicating arrangements {(indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D)}
- G11B 7/24009: Tapes, long films or long sheets
- G11B 2007/0003: {Recording, reproducing or erasing systems characterised by the structure or type of the carrier}
- G11B 2007/240017: {Tapes}
- G11B 2007/24306: {transition metal elements of groups 3-10}
- G11B 2020/10879: {the kind of record carrier being the selection criterion}
- G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

An apparatus, method, and computer readable medium for writing data on a highly indestructible material is disclosed. A laser may write data on a first side of a highly indestructible material. The data may then be marked as non-rewriteable. The data may also be written on a second side of the highly indestructible material, with the second side being opposite the first side. The highly indestructible material may comprise a stainless steel storage medium.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for writing data on a highly indestructible material, the method comprising:
writing, using a laser, data on a first side of highly indestructible material;
marking the data as non-rewriteable; and
writing, using the laser, the data on a second side of the highly indestructible material, wherein the second side is opposite the first side.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the data is written on the first side and the second side simultaneously.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the highly indestructible material is stainless steel.

### Claim 4

A method for writing data on a stainless steel band, the method comprising:
writing, using a laser, data on a top side of the band;
marking the data as non-rewriteable; and
writing, using the laser, the data on a bottom side of the band, wherein the top side is opposite the bottom side.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein the data is written on the top side and the bottom side simultaneously.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein the data on the band is organized into packets, blocks, and directories.

### Claim 7

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon computer executable instructions for a computer-implemented method, comprising:
presenting a graphical user interface that provides options for storing data to at least one of a group of temporary storage, semi-permanent storage, and permanent storage; and
based upon user selection, storing the data to the selected at least of a group.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The medium of claim 7, wherein the instructions further comprise:
presenting a graphical user interface that provides options for retrieving data from at least one of a group of temporary storage, semi-permanent storage, and permanent storage.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the permanent storage is associated with a stainless steel storage medium.