Refurbishing and resale techniques for data storage tape
AssigneeImation Corp.
InventorsBrian D. Findlay, Denis J. Langlois
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Abstract
Techniques are described for reselling and/or refurbishing data tape media. The techniques may involve determining life information associated with a data tape medium and reselling the data tape medium when a remaining life of the data tape medium is larger than a pre-defined threshold. In this manner, the quality of resold magnetic tape can be improved, and the media can possibly marketed or warranted to the buyer based on the remaining life. In addition, refurbishing techniques are described that include degaussing of servo written data tape media, followed by the creation of new servo patterns on the degaussed media.
Claims6
A method of refurbishing a used data tape cartridge, the method comprising:
- obtaining the used data tape cartridge, wherein said used data tape cartridge comprises a data tape medium including a servo pattern that was pre-recorded during fabrication of the data tape medium and data that was recorded on the data tape medium by one or more users during use of the data tape medium;
- degaussing the data tape medium;
- and
- recording a new servo pattern on the degaussed data tape medium.
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