Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval – General processing of a digital signal – Data verification
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-25
2005-10-25
Hudspeth, David (Department: 2651)
Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval
General processing of a digital signal
Data verification
C360S048000, C714S701000, C714S719000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06958873
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for transferring data from a host computing system to one or more magnetic tape storage devices or the like, the apparatus comprising input apparatus for receiving data and converting it into codeword pairs in a format suitable for storage on the tape, a write head for writing the codeword pairs in codeword quad (CQ) sets of 2×8 codeword pairs to the tape, a read head for reading back data written to the tape and transferring the read data to an error checking block which is arranged to generate a negative output if a codeword pair includes an error and/or more than a predetermined number of errors, and control apparatus for causing the write head to rewrite a CQ set to the tape in response to a negative output from the error checking block, the control apparatus being configured or configurable to rewrite a CQ set to the tape until all of the codeword pairs (or CQ's) in that CQ set are written without error (or less than a predetermined number of errors) during the same rewrite, thereby maximizing the quality of the stored data and minimizing the probability that data will not be recoverable from the tape when required. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes a control register having a number of bits which, if set to 1, cause CQ sets to be rewritten if any of its CQ's are bad, irrespective of the number of previous rewrites.
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Davidson Dan I
Hewlett--Packard Development Company, L.P.
Hudspeth David
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