123results about "Recording head arrangements" patented technology

A data storage library features multipurpose slots each configured to receive a media drive (operable to read / write data from / to media removably loaded into the media drive) a command relay port (operable to convey media transport signals from a host to a shared robotic media transport device), or various other modules. The robotic device is programmed to recognize whether each slot is empty or whether it is filled with a component such as a media drive or a command relay port, and to thereafter communicate with the occupant appropriately.

A recording and / or reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing data to and / or from a recording medium having a data area in which data are stored and a management data area in which management data for managing these data are stored has a selecting circuit, a reading circuit, and a transfer circuit. The selecting circuit selects, in accordance with a user operation, album management data to be stored in the recording medium. The album management data are stored in the management data area and manage, as a data group, plural data stored in the data area. The reading circuit reads the selected album management data and the data group managed thereby. The transfer circuit transfers the read group management data and the read data album managed thereby to an external device.

On an information recording medium, a recording area is divided in a plurality of data areas, and data is recorded on each of the data areas. In response to a request for obtaining data management information concerning a recording of the data recorded on each of the data areas, a plurality of predetermined data areas among the foregoing data areas are regarded as a predetermined pseudo area, and the data management information including information concerning the predetermined pseudo area is obtained.

An information providing system includes a loading section in which a recording medium is removably loaded, a content identification information detecting portion for detecting content identification information of the recording medium loaded in the loading section, and a housing section for housing a plurality of recording media in which content information indicated by the content identification information is recorded in advance. An ejecting device ejects a recording medium in which the content information coincident with the content information set by the setting means is recorded. The system also includes a detector for detecting whether or not the remaining number of recording media housed in the housing section and having a particular content information is a minimum threshold value. A replenishing mechanism replenishes the housing section with the recording media of the kind detected by the detector to be at the minimum value.

A data storage library features multipurpose slots each configured to receive a media drive (operable to read / write data from / to media removably loaded into the media drive) a command relay port (operable to convey media transport signals from a host to a shared robotic media transport device), or various other modules. The robotic device is programmed to recognize whether each slot is empty or whether it is filled with a component such as a media drive or a command relay port, and to thereafter communicate with the occupant appropriately.

A recording medium, method, and apparatus for reproducing text subtitle streams are disclosed. A microcomputer initially reads a set of PlayItems and a SubPlayItem included in a PlayList which is recorded on a recording medium, and it further reads synchronization information included in the SubPlayItem. Each PlayItem is configured to reproduce at least one main AV stream, and the SubPlayItem is configured to reproduce a text subtitle stream. The synchronization information indicates a presentation start time of the SubPlayItem on a global time axis of the PlayList. When the PlayList is randomly accessed at a random access time on the global time axis, the microcomputer calculates a corresponding access time on a time axis of the SubPlayItem. Then a text subtitle decoder decodes for presentation a dialog presentation segment with the closest dialog start time after the corresponding access time on the axis of the SubPlayItem.

An apparatus for processing information is disclosed. The apparatus requests for recording of user data into an information-recording apparatus for recording in an information-recording medium having multiple recording layers, each of the layers having a data area for recording the user data. The medium has a first recording layer to be a reference for determining a position of the data area in each of the recording layers, and a second recording layer excluding the first recording layer.

For an optical recording medium having a phase change type recording layer on it's a substrate and having as read only area and a writable area in a recording area, a data recording method is provided which records data in the writable area. This data recording method comprises a transfer step of transferring program data recorded in the read only area in a practical form to an external computer, and an execution step (step A10) of automatically executing the program data in the external computer to record data in the writable area, which can facilitate manufacturing and reduce the possible of destruction or falsification of ROM data.

This invention relates to laminates for use in HDD suspensions which are composed of a stainless steel base material and successive layers formed thereon of polyimides and an electrical conductor and in which the linear expansion coefficient of the polyimide layer is controlled in the range of 1x10-5 / ° C. to 3x10-5 / ° C. and the adhesive strength between stainless steel and polyimide and that between polyimide and electrical conductor are controlled at 0.5 kg / cm or more. This invention also relates to a process for preparing laminates for use in HDD suspensions comprising applying a solution of polyimide precursors or polyimides to a stainless steel base material with a thickness of 10 to 70 mum in one layer or more, drying, performing heat treatment at 250° C. or more to form a layer of polyimides with a thickness of 3 to 20 mum and a linear expansion coefficient of 1x10-5 / ° C. to 3x10-5 / ° C. and contact-bonding said layer of polyimides under heat to a layer of electrical conductor with a thickness of 3 to 20 mum.Laminates of this invention for use in HDD suspensions are practically free of deflection during etching and are suited for integrally-wired HDD suspensions.

In a particle-beam projection processing apparatus a target (41) is irradiated by means of a beam (pb) of energetic electrically charged particles, using a projection system (103) to image a pattern presented in a pattern definition means (102) onto the target (41) held at position by means of a target stage; no elements—other than the target itself—obstruct the path of the beam after the optical elements of the projection system. In order to reduce contaminations from the target space into the projection system, a protective diaphragm (15) is provided between the projection system and the target stage, having a central aperture surrounding the path of the patterned beam, wherein at least the portions of the diaphragm defining the central aperture are located within a field-free space after the projection system (103).

Systems and methods for providing enhanced navigation of stored digital video content based upon an event index. Includes generation and storage of an event index, as well as navigation based on events in the event index. An example system is embodied in a digital video recorder that detects and stores black field and silent frame events for use in locating commercial groups. The commercial groups may be skipped or otherwise navigated based upon data pointers linking the stored events to corresponding locations in the video data file.

A method and program product supporting adjusting a temperature of a hard disk drive (HDD) during testing. An HDD test program is performed within a pre-determined optimal test temperature range. The HDD is kept within this pre-determined test temperature range by switching HDD operation modes back and forth between a higher heat generating Rapid Seek Mode and a lower heat generating IDLE mode. The HDD is thus kept within the optimal test temperature range without the use of external heating and / or cooling devices.

A reversed pressure relief valve that is used in connection with a computer hard disk drive so as to vent pressurized gases contained within the disk drive while not permitting debris to enter the drive mechanism or the valve. More specifically, the present invention is a reversed direction valve which includes at least one passageway defined by at least a lifter ring, a dry strap, a pressure sensitive adhesive (“PSA”) / body film and a filter media.

A recording medium, method, and apparatus for reproducing text subtitle streams are disclosed. A microcomputer initially reads a set of PlayItems and a SubPlayItem included in a PlayList which is recorded on a recording medium, and it further reads synchronization information included in the SubPlayItem. Each PlayItem is configured to reproduce at least one main AV stream, and the SubPlayItem is configured to reproduce a text subtitle stream. The synchronization information indicates a presentation start time of the SubPlayItem on a global time axis of the PlayList. When the PlayList is randomly accessed at a random access time on the global time axis, the microcomputer calculates a corresponding access time on a time axis of the SubPlayItem. Then a text subtitle decoder decodes for presentation a dialog presentation segment with the closest dialog start time after the corresponding access time on the axis of the SubPlayItem.

A method for using an optical sensor array to control a labeling device includes scanning a surface texture of an imageable media with the optical sensor array, collecting surface data corresponding to the surface texture of the imageable media, and controlling the labeling device in response to the surface data.

A method of reproducing data from an optical disk having a diameter less than 140mm, a thickness of 1,2mm and a recording area divided into a lead-in area, and a program area, and wherein said data is recorded as pits representing modulated, error-correction encoded user information in sectors in user tracks in said program area and representing modulated, error-correcting encoded control information in sectors in one of said lead-in area or said program area, with said control information including addresses of respective user tracks, the tracks having a track pitch in the range of 0.646µm to 1.05µm, said method comprising the steps of rotating said disk to obtain a constant linear velocity; projecting a pickup light beam through a lens for optically reading the rotating disk, said pickup light beam having a spatial frequency I=» / 2NA, where the spatial frequency I is less than the track pitch, » is the wavelength of the pickup light beam and NA is the numerical aperture of the lens; demodulating the data read from said disk; error correcting the demodulated data; separating the error corrected data into control information and user information; and using said control information to access and read selected user tracks in response to access instructions from a user.

A computer program product, according one embodiment, includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions readable and / or executable by a processing circuit to cause the processing circuit to: determine, by the processing circuit, an actual spacing between at least two servo tracks written on a magnetic tape based on signals from at least two servo writer elements; compare, by the processing circuit, the actual spacing with an intended spacing between the at least two servo tracks; and use, by the processing circuit, at least one actuator sandwiched between the servo writer elements to adjust a distance between the servo writer elements in response to determining that a difference between the actual spacing and the intended spacing is in a predetermined range.

A wired circuit board that can control characteristic impedance at connection points between the read wire and write wire of a suspension board with circuit and terminal portions of the wired circuit board connected thereto with a simple structure, to improve signal transmission efficiency for fine pitch wiring or for high frequency signal. A conductive board 25 is adhesively bonded to an insulating base layer 18 of the wired circuit board 1 at one side thereof opposite to the other side on which a suspension-board-side connection terminal portion 11 having a first terminal portion 13 to connect with a read wire 6R of a suspension board with circuit 3 and a second terminal portion 14 to connect with a write wire 6W of the suspension board with circuit 3 is formed, in such a relation that an opening 27 can correspond in position to either of the first terminal portion 13 and the second terminal portion 14, and a stiffener board 24 is adhesively bonded to the conductive board 25 via an adhesive layer 28.