Appeal No. 1997-3933
Application No. 08/193,179
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to an arcuate scanning tape drive. An
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claims 1 and
60, which is reproduced below.
1. An apparatus for reading information on a magnetic tape, including:
a frame;
means in the frame for receiving a container holding a magnetic tape
and for positioning the magnetic tape at a reading location;
transport means in the frame for engaging the magnetic tape and for
advancing the magnetic tape longitudinally past the reading location;
a rotating transducer carrier;
transducer means on the transducer carrier for reading information on
the magnetic tape;
means for positioning the rotating transducer carrier adjacent the
reading location to rotate on an axis of rotation which passes through the
magnetic tape near the reading location, said axis of rotation corresponding
substantially to the center of a circular transducing path followed by the
transducer means when the transducer carrier rotates;
means for rotating the transducer carrier to read a sequence of
arcuate information tracks on the magnetic tape; and
control means connected to the transducer means, to the transport
means, and to the means for positioning and responsive to servo information
in the arcuate information tracks for aligning the transducer means with the
arcuate information tracks by adjusting:
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