Cartridge with slanted memory chip and conforming wall
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1. A magnetic-tape cartridge, comprising:
- a cartridge case having orthogonal walls in parallelepiped configuration and a slanted wall between two of the orthogonal walls; and
a memory device connected to an antenna capable of communication through a magnetic field propagated from the slanted wall along a plurality of transmission axes.
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Abstract
A magnetic-tape cartridge case has the same general geometry and dimensions of a conventional cartridge, but an additional slanted wall is incorporated between two other walls at one end of the cartridge case. A memory chip is placed with its antenna adjacent to the additional wall inside the case. The memory chip is accessible by non-contact means from two substantially orthogonal directions and the antenna of the external reading device may be placed in closer proximity than heretofore possible and may be optimally oriented to improve data transmission.
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23 Claims
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1. A magnetic-tape cartridge, comprising:
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a cartridge case having orthogonal walls in parallelepiped configuration and a slanted wall between two of the orthogonal walls; and
a memory device connected to an antenna capable of communication through a magnetic field propagated from the slanted wall along a plurality of transmission axes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for communicating with a memory chip in a magnetic-tape cartridge, comprising:
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a case for said cartridge having orthogonal walls in parallelepiped configuration and a slanted wall between two of the orthogonal walls;
a chip antenna connected to said memory device and capable of communication through a magnetic field propagated from the slanted wall; and
a reading antenna connected to an external reading device in magnetic-field communication with the chip antenna. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for transmitting data between a memory device in a magnetic-tape cartridge and an external reading device, comprising the steps of:
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providing a cartridge case having orthogonal walls in parallelepiped configuration and a slanted wall between two of said orthogonal walls;
connecting the memory device to a chip antenna capable of communication through a magnetic field propagated from the slanted wall;
providing a reading antenna connected to an external reading device in magnetic-field communication with the chip antenna; and
transmitting data between said chip and reading antennas through said magnetic field propagated from the slanted wall. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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