Data recording apparatus, and data recording control method and program
First Claim
1. A data recording apparatus that controls writing to and reading from a recording medium based on input and output requests from a host, the data recording apparatus comprising:
- a medium information acquiring unit acquiring the number of medium marks from a memory disposed on a housing of the recording medium when the recording medium is loaded; and
a positioning control unit positioning the end position of recording on the recording medium to a head based on the number of the medium marks acquired from the memory when an end positioning order is received from the host.
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Abstract
A data recording apparatus controls writing to and reading from a recording medium such as a magnetic tape, etc. loaded based on input/output requests from a host. A medium information acquiring unit acquires the number of medium marks read out from a memory disposed on a housing of the recording medium when the recording medium has been loaded. Having received an end positioning order from the host, a positioning control unit positions the end position of the recorded portion on the recording medium to the head based on the number of the tape marks acquired by the medium information processing unit.
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15 Claims
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1. A data recording apparatus that controls writing to and reading from a recording medium based on input and output requests from a host, the data recording apparatus comprising:
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a medium information acquiring unit acquiring the number of medium marks from a memory disposed on a housing of the recording medium when the recording medium is loaded; and
a positioning control unit positioning the end position of recording on the recording medium to a head based on the number of the medium marks acquired from the memory when an end positioning order is received from the host. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A data recording apparatus control method for controlling writing into and reading from a recording medium loaded based on input and output requests from a host, the method comprising:
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a step of acquiring the number of medium marks from a memory disposed on a housing of the recording medium when the recording medium is loaded; and
a positioning control step of positioning the end position of recording on the recording medium to a head based on the number of the medium marks acquired from the memory when an end positioning order is received from the host. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A program operable to drive a computer of a data recording apparatus that controls writing to and reading from a recording medium based on input and output requests from a host to execute:
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a medium information acquisition step of acquiring the number of medium marks from a memory disposed on a housing of the recording medium when the recording medium is loaded; and
a positioning control step of positioning the end position of recording on the recording medium to a head based on the number of the medium marks acquired from the memory when an end positioning order is received from the host. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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