Recording-tape-reel assembly with electronic tag
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1. A recording-tape-reel assembly, comprisinga reel for holding a recording tape;
- an electronic tag for enabling detection of the presence of the assembly in a presence detection system; and
means for housing the electronic tag in the assembly so that the electronic tag is isolated from said tape and is inaccessible to users of the assembly;
wherein the reel comprises a hub on which said tape is wound and flanges attached on opposite sides of the hub;
wherein one exterior side of the hub defines a slot;
wherein the tag is disposed in said slot; and
wherein one of the flanges covers the slot to isolate the tag from said tape and to make the tag inaccessible to users of the assembly.
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Abstract
A recording-tape-reel assembly, such as used with a computer, has an electronic tag to enable the presence of the assembly to be detected in a presence detection system in order to inhibit the unauthorized removal of the assembly from premises equipped with such a system. The assembly includes a reel for holding a recording tape, an electronic tag for enabling detection of the presence of the assembly in a presence detection system, and a housing that isolates the electronic tag from the recording tape and makes the tag inaccessible to users of the assembly. Electronic tags are housed in both reels and cassettes that contain reels.
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1. A recording-tape-reel assembly, comprising
a reel for holding a recording tape; -
an electronic tag for enabling detection of the presence of the assembly in a presence detection system; and means for housing the electronic tag in the assembly so that the electronic tag is isolated from said tape and is inaccessible to users of the assembly; wherein the reel comprises a hub on which said tape is wound and flanges attached on opposite sides of the hub; wherein one exterior side of the hub defines a slot; wherein the tag is disposed in said slot; and wherein one of the flanges covers the slot to isolate the tag from said tape and to make the tag inaccessible to users of the assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A recording-tape-reel assembly, comprising
a reel for holding a recording tape; -
an electronic tag for enabling detection of the presence of the assembly in a presence detection system; and means for housing the electronic tag in the assembly so that the electronic tag is isolated from said tape and is inaccessible to users of the assembly; wherein the reel is contained within a cassette that includes interior walls defining an enclosed compartment that is isolated from the tape and inaccessible the users of the device; wherein the tag is positioned in the compartment; wherein the tag includes first and second inductance coils; wherein the compartment has two interconnected chambers, including one chamber that is circular and parallel to one wall of the cassette; wherein the first coil has a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the circular chamber and is positioned in the circular chamber; and wherein the second coil is positioned in the other chamber orthogonally to the first coil. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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