Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Data storage drive and method employing data compression
- Patent Title (中): 数据存储驱动和采用数据压缩的方法
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Application No.: US10783031Application Date: 2004-02-23
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Publication No.: US07991930B2Publication Date: 2011-08-02
- Inventor: Christopher Martin
- Applicant: Christopher Martin
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Priority: GB0304052.4 20030222
- Main IPC: G06F13/12
- IPC: G06F13/12 ; G06F13/38

Abstract:
A tape drive unit has a data compression engine coupled to an incoming data stream. A buffer memory stores data of the incoming data stream. A control module enables or disables the data compression engine in response to a function of the data occupancy level of the buffer memory.
Public/Granted literature
- US20040179284A1 Data storage drive and method employing data compression Public/Granted day:2004-09-16
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