Hub, information processing apparatus, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11922971-B2
Application number	US-202217814838-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 26, 2022
Priority date	Jul 29, 2021
Publication date	Mar 5, 2024
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024

Abstract

A hub includes a hub body around which a magnetic tape is wound, and a noncontact storage medium provided in the hub body, in which the noncontact storage medium stores hub specification information for specifying the hub body, and the hub specification information is associated with hub change characteristic information indicating a change characteristic of the hub body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hub comprising:
a hub body around which a magnetic tape is wound; and
a noncontact storage medium provided in the hub body,
wherein the noncontact storage medium stores hub specification information for specifying the hub body, and
the hub specification information is associated with hub change characteristic information indicating a change characteristic of the hub body;
wherein the hub change characteristic information includes quality information indicating a quality of the hub body; and
wherein the quality information includes expiration date information indicating an expiration date of the hub body.

2. The hub according to claim 1 ,
wherein the hub change characteristic information includes dimensional information indicating a dimension of a deformable portion included in the hub body.

3. The hub according to claim 1 ,
wherein the hub change characteristic information includes usage history information indicating a usage history of the hub body.

4. The hub according to claim 1 ,
wherein the hub change characteristic information includes hub usability information indicating usability of the hub body.

5. The hub according to claim 4 ,
wherein the hub change characteristic information is changed in accordance with a command given from an outside.

6. The hub according to claim 1 ,
wherein the noncontact storage medium is embedded in the hub body.

7. The hub according to claim 1 ,
wherein the magnetic tape is a magnetic tape for a pancake.

8. An information processing apparatus comprising:
a processor that manages a hub including a hub body around which a magnetic tape is wound, and a noncontact storage medium provided in the hub body, in which the noncontact storage medium stores hub specification information for specifying the hub body, and the hub specification information is associated with hub change characteristic information indicating a change characteristic of the hub body; and
a memory that is built in or connected to the processor,
wherein the processor executes processing using the hub change characteristic information;
wherein the hub change characteristic information includes first information indicating usability of the hub body, and
the processor outputs information for presenting a content of the first information to a first presentation device.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 ,
wherein the processor changes the hub change characteristic information in accordance with a command given from an outside.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 ,
wherein the hub change characteristic information includes second information different from the first information, and
the processor
determines the usability of the hub body in accordance with the second information regardless of the content of the first information, and
outputs information for presenting a result of determination to a second presentation device.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 ,
wherein the second information includes dimensional information indicating a dimension of a deformable portion included in the hub body.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 ,
wherein the second information includes quality information indicating a quality of the hub body.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12 ,
wherein the quality information includes expiration date information indicating an expiration date of the hub body.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 ,
wherein the second information includes usage history information indicating a usage history of the hub body.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 ,
wherein the hub specification information is associated with equipment information for specifying equipment in which the hub body is usable, and
the processor
determines the usability of the hub body in accordance with the equipment information regardless of the content of the first information, and
outputs information for presenting a result of determination to a third presentation device.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 ,
wherein the hub specification information is associated with type information indicating a type of the magnetic tape usable for the hub body, and
the processor
determines the usability of the hub body in accordance with the type information regardless of the content of the first information, and
outputs information for presenting a result of determination to a fourth presentation device.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program executable by a computer that manages a hub including a hub body around which a magnetic tape is wound, and a noncontact storage medium provided in the hub body, in which the noncontact storage medium stores hub specification information for specifying the hub body, and the hub specification information is associated with hub change characteristic information indicating a change characteristic of the hub body, to perform a process comprising:
executing processing using the hub change characteristic information;
wherein the hub change characteristic information includes quality information indicating a quality of the hub body; and
wherein the quality information includes expiration date information indicating an expiration date of the hub body.

Assignees

• Fujifilm Corp

Inventors

• Kataoka Eiichiro

Classifications

• G11B23/037 Primary

  Single reels or spools · CPC title

• G11B5/00813

  magnetic tapes · CPC title

• G11B15/32

  through the reels or cores on to which the record carrier is wound · CPC title

• G11B23/044

  Reels or cores; positioning of the reels in the cassette · CPC title

• G11B23/046

  Indicating means, e.g. quantity of tape · CPC title