Patent ID: 9619147
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G06F,G11B

Claim:
1. A method for searching a reading order of a plurality of recording groups when the plurality of recording groups written on a tape are continuously read by a tape drive which manages data on the tape in recording units having a fixed data length for each recording, the method comprising the steps of: receiving information on a plurality of recording groups to be read, each of the plurality of recording groups having at least one recording, a recording number at a beginning and a recording number at an end of each recording group being managed by the tape drive, a predetermined number of regions being established in a longitudinal direction of each wrap of the tape, the predetermined number of regions making up a plurality of regions, and at least one recording group being assigned to each of the predetermined number of regions; and sorting the plurality of recording groups to be read so a reading time thereof is shortened;