Patent ID: 6134586
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
An information storage and retrieval system for simultaneous sequential access to multiple files, comprising:an information carrier means for positioning an information carrier;means for writing a multitude of sequentially accessible files onto the information carrier with sequential portions of the files striped across a plurality of three or more zones of the carrier so that files are approximately evenly spread across the plurality of zones and the zones each contain multiple portions of each of the files; andmeans for reading the information carrier after a seek time that depends on the position of a movable reading portion of the reading means prior to reading and the position of the reading portion when reading begins, whereinwhen sequentially reading the files, portions of the files are read out of sequential order into a buffer and then transmitted from the buffer in sequential order so as to further reduce waiting time before reading files.