Patent ID: 6937413

Claim:
A magnetic tape media having prerecorded servo information with superimposed data information, comprising: a plurality of separate servo bands extending longitudinally along said magnetic tape media; and comprising servo information and data information superimposed in said servo information; said servo information comprising pairs of non-parallel laterally extending transitions indicating lateral positioning across said servo band, each said separate servo band laterally offset from and providing lateral servo information for a plurality of parallel longitudinally extending data traks; said superimposed data information comprising adjustments in the longitudinal direction to selected said non-parallel laterally extending transitions; and said separate servo bands having selected different said superimposed data information of said servo and superimposed data information, to identify said separate servo bands; wherein said selected different superimposed data information comprises a lack of said superimposed data information in at least a portion of at least one of said plurality of separate servo bands, to identify said separate servo bands.