| US 7,489,818 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for preserving binary data | ||
| Kenneth Neil Quick, Wichita, Kans. (US); and Haskell Ross Turner, III, Jackson, Miss. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., Dallas, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 25, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/925,667. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0045387 A1, Mar. 02, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06K 9/54 (2006.01); G06K 9/36 (2006.01); H03M 13/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 382—182 [382/232; 382/305; 341/94] | 65 Claims |
| 1. A method of preserving binary data comprising:
providing an analog archival medium;
encoding the binary data in accordance with a predefined encoding specification;
writing the encoded binary data onto the analog archival medium; and
writing information relating to the predefined encoding specification onto the analog archival medium to facilitate subsequent
recovery of the binary data,
wherein writing information relating to the predefined encoding specification onto the analog archival medium comprises writing
unencoded information relating to the predefined encoding specification onto the analog archival medium.
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