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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7990644 | Apparatus and method to decode linear position information encoded in a sequential information storage medium A method to decode linear position (“LPOS”) information encoded in a sequential information storage medium, by detecting each of one or a plurality of sequential first LPOS servo patterns encoded in a first servo band using a first servo sensor in communication ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7318121 | Synchronized mirrored data in a data storage device A data storage device mirrors data on a data storage medium. The multiple instances of data are synchronized in order to optimize performance of the reading and writing, and the integrity of the data. Preferably, a data storage device is allowed to defer writing mul... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7290184 | Emulation system for evaluating digital data channel configurations Method and apparatus for evaluating different digital data channel configurations. A digital data channel stores input data to a recordable medium and retrieves readback data from the medium. The input data are arranged into an input sequence of symbols of selected ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284087 | Method and apparatus for increasing sustainable bandwidth in a multiple disk drive storage system A method of increasing sustainable bandwidth in a multiple disk storage system that comprises reading a first part of a data file from a first track location on a first hard disk drive, and reading a second part of the data file from a second track location on a sec... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7177109 | Methods for increasing the usable position error signal (PES) region Methods are provided for selecting write elements, that can be used in a media-writer, for writing servo burst patterns that have a desired width. Methods for writing preferred servo patterns are also provided. Methods for controlling a write current to produce serv... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177110 | Systems and rotatable media for increasing the usable position error signal (PES) region Systems for writing preferred servo patterns, and rotatable storage media including preferred servo patterns, are provided. Systems for controlling write currents to produce servo bursts having a desired width are also provided. In accordance with specific embodimen... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7167961 | Single head disk drive having backup system information and method of recording and/or reading system information thereof A disk drive having a single head for recording data on and reading data from a disk-type recording medium, the disk drive including: a spindle motor to rotate the disk-type recording medium; and a controller to drive the spindle motor and the single head. The contr... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7149950 | Assisted memory device for reading and writing single and multiple units of data A device comprises a memory array in which a plurality of codewords is stored. Each codeword comprises an error correction code and a data block that comprises a plurality of units of data. The device further comprises an error code correction module coupled to the ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143332 | Methods and structures for providing programmable width and error correction in memory arrays in programmable logic devices A random access memory (RAM) in a programmable logic device (PLD) supports error correction as well as a configurable data width. The number of bits in a user data word varies by the selected configuration of the RAM, while the number of bits in the error correction... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134038 | Communication clocking conversion techniques A plurality of groups of first flip-flops (group 40 of flip-flops A1–An−1 for each of channels CIA–CIC) store input data clocked in response to first clock signals (A–C). First enable signals (Stack_en) are generated for each group of first fli... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7130931 | Method, system, and article of manufacture for selecting replication volumes Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for copying storage. A request is received from a host application to copy a plurality of source storage units. A list of potential target storage units is determined based on a policy. Potential target stora... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7102842 | Disk data storage apparatus and method using multiple head actuators A multi-head actuator data storage device reads and writes data simultaneously to one of a plurality m of heads, the plurality of m heads mounted on each of n head actuators where the plurality of n head actuators are separated from each other by an angular separati... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7069092 | Digital audio signal filtering mechanism and method Essentially all of the processing parameters which control processing of a source audio signal to produce an encoded audio signal are stored in an audio processing profile. Multiple audio processing profiles are stored in a processing profile database such that spec... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7050248 | Method and apparatus for patterning magnetic media by contact printing An apparatus for forming a magnetic transition pattern in a magnetic material by contact printing, comprising: (a) a stamper having an imprinting surface comprising a plurality of projections and depressions arranged according to t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7027246 | Method for servo pattern application on single-side processed disks in a merged state Methods and apparatus are provided for creating servo-tracks on the R-side of single-sided hard memory disks. The method includes placing two single-sided disks in a concentric contact merge orientation with the R-side of each disk facing outwardly. Two independent ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6978345 | Self-mirroring high performance disk drive A disk drive system including one or more platters, each platter supporting at least one recording surface, where the platters are aligned about a common central axis. The platters spin about the common central axis. A recording head is associated with each recordin... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6961510 | Reproducing device with automatic change-over between trick-play speeds In a reproducing device (1) for the reproduction of reproduction data (WD) recorded on a magnetic tape (2), having transport means (7) for the transport of the magnetic tape (2) with a normal-play speed (VNS, VNLS2, ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6917490 | System and method for storing information in a disk drive An information handling system includes a processor and a disk drive coupled to receive information from the processor. The disk drive is configured to write the information to a first location on a platter. The disk drive is further configured to write the informat... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6823130 | Information signal reproducing apparatus and method having improved search function utilizing alternative subdata detection and determination characteristics A reproducing apparatus is arranged to reproduce main data from a recording medium and to reproduce subdata related to the main data and recorded on a first area and a second area of the recording medium. When subdata having the same value has been detected from the... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6763428 | Methods and systems for performing push-pull optimization of files while file storage allocations are actively changing A method for performing full optimization of most of the files on a volume in accordance with a composed optimization plan, is performed, including the separation of less frequently accessed files from those whose number or location of clusters is being more frequen... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6697992 | Data storing method of dynamic RAM and semiconductor memory device When a DRAM enters an operation mode in which only a data storing operation is performed, a check bit for error detection and correction for plural data is generated and stored. Refresh operation is performed in a refresh cycle which is made long within a... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694404 | Method of identifying data with same time stamps on different tracks in storage device A data reader is arranged to read data comprising user data 30 and non-user data 32, 34 written across at least two channels of a data-holding medium 10, said data being arranged into a plurality of data items 26 each containing user data and non-user dat... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6643083 | Method and system for retrieving blocks of data from a storage medium A system (100) has a storage medium (110) that contains a number of storage units (108). A multimedia title is stored in the storage medium (110) as a number of blocks, whereby some of the blocks are stored multiple times such that different storage units... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6636791 | Collision record apparatus, collision state estimation method, and record medium A collision recording apparatus records times in a memory, when a collision waveform provided accompanying a collision of a mobile unit and a waveform derived from the collision waveform reach predetermined values. The collision recording apparatus also r... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6493160 | Pseudo raid implementation within a single disk drive A single disk drive uses data mirroring techniques to store data within the drive. Each piece of data received by the disk drive for storage is written to at least two different storage locations within the drive. Preferably, each of the different storage... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6457096 | Redundant recording disk device and data processing method using plural logical disks with mirrored data stored with a predetermined phase-offset A redundant recording disk device includes a first logical sub-disk and a second logical sub-disk. Mirrored redundant data are recorded such that a recording position on the first logical sub-disk and a recording position on the second logical sub-disk ar... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6344938 | Method and apparatus for preemptive head crash avoidance in a disk drive A method and apparatus are provided for preemptive head crash avoidance in a direct access storage device (DASD). At least two actuators are provided in the DASD. Each actuator services at least one transducer head. Monitoring for a predicted head crash i... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6301679 | Sync byte padding A method and system that map the defects on the storage media of a disc drive. The method and system calculate the position of the defect and from that position determine the sector that must be flagged as unusable. The method and system also detect the d... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6282039 | Scratch protection in tape data storage system A method of redundancy coding of user data received from a host apparatus and storage of said coded data on a magnetic tape data storage medium comprises inputting a byte stream of user data into a buffer and assembling a plurality of data sets in the buf... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6278566 | Method and apparatus for increasing disc drive performance A method of managing information to be stored on a storage disc in a disc drive system to achieve improved system performance. Some of the data on the disc may be mirrored on the same surface of the disc to reduce latency and/or seek time. Compression tec... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6170037 | Method and apparatus for storing information among a plurality of disk drives A method and apparatus for managing blocks of information in a disc drive storage system. One embodiment is directed to a disc drive storage system that employs a plurality of disc drives, and that mirrors blocks of information on different physical locat... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6163422 | Method and apparatus for increasing disc drive performance A method of managing information to be stored on a storage disc in a disc drive system to achieve improved system performance. Some of the data on the disc may be mirrored on the same surface of the disc to reduce latency and/or seek time. Compression tec... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6147823 | Method for recording digital data including a data conversion or format conversion, and apparatus using the method A plurality of digital signals having total data rates of n bit/s or less are input to a digital recording device recording digital signals having a data rate of n bit/s. The digital signals are subjected to format-conversion for the digital recording dev... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6097875 | Information reproducing apparatus for optically reading a data code pattern from an information recording medium where information is recorded as an optically readable data code pattern, and for reproducing such information A dot code consists of a group of plurality of blocks arranged in a matrix manner, and each block has markers, an array direction detecting code, a block address, and block recorded data. A dot code in which two rows and (N/2) columns of N blocks having b... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6094317 | Method for controlling data reading/writing on random data section containing defective sector A method for controlling a data read/write operation of a disk drive recording device provided with re-allocated reserve sectors as a substitute for defective sectors, includes the steps of: reading data written on the reserve sectors when turning the pow... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6081397 | Method and apparatus for SID-to-SID period estimation A method and apparatus for locating more accurately the beginning of data cells stored on a medium with embedded servo sectors and improving the efficiency with which data can be stored on a medium as a consequence of more accurately locating the beginnin... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6061194 | Device and method for storing and retrieving original and redundant data A storage device is described for reading data from a hard disk drive wherein delays due to rotational latency are substantially reduced. The storage device includes a platter having a substantially planar annular surface with a geometrical center. On the... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6043945 | Recording/reproducing device and method of replacing defective sector on media A device for recording and reproducing data on a recording media includes an error detecting unit for detecting a defective sector by reading the data from the media, a data copying unit for copying the data of the defective sector to at least one tempora... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6034831 | Dynamic reverse reassign apparatus and method for a data recording disk drive A data recording disk drive is provided with a reassignment architecture that employs both an "in-line" approach for small disk defects and an "off-site" reassignment for multiple-sector defects. As a further aspect of the invention, the defective sites t... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6023384 | Data recording device and control apparatus for recording data twice on one track using different encoding methods A magnetic disk drive includes redundant data written at a plurality of out of phase angular locations to reduce the latency and enhance performance during a read operation. The loss of recording capacity is reduced by increasing the data density to achie... | 02/08/2000 |
