Method and apparatus for recording transducer positioning information
US4424543A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/59655
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a magnetic disc storage system and a magnetic disc therefor, the disc having opposed surfaces, at least one of the surfaces being coated with a magnetic material, the disc being adapted to be mounted on a spindle for rotation relative to a magnetic transducer positioned for recording data on and retrieving data from the disc, a plurality of concentric annular tracks being defined on the surface of the disc, each of the tracks being divided into a plurality of sectors, each sector having associated therewith prerecorded servo data for identification thereof, the improvement wherein the servo data for each sector comprises a unit distance track identification code recorded three times in succession, the code changing between adjacent sectors of adjacent tracks, and a clock shift check code recorded immediately following the last recorded one of the track identification codes, the same clock shift check code being recorded for each sector of every track.
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