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Method and apparatus using multiple codes to increase storage capacity

US4804959A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 10, 1987
Grant dateFeb 14, 1989
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B20/10
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

To increase storage capacity of a disk storage device, the recording surface of the device is partitioned into a plurality of concentric recording bands, data to be recorded on respective bands are encoded using different run-length-limited codes with the code rate of each band being higher than the adjacent inner band.

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