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Track address detecting means by HDD sector servo method

US5418657A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 23, 1988
Grant dateMay 23, 1995
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Expiry dateNov 23, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B20/12
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk file subsystem is disclosed which utilizes a track address decoding circuit which converts the track address which is recorded on the magnetic media in Gray code according to a 1/6 (2,8) run-length-limited recording code to its corresponding binary track address.

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