Method of and apparatus for recording on and reproducing from disk-type recording medium having recording tracks with sectors each having an ID area and a data area
US5715105A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/2516
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetic disk recording and reproducing apparatus including a unit for inserting an error correcting code relating to control information in the control information, the control information relating to data, a recording control unit for recording the control information and the data in a recording area of a magnetic disk, the recording area having a plurality of sectors, each of the sectors having an ID area for recording the control information and a data area for recording the data, the data area corresponding to the ID area and being provided adjacent to and behind the ID area in the same sector as the ID area, and an error correcting unit for correcting errors in the control information in the ID area using the error correcting code before the data in the data area corresponding to the ID area and provided in the same sector as the ID area is read or recorded.
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