Majority voting scheme for hard error sites
US6044487A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M13/11
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data recovery scheme is disclosed wherein a majority voting scheme arrives at the correct data and resolves ties with a minimum number of reads. The method includes reading at least one instance of data including a first set of ECC checkbytes from a media, each instance of data and ECC checkbytes comprising a string of bits, forming a voting data string from a majority value for each bit position in the string of bits, generating a second set of ECC checkbytes using the voted data string and returning the voted data sting to a host if the second set of ECC checkbytes is equal to the first set of ECC checkbytes.
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