Magnetic storage device with multiple read elements which are offset laterally and longitudinally
US6157510A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2005/0016
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetic storage device is disclosed. The magnetic storage device contains a magnetic media. Previously recorded information resides on tracks in the magnetic media. A transducer is used to read information from the magnetic media. The transducer includes a first read element and a second read element. The first and second read elements are both laterally and longitudinally offset from each other. A method of reading information stored on a track of a magnetic media is also disclosed. Information is read from the magnetic media using the first and second read elements to produce respective first and second analog read signals. The first and second analog read signals are an electrical representation of the information previously recorded on the track.
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