Method and system of reading and writing data by a disk drive apparatus
US6654852B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0676
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention includes a method of reading and writing data on a recording medium, and a system including a disk drive apparatus and a disk drive apparatus controller. According to the method of the present invention, data can be read in the middle of a plurality of write commands provided that the addresses of the read/write data locations do not overlap. This method and system results in improved read/write times.
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