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Apparatus for recording and regenerating data

US6667841B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 21, 2001
Grant dateDec 23, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/012
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an apparatus for recording and regenerating data, a pass metric is calculated based on a likelihood converted from a previous calculation result iteratively until all pass metrics of the same data recorded many times on a recording medium are calculated, and then data recorded on the recording medium is decoded.

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