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Creation of synchronization marks in multilevel optical data storage

US6816447B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 2001
Grant dateNov 9, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 11, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/2545
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Creation and detection of synchronization marks for a multilevel data storage medium is disclosed. A sequence of symbols is generated and the sequence of symbols is written to the multilevel data storage medium. A corresponding sequence may be generated by a detector and correlated with read data to detect the synchronization mark.

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