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Converting timing errors into symbol errors to handle write mis-synchronization in bit-patterened media recording systems

US7864471B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 24, 2008
Grant dateJan 4, 2011
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/2516
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes: writing data to a bit-patterned media at times determined by a clock having a period that is offset from a bit island period by a fixed offset to create one insertion or one deletion approximately within a predetermined number of bit islands, reading the data, and correcting the read data using error correction. An apparatus that implements the method is also provided.

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