Error correction method and apparatus for data storage device
US8001447B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/2516
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a data storage device comprising a disk storage medium containing user data in a plurality of sectors, a head for writing or reading the user data and error correcting means for correcting an error that occurs in the user data during the reading process. The error correcting means comprises a syndrome generator for generating syndromes on the basis of the user data contained in predetermined sectors, registers for storing the syndromes generated and an exclusive OR circuit for exclusive ORing the values stored in the registers.
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