Magnetic disk servo wedges with partial track identifiers
US8922921B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/59655
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A first portion of a track identifier is read from a first servo wedge of a track of a magnetic disk. A second portion of the track identifier is read from a second servo wedge of the track. The second portion includes least-significant bits of the track identifier that are also stored in the first portion. The first and second portions are combined to determine the track identifier for the first and second servo wedges, and the track is identified using the track identifier.
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