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Method of performing read/write process on recording medium, parameter adjustment method, storage device, computer system, and storage medium employing the methods

US9508382B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 22, 2011
Grant dateNov 29, 2016
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2032

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

Abstract

A method and apparatus for performing a read/write process on a recording medium having a defect, the method including determining an area of a recording medium, in which a defect, greater than a first set threshold, occurring in units of tracks, to be a massive defective area; adjusting a first parameter representing a logical track length, based on a size of a defect occurring in each track included in the massive defective area; and performing the read/write process on the recording medium by using the adjusted first parameter.

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