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20080225654 | Zone based repeated runout error compensation - Compensation for repeated runout (RRO) error, such as in a data storage device servo circuit, is preferably carried out by obtaining a population distribution of RRO error values from at least selected ones of a subset of tracks. An RRO error compensation value is determined for each one of the subset of tracks when a variance characteristic of said population distribution meets a selected criterion. Preferably, a first track of a storage medium has a servo field at a first angular position on the medium, a repeated runout (RRO) error compensation field at a second angular position on the medium, and a user data field at a third angular position on the medium. An immediately adjacent second track preferably has a servo field at the first angular position and a user data field at the second angular position in lieu of an RRO error compensation field. | 09-18-2008 |
20080259748 | OPTICAL DISC AND OPTICAL DISC APPARATUS - An optical disc includes a SPOKE potion for detecting a position in a circumferential direction of the optical disc, which is formed on an inner or outer circumferential side relative to a data recording area and visible image drawing area. A signal portion in which each signal is constituted by a pair of light nonreflecting portion and light reflecting portion is formed in the SPOKE portion. The signal portion includes a first signal portion in which signal widths of the nonreflecting portion and reflecting portion are the same and a second signal portion in which the signal widths of the nonreflecting portion and reflecting portion are changed. | 10-23-2008 |
20090003146 | SERVO GAIN ADJUSTMENT BASED ON BIAS FORCE ERROR - Apparatus and related methods are described for adjusting servo gain. In an exemplary apparatus, a circuit determines a bias force error that occurs between an estimated bias force and an actual bias force on an actuator during movement by a servo motor. The circuit adjusts a servo gain in response to the bias force error, and regulates movement of the actuator by the servo motor in response to the servo gain. | 01-01-2009 |
20090141597 | NEAR FIELD OPTICAL RECORDING DEVICE AND A METHOD OF OPERATING A NEAR FIELD OPTICAL RECORDING DEVICE - A near field optical recording device and method of operating a near field optical recording device, the device being arranged to cooperate with an optical record carrier. The device comprising means to adjust tilt of a refractive optical element with respect to the optical record carrier according to a distance between the refractive optical element and the data layer of the optical record carrier to be accessed. | 06-04-2009 |
20090274017 | MIXED-SIGNAL SINGLE-CHIP INTEGRATED SYSTEM ELECTRONICS FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICES - An integrated data storage control system provides, in a single integrated circuit, RDC, servo logic, ATA interface, microprocessor, and other formerly discrete components in one highly integrated system design. The integrated circuit is rendered using a single integrated circuit technology type (e.g., digital CMOS) for all components. Analog and digital circuits are combined in such a way as to eliminate or reduce noise or interference in digital circuits from analog circuit components. Individual elements may have their outputs and inputs MUXed together such that individual elements can be selectively switched (during testing modes) such that the integrated circuit emulates or behaves in the same or similar manner as one of the prior art components. The present invention may be applied to magnetic hard disk drives (HDDs) or other types of storage devices such as floppy disk controllers, optical disk drives (e.g., CD-ROMs and the like), tape drives, and other data storage devices. | 11-05-2009 |
20120092975 | METHOD OF PERFORMING READ/WRITE PROCESS ON RECORDING MEDIUM, PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT METHOD, STORAGE DEVICE, COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM EMPLOYING THE METHODS - 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. | 04-19-2012 |
20140022877 | METHODS FOR READING DATA FROM A STORAGE MEDIUM USING A READER AND STORAGE DEVICES - According to various embodiments, a method for reading data from a storage medium using a reader, wherein the reader includes at least one reader head, may be provided, wherein the storage medium includes a plurality of tracks. The method may include: reading a first signal with a reader head of the reader at a pre-determined position of the storage medium; reading a second signal with a reader head of the reader at the pre-determined position of the storage medium; and determining data stored at the pre-determined position of the storage medium based on the first signal and based on the second signal. | 01-23-2014 |