Disk storage apparatus and data protection method

US8947818B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8947818-B2
Application numberUS-201213673863-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 9, 2012
Priority dateJul 25, 2012
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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A disk storage apparatus according to one embodiment includes a head, a storage device, a write module and a controller. The head writes data on a disk. The storage device has a storage area for temporarily storing the data written by the head. The write module writes data to tracks on a disk, while partially overlapping the data with previously written data to adjacent track. The controller detects a drift-off write of the head while writing data, determines a drift-off write area in which the drift-off write is occurred, and protects the data written in the storage area, if the data is written in the drift-off write area.

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What is claimed is: 1. A disk storage apparatus comprising: a head configured to write data on a disk; a storage device comprising a storage area for temporarily storing the data written by the head; a write module configured to write data to tracks on a disk, while partially overlapping the data with previously written data to adjacent track; and a controller, wherein the controller detects a drift-off write of the head while writing data, determines a drift-off write are…

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What does patent US8947818B2 cover?
A disk storage apparatus according to one embodiment includes a head, a storage device, a write module and a controller. The head writes data on a disk. The storage device has a storage area for temporarily storing the data written by the head. The write module writes data to tracks on a disk, while partially overlapping the data with previously written data to adjacent track. The controller de…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toshiba Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G11B20/10527. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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