Systems and methods for positive feedback short media defect detection

US8996970B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8996970-B2
Application numberUS-201213659795-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 24, 2012
Priority dateOct 24, 2012
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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Various systems and methods for media defect detection.

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What is claimed is: 1. A data processing system, the data processing system comprising: a data detector circuit operable to apply a data detection algorithm to a detector input to yield a first detected output, and to apply the data detection algorithm to the detector input to yield a second detected output; a data decoder circuit operable to apply a data decoding algorithm to a first decoder input derived from the first detected output to yield a first decoded output, and to ap…

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What does patent US8996970B2 cover?
Various systems and methods for media defect detection.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lsi Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F11/08. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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Publication date Tue Mar 31 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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