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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Takeshi Hara, Kawasaki, JP;
Takahiro Aoki, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigenori Yanagi, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toshiba Storage Device Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A time measuring unit measures a duration time of a state relating to the detection of the abnormality when the head is retracted. A head-return determining unit determines whether to return the head onto the storage medium based on the measured duration time.