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Patent No.:

US 7672072 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010

Filed:

Jun. 27, 2007
Applicants:

William B. Boyle, Lake Forest, CA (US);

Michael S. Rothberg, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);

Inventors:

William B. Boyle, Lake Forest, CA (US);

Michael S. Rothberg, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);

Assignee:

Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/33 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A disk drive is disclosed including a disk, and a head actuated over the disk. A refresh monitor is maintained for data stored on the disk, wherein the refresh monitor comprises an update function responsive to an operating parameter of the disk drive. A duration monitor is maintained, and the update function of the refresh monitor is modified in response to the duration monitor. The data stored on the disk is refreshed in response to the refresh monitor.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Boyle, William. (2010). Disk drive modifying an update function for a refresh monitor in response to a measured duration (U.S. Patent No. 7672072). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7672072

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