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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2010
Applicant:
Mark David Bedillion, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Inventor:
Mark David Bedillion, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology, LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/596 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bit-patterned magnetic media (BPM) includes with respect to each data track a first sub-track and a second sub-track, each sub-track comprised of a plurality of bit-islands. A transducer head placed over a data track generates a readback signal. Channel response circuitry demodulates the readback signal and detects fine positioning information based on a comparison of a readback signal generated in response to the first sub-track and a readback signal generated in response to the second sub-track.