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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ravi Hebbar, Longmont, CO (US);
Russel Clemmons, Longmont, CO (US);
Bruce D. Buch, Westborough, MA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A first portion of a track identifier is read from a first servo wedge of a track of a magnetic disk. A second portion of the track identifier is read from a second servo wedge of the track. The second portion includes least-significant bits of the track identifier that are also stored in the first portion. The first and second portions are combined to determine the track identifier for the first and second servo wedges, and the track is identified using the track identifier.