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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Todd Michael Lammers, Lafayette, CO (US);
Robert Matousek, Berthoud, CO (US);
William Michael Radich, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 21/02 (2006.01); G11B 5/09 (2006.01); G11B 20/10 (2006.01); G11B 5/55 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 20/10268 (2013.01); G11B 5/556 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for decoding data, such as from a rotatable magnetic recording medium. In accordance with some embodiments, a plurality of sensors is provided, with each sensor configured to generate a sense signal from an adjacent pattern. A processing circuit is configured to decode data from the adjacent pattern using the generated sense signals.