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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
May. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Riyan Mendonsa, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Puskal Prasad Pokharel, Edina, MN (US);
Assignee:
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/56 (2006.01); G11B 5/596 (2006.01); G11B 5/09 (2006.01); G11B 5/55 (2006.01); G11B 11/105 (2006.01); G11B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/59655 (2013.01); G11B 5/09 (2013.01); G11B 5/5543 (2013.01); G11B 5/59627 (2013.01); G11B 5/5526 (2013.01); G11B 11/10578 (2013.01); G11B 17/0402 (2013.01);
Abstract
At least a portion of a first servo mark is read using a first read head during a rotation of a disk, the rotation comprising no more than 360 degrees. At least a portion of a second servo mark is read using a second read head during the rotation of the disk. Tracking positions of the first read head and the second read head are determined during the rotation based on reading the first servo mark and the second servo mark.