Abstract:
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for adaptive asynchronous equalization using leakage. An equalizer sums products of a plurality of tap signals from a delay line sampling a read signal and a plurality of corresponding tap coefficients to form an equalized signal in an asynchronous time domain having a first sampling rate. A leaky function module calculates a leaky function for each tap coefficient in the asynchronous time domain. An adaptation module adapts each of the tap coefficients as the leaky function for each tap coefficient summed with a signal-dependent updating function for each tap coefficient.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device, a system, and a method for detecting asymmetrical maximum likelihood. SOLUTION: In an initialization module, a plurality of branch metrics and a plurality of path memories are initialized. In a coefficient module, a plurality of coefficients are calculated. In the calculation module, a first and second designated likelihood functions are calculated. In a selection module, a third designated branch metric is calculated as the maximum value among the first and the second designated likelihood functions. In the path metric module, the third designated path memory is calculated from a first and second designated path memory. In a result module, a data output value is identified from one or more path memories. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
Timing based servo bursts of servo frames, in which the frames are arranged to be symmetric with the same number of servo stripes in each burst of a frame, are synchronized by shifting selected bits. For example, servo frames are arranged with four servo bursts with an equal number of servo stripes in each burst, the servo frames comprising two symmetric sub-frames, each sub-frame comprising two bursts of servo stripes that are parallel to each other within a burst, and the bursts are non-parallel with respect to each other; each servo burst is arranged to comprise at least one reference servo stripe; and each servo burst is arranged to comprise at least one shifted servo stripe, wherein the shift is in the same longitudinal direction with respect to at least one reference servo stripe for each burst of a frame and the opposite longitudinal direction for bursts of sequentially adjacent frames.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fully synchronous servo channel for a data tape drive.SOLUTION: A fully synchronous servo channel for a data tape drive is provided by including: initial acquisition of synchronous servo channel parameters; generation of a timing basis for signal interpolation; generation of a tape velocity estimate and a y-position estimate; and an optimum detection of longitudinal position (LPOS) symbols.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide frequency error combination logic for a multi-channel data detection system with a phase locked loop for each channel. SOLUTION: The frequency error combination logic comprises receiving frequency error information with respect to each channel; combination logic configured to combine the received frequency error information and generate a combined phase error, weighting the received frequency error information from each channel; and a frequency error output configured to apply the combined frequency error to at least one channel phase locked loop. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide phase-error combination logic for a multi-channel data detection system with a phase locked loop for each channel. SOLUTION: The phase-error combination logic comprises receiving phase error information with respect to each channel; combination logic configured to combine the received phase error information and generate a combined phase error; and a phase-error output configured to apply the combined phase error to at least one channel phase locked loop. Additionally, error signal combination logic comprises receiving error information of a signal relevant to a phase locked loop with respect to each channel; combination logic configured to combine the received error signal information and generate a combined error signal, weighting the received error signal information from each channel, for example with reliability information. An error compensation output is configured to apply the combined, weighted error signal to at least one channel phase locked loop. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a readout-detection channel and an improved method for decoding the data stored in a data storing medium. SOLUTION: A readout-detection channel 20 includes a tracking threshold value circuit 34 which generates variable threshold value signals and a detection circuit which can be configured into a plurality of various configurations each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of various data forms. Furthermore, a first embodiment of the readout detection channel 20 includes the structural circuit which automatically selects one structure of the data detection circuit in response to detection in the form of input data stream. This first embodiment allows the data bits coded in a plurality of divergent data forms to be decoded using a singly constructible readout detection channel.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a calibrating device unified for operating by plural calibrating modes of a multimode information storage system for the purpose of calibrating an optical disk drive device, etc., by plural write modes. SOLUTION: An event processing circuit 306 and a measuring circuit 308 can be set in plural constitutions, each corresponding to different calibrating measurement of its own. Parameters of one or plural read data written in an optical disk by the optical disk drive device capable of operating in a specific write mode are measured by each individual formation at the same time. An effective measured value is selected for the purpose of verifying two different or the same two parameters in different verification by verification circuits 310 and 312. An average value of measured parameters is calculated from a totaling and counting part 304 by the calibrating device, and based on this average value, the multimode optical disk drive device under its present write mode is calibrated.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fully synchronous servo channel for a data tape drive. SOLUTION: The fully synchronous servo channel for a data tape drive includes the initial acquisition of synchronous servo channel parameters, generation of a timing basis for signal interpolation, generation of a tape velocity estimate and a y-position estimate, and optimum detection of longitudinal position (LPOS) symbols. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a system for calibrating a multimode device in order to execute reading and/or writing on one of a plurality of writing modes. SOLUTION: The process of reading data written on an information medium on one of a plurality of writing modes includes the step of setting the configuration of a correction circuit capable of being set to a configuration for measuring a parameter corresponding to one of the plurality of writing modes in order to execute measurement corresponding to the writing mode during a given correction cycle, and executing a plurality of measurements for the read data by using the correction circuit set to the configuration in order to measure one or a plurality of reading parameters simultaneously, and the step of optimizing the writing mode of the multimode device based on a selected measured value. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO