IP Library Patent Application 11385125
Patent Application
App. No. 11/385,125

Magnetic storage device and method of correcting magnetic head position

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App. No.
11/385,125
Abstract

A head position is corrected based on track deviation information read from a storage unit that stores the information on track deviation due to an abnormal pitch of a servo track. At the time of writing data, a track on which a read head R is to be positioned, which is determined based on correction of core deviation of a write head, is further corrected based on correction of track deviation information.

Claims (15)

1 . A magnetic storage device comprising:

a magnetic storage medium on which a servo track is formed;

a head having a read head and a write head;

a head moving unit that moves the head; and

a storage unit that stores information of track deviation due to an abnormal pitch of the servo track, wherein

a position of the head is corrected based on track deviation information that is read out from the storage unit.

2 . The magnetic storage device according to claim 1 , wherein

the storage unit is a nonvolatile memory or a system region of the magnetic storage medium.

3 . The magnetic storage device according to claim 1 , wherein

the track deviation information is stored in a table in which a track address, track deviation, and a group number of a group of continuous track deviation are related to each other.

4 . The magnetic storage device according to any one of claim 1 , wherein

the correction of the head position includes correction of core deviation information based on the track deviation information.

5 . A method of correcting a magnetic head position, comprising:

storing information of track deviation due to an abnormal track pitch; and

correcting a position of a read head that should be positioned on a track using the stored track deviation information.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2009
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: TOSHIBA STORAGE DEVICE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023565/0179 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2006
From: ISHII, KOJI
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 017711/0680 →