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Zone servo sector format alignment scheme for servo and spindle motor control
Assignee: EMC Corp
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Filing: 1991-04-16
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Granted: 1992-06-09
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Expires: 2011-04-16
Abstract
Abstract A zone servo sector format alignment scheme 41 for a disc 22 of a disc drive 20 includes the disc 22 having an outer zone 42, a middle zone 44 and an inner zone 46, each zone having a plurality of tracks 48, 50, 52. The sectors, 54, 56, 58 of each zone 42, 44, 46 includes a plurality of sectors such as sector 60 which define a servo field 62 and a data field 64. The number of sectors 56 in each of tracks 50 of the middle zone 46 is less than the number of sectors 54 on each track 48 of the outer zone 42. The number of sectors 58 on each track 52 of the inner zone 46 is less than the number of sectors 56 on each tracks 50 of the middle zone 46. Further, by maintaining the same recording frequency of the servo fields 62 across all the zones 42, 44, 46, the placing of the sectors 56, 58 in the middle and inner zones 44, 46 can be adjusted in order to provide for alignment indicia 66 which include aligned sectors across all the zones. Such alignment indicia 66 are positioned about the disc 22 and facilitate the operation of the servo control circuit 36 for facilitating head seeking.
Inventors
- 👤 Francis K. King
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 16:55
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/12; G11B20/1217; G11B20/1258; G11B2020/10916; G11B2020/1264; G11B2020/1265; G11B2020/1281; G11B2020/1282
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A zone servo sector format alignment scheme for rotating memory media of a disc drive comprising: an outer recording zone defined on the media containing a preselected number of outer tracks; each of said outer tracks having a preset number of outer sectors; a set of preselected radial alignment indica spaced circumferentially about the media and aligned with selected of said outer sectors; an inner recording zone defined on the media containing a preselected number of inner tracks; each of said inner tracks having a preselected number of inner sectors; wherein one of the number of preselected inner sectors is aligned with each of the radial alignment indica; a middle recording zone located between said outer recording zone and said inner recording zone of said media; said middle recording zone containing a preselected number of data tracks; each of said middle data tracks define a preselected number of middle sectors; wherein the number of inner sectors is less than the number of middle sectors, and the number of middle sectors is less than the number of outer sectors; and wherein one of the number of preselected middle sectors is aligned with each of the radial alignment indicia.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
A zone servo sector format alignment scheme for rotating memory media of a disc drive comprising: an outer recording zone defined on the media containing a preselected number of outer tracks; each of said outer tracks having a preset number of outer sectors; a set of preselected radial alignment indica spaced circumferentially about the media and aligned with selected of said outer sectors; an inner recording zone defined on the media containing a preselected number of inner tracks; each of said inner tracks having a preselected number of inner sectors; wherein one of the number of preselected inner sectors is aligned with each of the radial alignment indica; a middle recording zone located between said outer recording zone and said inner recording zone of said media; said middle recording zone containing a preselected number of data tracks; each of said middle data tracks define a preselected number of middle sectors; wherein the number of inner sectors is less than the number of middle sectors, and the number of middle sectors is less than the number of outer sectors; and wherein one of the number of preselected middle sectors is aligned with each of the radial alignment indicia.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The alignment scheme of claim 1 wherein: each of the time periods of the inner sectors has been adjusted so that each adjusted time period is less than the maximum possible time period for each of the inner sectors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The alignment scheme of claim 1 wherein: the alignment indicia are colinear with the beginning of said selected inner sector and the beginning of said selected outer sector.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
The alignment scheme of claim 1 wherein: one of said radial alignment indicia is defined as an index indicia; and wherein there is a first gap, which has a time period that is smaller than the time period for each inner sector, which first gap is located between a last inner sector on each inner track and the index indicia.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The alignment scheme of claim 1 wherein: each of the time periods of the middle sectors has been adjusted so that each adjusted time period is less than the maximum possible time period for each of the middle sectors.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
110 words
The alignment scheme of claim 1 wherein: each of said outer sectors has an outer servo field and an outer data field; each of said inner sectors has an inner servo field and an inner data field; each of said middle sectors has a middle servo field and a middle data field; servo information on said outer, inner and middle servo fields is recorded at the same frequency; and data on said inner data field is recorded at a lower frequency than the data on said middle data field, and data on said middle data field is recorded at a lower frequency than the data on said outer data field.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The alignment scheme of claim 1 wherein: the alignment indicia are colinear with the beginning of said selected outer, inner and middle sectors.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
98 words
The alignment scheme of claim 1 wherein: one of said radial alignment indicia is defined as an index indicia; there is a first gap which has a time period that is smaller than the time period for each middle sector, which first gap is located between a last middle sector of each middle track and the index indicia; and there is a second gap which has a time period that is smaller than the time period for each inner sector, which second gap is located between a last inner sector of each inner track and the index indicia.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
275 words
A zone servo sector format alignment scheme for rotating memory media of a disk drive comprising: an outer recording zone defined on the media containing a preselected number of outer data tracks; each of said outer data tracks have a preselected number of outer sectors which contain a preselected number of outer information bits defining an outer servo field and an outer data field; a set of preselected radial adjustment indicia spaced circumferentially about the media and aligned with selected of said outer sectors; an inner recording zone defined on the media containing a preselected number of inner data tracks; each of said inner data tracks have a preselected number of inner sectors which contain a preselected number of inner information bits defining an inner servo field and an inner data field; wherein the number of outer information bits for each outer sector is equal to the number of inner information bits for each inner sector; wherein one of the number of preselected inner sectors is aligned with each of the radial alignment indicia; a middle recording zone located between said outer recording zone and said inner recording zone of said media; said middle recording zone containing a preselected number of middle data tracks; each of said middle data tracks define a preselected number of middle sectors which contain a middle servo field and a middle data field; wherein the number of inner sectors is less than the number of middle sectors, and the number of middle sectors is less than the number of outer sectors; and wherein one of the number of preselected middle sectors is aligned with each of the radial adjustment indicia.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
275 words
A zone servo sector format alignment scheme for rotating memory media of a disk drive comprising: an outer recording zone defined on the media containing a preselected number of outer data tracks; each of said outer data tracks have a preselected number of outer sectors which contain a preselected number of outer information bits defining an outer servo field and an outer data field; a set of preselected radial adjustment indicia spaced circumferentially about the media and aligned with selected of said outer sectors; an inner recording zone defined on the media containing a preselected number of inner data tracks; each of said inner data tracks have a preselected number of inner sectors which contain a preselected number of inner information bits defining an inner servo field and an inner data field; wherein the number of outer information bits for each outer sector is equal to the number of inner information bits for each inner sector; wherein one of the number of preselected inner sectors is aligned with each of the radial alignment indicia; a middle recording zone located between said outer recording zone and said inner recording zone of said media; said middle recording zone containing a preselected number of middle data tracks; each of said middle data tracks define a preselected number of middle sectors which contain a middle servo field and a middle data field; wherein the number of inner sectors is less than the number of middle sectors, and the number of middle sectors is less than the number of outer sectors; and wherein one of the number of preselected middle sectors is aligned with each of the radial adjustment indicia.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
64 words
The alignment scheme of claim 9 wherein: information on said outer servo field is recorded on the media at a frequency that is the same as the frequency of recordation of the information of said inner servo field; and the frequency of recordation of information on the outer data field is faster than the frequency of recordation of information on said inner data fields.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The alignment scheme of claim 9 wherein: the alignment indicia are colinear with the beginning of said selected inner servo fields and the beginning of said selected outer servo fields.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
59 words
The alignment scheme of claim 9 wherein: one of said radial alignment indicia is defined as an index indicia; and there is a first gap which has a time period that is smaller than a time period for each inner sector, which first gap is located between a last inner sector on each inner track and the index indicia.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The alignment scheme of claim 9 wherein: servo information on said inner servo field is recorded at the same frequency as the servo information on said outer servo field.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
99 words
The alignment scheme of claim 9 wherein: one of said radial alignment indicia is defined as an index indicia; there is a first gap which has a time period that is smaller than a time period for each middle sector, which first gap is located between a last middle sector of each middle data track and the index indica; and there is a second gap, which has a time period that is smaller than a time period for each inner sector, which second gap is located between a last inner sector of each inner track and the index indicia.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
263 words
A zone servo sector format alignment scheme for rotating memory media of a disc drive comprising: an outer recording zone defined on the media containing a preselected number of outer tracks; each of said outer tracks having a preselected number of outer sectors which contain an outer servo field and an outer data field; a set of preselected radial adjustment indicia spaced circumferentially about the media and aligned with selected of said outer sectors; an inner recording zone defined on the media containing a preselected number of inner tracks; each of said inner tracks having a preselected number of inner sectors which contain an inner servo field and an inner data field; wherein the outer servo field are recorded at the same frequency as the inner servo fields and the inner data fields are recorded at a slower frequency than the outer data field; wherein one of the number of preselected inner sectors is aligned with each of the radial alignment indicia; a middle recording zone located between said outer recording zone and said inner recording zone of said media; said middle recording zone containing a preselected number of middle data tracks; each of said middle data tracks define a preselected number of middle sectors which contain a middle servo field and a middle data field; wherein the number of inner sectors is less than the number of middle sectors, and the number of middle sectors is less than the number of outer sectors; and wherein one of the number of preselected middle sectors is aligned with each of the radial adjustment indicia.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
263 words
A zone servo sector format alignment scheme for rotating memory media of a disc drive comprising: an outer recording zone defined on the media containing a preselected number of outer tracks; each of said outer tracks having a preselected number of outer sectors which contain an outer servo field and an outer data field; a set of preselected radial adjustment indicia spaced circumferentially about the media and aligned with selected of said outer sectors; an inner recording zone defined on the media containing a preselected number of inner tracks; each of said inner tracks having a preselected number of inner sectors which contain an inner servo field and an inner data field; wherein the outer servo field are recorded at the same frequency as the inner servo fields and the inner data fields are recorded at a slower frequency than the outer data field; wherein one of the number of preselected inner sectors is aligned with each of the radial alignment indicia; a middle recording zone located between said outer recording zone and said inner recording zone of said media; said middle recording zone containing a preselected number of middle data tracks; each of said middle data tracks define a preselected number of middle sectors which contain a middle servo field and a middle data field; wherein the number of inner sectors is less than the number of middle sectors, and the number of middle sectors is less than the number of outer sectors; and wherein one of the number of preselected middle sectors is aligned with each of the radial adjustment indicia.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
99 words
The alignment scheme of claim 15 wherein: one of said radial alignment indicia is defined as an index indicia; there is a first gap which has a time period that is smaller than a time period for each middle sector, which first gap is located between a last middle sector of each middle data track and the index indicia; and there is a second gap which has a time period that is smaller than a time period for each inner sector, which second gap is located between a last inner sector of each inner track and the index indicia.
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