Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery – Pulse or data error handling – Digital data error correction
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-03
2010-12-07
Baderman, Scott T (Department: 2112)
Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery
Pulse or data error handling
Digital data error correction
Reexamination Certificate
active
07849379
ABSTRACT:
A device and method for determining a defective area on an optical media (disc) by counting the number of errors within ECC blocks of the data stored thereon. The defect detection is generally performed by Error Counters and Comparator circuits, for counting the number of occurrences of errors (e.g., parity errors) in an ECC block of the data and for comparing the counted number of occurrences of errors with a supplied threshold. The threshold may be preset at a maximum to distinguish between “correctable” and “uncorrectable” numbers of errors, or may be set lower to better secure the recorded data and to improve the resiliency of the media to subsequent scratches, fingerprints, etc. When the threshold is exceeded, the area is determined to be defective. A position-determining unit keeps track of the location of the ECC block under examination and flags the position of the defective area based on the position of the ECC block containing a number of errors exceeding the threshold.
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Ahmed Enam
Baderman Scott T
F. Chau & Associates LLC
Samsung Electronics Co,. Ltd.
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