Data storage device with multiple levels of spacial density
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1. A multi-density data storage device for storing record data and control information at N levels of spacial density thereon, comprising:
- a base medium for carrying the stored record data and stored control information, having N storage areas therein containing a plurality of storage sites in predetermined positions and at the N levels of spacial density, each of the N storage areas containing only storage sites of one of the N levels of spacial density, the position and spacial density of the storage sites defined by a row-column coordinate system across the storage area, the spacial area of the storage sites at each level of spacial density being greater then the spacial area of the storage sites in the next higher level of spacial density;
recording material deposited onto the base medium at the storage sites within the storage area, for defining the record data and control information in the N levels of spacial density by the selective presence and absence of the recording material;
record data stored on the base medium by the recording material in the highest density storage sites of the N levels of spacial density; and
control information stored on the base medium by the recording material in the lowest density storage sites of the N levels of spacial density.
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Abstract
A row and column based storage device stores data at multiple density levels. The bulk of the stored data is record data, and is stored at higher density levels to minimize the storage area required. The control information and system parameters are stored at lower density levels for maximum reliability. Lost or damaged record data may be recovered through error correction parity data. However, lost control information or system parameters results in catastrophic failure of the storage device.
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1. A multi-density data storage device for storing record data and control information at N levels of spacial density thereon, comprising:
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a base medium for carrying the stored record data and stored control information, having N storage areas therein containing a plurality of storage sites in predetermined positions and at the N levels of spacial density, each of the N storage areas containing only storage sites of one of the N levels of spacial density, the position and spacial density of the storage sites defined by a row-column coordinate system across the storage area, the spacial area of the storage sites at each level of spacial density being greater then the spacial area of the storage sites in the next higher level of spacial density; recording material deposited onto the base medium at the storage sites within the storage area, for defining the record data and control information in the N levels of spacial density by the selective presence and absence of the recording material; record data stored on the base medium by the recording material in the highest density storage sites of the N levels of spacial density; and control information stored on the base medium by the recording material in the lowest density storage sites of the N levels of spacial density. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A multi-density data storage device for storing record data and control information at N levels of spacial density thereon, comprising:
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a base medium for carrying the stored record data and stored control information, having a storage area therein containing a plurality of adjacent storage sites in predetermined positions and at the N levels of spacial density, the storage sites at all of the N levels of spacial density having an entry portion for carrying the stored data and a spacer portion for maintaining a spacer distance between the entry portions of adjacent storage sites, the position and spacial density of the storage sites defined by a row-column coordinate system across the storage area, the spacial area of the storage sites at each level of spacial density being greater then the spacial area of the storage sites in the next higher level of spacial density, the smallest area reliably defined by the row and column coordinate system of the storage area is a basic storage pixel in the highest of the N levels of spacial density; recording material deposited onto the base medium at the storage sites within the storage area, for defining the record data and control information in the N levels of spacial density by the selective presence and absence of the recording material; record data stored on the base medium by the recording material in the highest density storage sites of the N levels of spacial density; and control information stored on the base medium by the recording material in the lowest density storage sites of the N levels of spacial density, which control information contains a sample entry of the basic pixel entry of the highest spacial density. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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