Patent ID: 11929093
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G  H

Claim 16:
17. The method of claim 14, further comprising:
positioning, during the first track read operation period, a read head over first data track to receive the read signal for the first data track;
positioning, during the second track read operation period, the read head over the second data track to receive the read signal for the second data track;
determining a time threshold for postprocessing the portion of the first plurality of data sectors;
determining an elapsed time from a start of the second track read operation period; and
selectively returning, responsive to the elapsed time meeting the time threshold, the read head to the first data track for a next revolution of the storage medium for a recovery read operation on the first data track.