Patent ID: 7080293
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A method for processing digital data for use with a storage medium, comprising the steps of: arranging input digital data so as to form a plurality of data blocks of a predetermined matrix form; appending outer parity of a predetermined size and inner parity of a predetermined size to each column and row of each of said plurality of data blocks, respectively, and combining the plurality of data blocks as appended into one ECC (Error Correction Code) block subject to error correction; reordering rows including the outer parity so as to insert said rows including the outer parity separately into other rows including no outer parity, for each of said plurality of data blocks in said appending step; and writing sequentially rows having the same row number in said plurality of data blocks re-arranged in said reordering step, to the storage medium.