Patent ID: 6088825
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An error correcting apparatus comprising:a storage medium read control unit which reads out a data set from an information storage medium which stores therein at least one data set consisting of data of a predetermined length and error correcting codes used for correcting errors within the data;an error correction unit, connected to said storage medium read control unit, which carries out a first error correction with regard to the data set read out by said storage medium control unit;a memory, connected to said error correction unit, which temporarily stores the data set to which said first error correction was carried out by said error correction unit; anda central processing unit connected to the storage medium read control unit, said error correction unit and said memory, which is configured to control them and to carry out a second error correction with regard to the data set read out by said storage medium control unit,wherein said central processing unit carried out, in a case where one or more errors exist in another data set already stored in said memory, said second error correction with regard to said another data set.