Patent ID: 7391587
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of recording data on a data storage medium, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a data storage medium comprising at least one servo band having a plurality of servo tracks, each of said servo tracks comprising (i) azimuthal servo transitions having an azimuthal orientation that alternates from servo track to adjacent servo track, and (ii) at least a second kind of servo transition feature incorporated into a track ID sector of the servo band, said additional kind of servo transition feature spanning a plurality of servo tracks of the servo band; and (b) using servo information derived from the at least one servo band to record data onto one or more data tracks of the data storage medium in a manner such that the data tracks comprise azimuthal data transitions having an azimuthal orientation that alternates from servo track to adjacent servo track.