Patent ID: 6286061
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A decoder for use in transferring data from a data storage medium to external device, the data storage medium having at least one data track comprising a plurality of frames of data recorded thereon, the decoder comprising:an input arrangement configured to receive at least one frame of data, determine certain characteristics about the frame of data, apply a tag data to the frame of data based on at least one characteristic about the frame of data, and output a tagged frame of data;a frame managing arrangement coupled to the input arrangement and configured to receive the tagged frame of data from the input arrangement, store the tagged frame of data, and subsequently output the tagged frame of data; andan output arrangement coupled to the frame managing arrangement and configured to receive the tagged frame of data from the frame managing arrangement and provide the tagged frame of data to an external device as a function of the tag data within the tagged frame of data.