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EP 1075693 A1 20010214 - METHOD FOR SERVO TRACK IDENTIFICATION

Title (en)

METHOD FOR SERVO TRACK IDENTIFICATION

Title (de)

SERVOSPUR-ERKENNUNGSVERFAHREN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE D'IDENTIFICATION de servo piste

Publication

EP 1075693 A1 20010214 (EN)

Application

EP 98913306 A 19980330

Priority

US 9806265 W 19980330

IPC 1-7

G11B 5/584

IPC 8 full level

G11B 5/584 (2006.01); G11B 20/12 (2006.01); G11B 27/30 (2006.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1075693 A1 20010214; EP 1075693 A4 20020612; JP 2002510113 A 20020402

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98913306 A 19980330; JP 2000541676 A 19980330