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US 2005/0237906 A1Published application
High density data storage
OwnerGary Gibsoninventor
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Abstract
The present invention includes a method and apparatus for storing data. Accordingly, a first aspect of the present invention is a data storage device. The data storage device includes a probe tip, a data storage medium proximate to the probe tip and a pyroelectric sensing mechanism for sensing a displacement of the probe tip relative to the data storage medium.
Claims27
A data storage device comprising:
- a probe tip on a flexible suspension mechanism;
- a data storage medium proximate to the probe tip;
- and
- a pyroelectric sensing mechanism coupled to the probe tip for sensing a displacement of the probe tip by the data storage medium.
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A method of reading data in data storage device comprising:
- providing a data storage medium;
- bringing a probe tip into contact with the data storage medium via a suspension mechanism;
- and
- sensing a displacement of the probe tip by the data storage medium with a pyroelectric sensing element.
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A data storage system comprising:
- means for providing a data storage medium;
- means for suspending a probe tip over the data storage medium via a suspension mechanism;
- and
- means for sensing a displacement of the probe tip by the data storage medium with a pyroelectric sensing element.
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A computer system comprising:
- a central processing unit;
- and
- a data storage device coupled to the central processing unit comprising:
- a probe tip;
- a data storage medium proximate to the probe tip;
- and
- a pyroelectric sensing mechanism coupled to the probe tip for sensing a displacement of the probe tip by the data storage medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.