Data recording systems and methods for facilitating data recovery with emitter failure

Computer readable medium having instructions for recovering data from a memory storage device, the memory storage device utilizing a storage medium and a plurality of electron beam emitters configured to electrically communicate with the storage medium, the storage medium and the plurality of emitters being configured to move relative to each other such that each emitter may provide a beam of electrons within a respective coverage area of the storage medium, each coverage area having a storage area formed therein being configurable in one of a plurality of structural states to represent information stored in the storage area, said computer readable medium comprising:

• logic configured to determine whether a first emitter of the plurality of emitters has failed;
• and
• logic configured to initiate recovery of information stored in at least one storage area of the first emitter with a second emitter of the plurality of emitters.

A data storage system comprising:

• a memory storage device having a storage medium and a plurality of electron beam emitters configured to electrically communicate with the storage medium, the storage medium and the plurality of emitters being configured to move relative to each other such that each emitter may provide a beam of electrons within a respective coverage area of the storage medium, each coverage area having a storage area formed therein being configurable in one of a plurality of structural states to represent information stored in the storage area;
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• a data recovery system communicatively coupled with the memory storage device, the data recovery system being configured to determine whether a first emitter of the plurality of emitters has failed and to recover information stored in at least one of the storage areas of the first emitter with a second emitter of the plurality of emitters.

A data storage system comprising:

• a memory storage device having a storage medium and a plurality of electron beam emitters configured to electrically communicate with the storage medium, the storage medium and the plurality of emitters being configured to move relative to each other such that each emitter may provide a beam of electrons within a respective coverage area of the storage medium, each coverage area having a storage area formed therein being configurable in one of a plurality of structural states to represent information stored in the storage area;
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• means for determining whether a first emitter of the plurality of emitters has failed.