An apparatus and method for reconstructing missing data using cross-parity stripes on a storage medium is provided. The apparatus and method may operate on data symbols having sizes greater than a data bit. The apparatus and method makes use of a plurality of parity stripes for reconstructing missing...http://www.google.de/patents/US6581185?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6581185 - Apparatus and method for reconstructing data using cross-parity stripes on storage media