US 7,596,277 B2
Apparatus and method for detecting error in a digital image
Senthil Govindaswamy, 9931 Paseo Montril, San Diego, Calif. 92129 (US); Ann C. Irvine, 32088 Taliesin Way, Bonsall, Calif. 92003 (US); and John Ratzel, 12823 Pimpernel Way, San Diego, Calif. 92129 (US)
Filed on Apr. 07, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/409,296.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/456826, filed on Mar. 21, 2003.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/371695, filed on Apr. 09, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2003/0190078 A1, Oct. 09, 2003
Int. Cl. G06K 9/36 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); H04N 11/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 382—232  [375/240.27] 57 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
an image compressor configured to compress digital image information, the image compressor comprising:
an error detection module configured to add at least one error detection indicator to the compressed digital image information, the at least one error detection indicator comprising a signature generated, over a half frame of said digital image information, by a multiple input shift register, wherein the half frame of the digital image information corresponds to a plurality of even slices or a plurality of odd slices of the total number of slices comprising a frame of the digital image information.