Source encoding using shuffling of data to provide robust error recovery in a burst error-environment

A digital processing system comprising a processor configured to localize transmission errors to a set of samples, said processor configured to

• generate a plurality of SE components wherein each SE component comprises a sample subset comprising at least one sample of said set of samples;
• distribute each SE component of a data set into a plurality of divisions, each SE component having a plurality of bits;
• and
• distribute said plurality of bits of said SE components from said plurality of divisions across a generated bitstream.

A computer readable medium containing executable instructions which, when executed in a processing system, cause the system to perform the steps for source coding a signal to localize transmission errors to a set of samples, comprising the steps of:

• generating a plurality of SE components, wherein each SE component comprises a sample subset comprising at least one sample of said set of samples;
• distributing each SE component into a plurality of divisions, each SE component having a plurality of bits;
• and
• distributing said plurality of bits of said SE components from said plurality of divisions across a generated bitstream.

A system configured to localize transmission errors to a set of samples, said system comprising:

• means for generating a plurality of SE components, wherein each SE component comprises a sample subset comprising at least one sample of said set of samples;
• means for distributing each SE component into a plurality of divisions, each SE component having a plurality of bits;
• and
• means for distributing said plurality of bits of said SE components from said plurality of divisions across a generated bitstream.