Device for and method of determining the quality of a data signal
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorAdolf Proidl
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Abstract
In the case of determination means (10) for determining the quality of a data signal (DS), which data signal (DS) consists of data blocks, wherein each data block is at least two-dimensional in structure and comprises at least two data zones, there are provided validity assessment means (7) for assessing whether data zones of at least one data block are valid or invalid and for generating and outputting validity information (QI) representing the assessment result and validity information processing means (9), which are designed to determine the quality of the data signal (DS) on the basis of the validity information (QI).
Claims12
Determination means (10) for determining the quality of a data signal (DS), which data signal (DS) consists of data blocks, wherein each data block is at least two-dimensional in structure and comprises at least two data zones, said determination means (10) comprising:
- validity assessment means (7), which assess whether data zones of at least one data block are valid or invalid, and to generate and output validity information (QI) representing the assessment result, said output validity information including information regarding a position of the data zone within the data block assessed as valid or invalid, and
- validity information processing means (9) to determine the quality of the data signal (DS) on the basis of the validity information (QI).
A determination method for determining the quality of a data signal (DS), which data signal (DS) consists of data blocks, each data block being at least two-dimensional in structure and comprising at least two data zones, said determination method comprising:
- assessing whether data zones of at least one data block are valid or invalid, and generating and outputting validity information (QI) representing the assessment result, said output validity information including information regarding a position of the data zone within the data block assessed as valid or invalid, wherein the quality of the data signal (DS) is determined on the basis of the validity information (QI).
A data processing device (1) for processing a data signal (DS) having determination means (10) for determining the quality of a data signal (DS), which data signal (DS) consists of data blocks, wherein each data block is at least two-dimensional in structure and comprises at least two data zones, said determination means (10) comprise:
- validity assessment means (7), to assess whether data zones of at least one data block are valid or invalid, and to generate and output validity information (QI) representing the assessment result, said output validity information including information regarding a position of the data zone within the data block assessed as valid or invalid, and
- validity information processing means (9) to determine the quality of the data signal (DS) on the basis of the validity information (QI).
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