Patent ID: 7209168

Claim:
A method for correcting at least one defective pixel in an array of pixels having a first predetermined number of rows and a second predetermined number of columns comprising: receiving a current pixel location; receiving a defective pixel location that does not vary from frame to frame; wherein receiving a defective pixel location includes: employing a table for storing a plurality of defective pixel locations; wherein the table includes a last entry having a row value and a column value; wherein employing a table for storing a plurality of defective pixel locations includes: setting the row value of the last entry in the table to a value that is greater than the first predetermined number of rows; and selling the column value of the last entry in the table to a value that is greater than the second predetermined number of columns; when the current pixel location is not a defective pixel location, providing a received pixel value as output pixel value; and when the current pixel location is a defective pixel location, providing a consistent replacement pixel value as the output pixel value.