Automated non-conforming pixel masking

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a plurality of communication events associated with a pixel of an imaging device;

identifying a frequency associated with the communication events, wherein the identifying a frequency comprises determining a number of communication events occurring within a predetermined time interval or determining a time interval between the communication events;

resolving, from the identified frequency, whether the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel by updating a score associated with the pixel, wherein the updating a score comprises increasing the score if the number of communication events is greater than a predetermined number of communication events within the predetermined time interval and wherein the updating a score comprises decreasing the score if the number of communication events is less than a predetermined number of communication events within the predetermined time interval; and

masking, if the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel, subsequent communication events from the non-conforming pixel.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining a number of communication events comprises determining that the number of communication events occurring within a predetermined time interval is greater than a predetermined number of communications events or that the time interval between communication events is less than a threshold time interval.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resolving further comprises identifying the pixel as non-conforming when the score reaches a predetermined threshold.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the masking comprises disregarding communication events associated with the pixel.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adding the non-conforming pixel to a non-conforming pixel list comprising non-conforming pixels.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising determining a number of times the non-conforming pixel has been added to the non-conforming pixel list.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising, responsive to determining that the number of times the non-conforming pixel has been added to the non-conforming pixel list is greater than a predetermined threshold, permanently masking the non-conforming pixel.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising replacing image data associated with the non-conforming pixel within image data based upon data from a plurality of pixels neighboring the non-conforming pixel.

9. An information handling device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to:

receive a plurality of communication events associated with a pixel of an imaging device;

identify a frequency associated with the communication events, wherein the identifying a frequency comprises determining a number of communication events occurring within a predetermined time interval or determining a time interval between the communication events;

resolve, from the identified frequency, whether the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel by updating a score associated with the pixel, wherein the updating a score comprises increasing the score if the number of communication events is greater than a predetermined number of communication events within the predetermined time interval and wherein the updating a score comprises decreasing the score if the number of communication events is less than a predetermined number of communication events within the predetermined time interval; and

mask, if the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel, subsequent communication events from the non-conforming pixel.

10. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein to determine a number of communication events comprises determining that the number of communication events occurring within a predetermined time interval is greater than a predetermined number of communications events or that the time interval between communication events is less than a threshold time interval.

11. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein to resolve further comprises identifying the pixel as non-conforming when the score reaches a predetermined threshold.

12. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein to mask comprises disregarding communication events associated with the pixel.

13. The information handling device of claim 9 , further comprising adding the non-conforming pixel to a non-conforming pixel list comprising non-conforming pixels.

14. The information handling device of claim 13 , further comprising determining a number of times the non-conforming pixel has been added to the non-conforming pixel list.

15. The information handling device of claim 14 , further comprising, responsive to determining that the number of times the non-conforming pixel has been added to the non-conforming pixel list is greater than a predetermined threshold, permanently masking the non-conforming pixel.

16. The information handling device of claim 9 , further comprising replacing image data associated with the non-conforming pixel within image data based upon data from a plurality of pixels neighboring the non-conforming pixel.

17. A product, comprising:

a storage device that stores code, the code being executable by a processor and comprising:

code that receives a plurality of communication events associated with a pixel of an imaging device;

code that identifies a frequency associated with the communication events, wherein the identifying a frequency comprises determining a number of communication events occurring within a predetermined time interval or determining a time interval between the communication events;

code that resolves, from the identified frequency, whether the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel by updating a score associated with the pixel, wherein the updating a score comprises increasing the score if the number of communication events is greater than a predetermined number of communication events within the predetermined time interval and wherein the updating a score comprises decreasing the score if the number of communication events is less than a predetermined number of communication events within the predetermined time interval; and

code that masks, if the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel, subsequent communication events from the non-conforming pixel.