Interactive viewing of video
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1. A method of interactively displaying video, the method comprising outputting the video for playback at full resolution, receiving an externally-generated command to enlarge an area of the video while the video is being played at full resolution, upscaling the area, and outputting the upscaled area for playback.
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Interactively displaying video includes outputting the video for playback at full resolution, receiving an externally-generated command to enlarge an area of the video while the video is being played, upscaling the area, and outputting the upscaled area for display.
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- 1. A method of interactively displaying video, the method comprising outputting the video for playback at full resolution, receiving an externally-generated command to enlarge an area of the video while the video is being played at full resolution, upscaling the area, and outputting the upscaled area for playback.
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13. A video system comprising:
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first means for decoding a video bit stream; and
second means for playing back a video at full resolution when normal viewing mode is selected and for enlarging an area of interest in response to externally-generated commands, the commands allowing the second means to identify and upscale an area of interest in the video while the video is being played, the second means outputting the upscaled area for playback.
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14. A video system comprising:
a playback device having first and second modes of operation, the playback device playing a video at full resolution during the first mode, the second mode entered in response to externally-generated commands, the commands causing the playback device to identify and upscale an area of interest in the video and output the upscaled area for playback. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A video remote control unit for causing the area of a video to be enlarged, the unit comprising a housing, means for detecting motion of the housing, means for generating a zoom command, and means, responsive to detected motion and direction, for generating pan commands.
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