Digital Video Zooming System
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Abstract
A system for preparing a digital video stream for zooming by a content consumer system, including a video frame processor to prepare a plurality of video frames of the digital video stream, a zoom location processor to prepare a plurality of zoom location indicators in the digital video stream, each of the zoom location indicators including an element indicative of a least one horizontal position and at least one vertical position in the video frames, and a stream processor to temporally synchronize the zoom location indicators and the video frames in the digital video stream, such that the video frames are available to be zoomed by the content consumer system based on the zoom location indicators during playback of the digital video steam. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
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Citations
91 Claims
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1-70. -70. (canceled)
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71. A system for preparing a digital video stream for playing by a content consumer system, comprising:
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a video frame processor to prepare a plurality of video frames of the digital video stream; a location processor to prepare a plurality of location indicators in the digital video stream, each of the location indicators including an element indicative of at least one horizontal position and at least one vertical position in the video frames; and a stream processor to associate the location indicators and the video frames in the digital video stream, such that the video frames are available to be processed by the content consumer system based on the location indicators while playing the digital video stream. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A content consumer system for receiving a digital video stream, the digital video stream including a plurality of video frames and a plurality of location indicators, each of the location indicators including an element being indicative of at least one horizontal position and at least one vertical position in the video frames, the system comprising:
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a stream receiver to receive the video frames and the location indicators of the video stream; and a display processor to process the video frames of the digital video stream based on the location indicators while playing the digital video stream. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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87. A non-volatile digital storage medium readable by a content consumer system, the non-volatile digital storage medium comprising a digital video stream including:
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a plurality of video frames; and at least one location indicator, the at least one location indicator including an element indicative of at least one horizontal position and at least one vertical position in the video frames, the video frames and the at least one location indicator being associated such that the video frames are available to be processed by the content consumer system based on the at least one location indicator during playback of the digital video stream.
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88. A method for preparing a digital video stream for playing by a content consumer system, comprising:
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preparing a plurality of video frames of the digital video stream; preparing a plurality of location indicators in the digital video stream, each of the location indicators including an element indicative of at least one horizontal position and at least one vertical position in the video frames; and associating the location indicators and the video frames in the digital video stream, such that the video frames are available to be processed by the content consumer system based on the location indicators while playing the digital video stream.
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89. A method for playing a digital video stream, the digital video stream including a plurality of video frames and a plurality of location indicators, each of the location indicators including an element being indicative of at least one horizontal position and at least one vertical position in the video frames, the method comprising:
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receiving the video frames and the location indicators of the video stream; and processing the video frames of the digital video stream based on the location indicators while playing the digital video stream.
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90. A system for preparing a digital video stream for playing by a content consumer system, comprising:
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means for preparing a plurality of video frames of the digital video stream; means for preparing a plurality of location indicators in the digital video stream, each of the location indicators including an element indicative of at least one horizontal position and at least one vertical position in the video frames; and means for associating the location indicators and the video frames in the digital video stream, such that the video frames are available to be processed by the content consumer system based on the location indicators while playing the digital video stream.
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91. A content consumer system for receiving a digital video stream, the digital video stream including a plurality of video frames and a plurality of location indicators, each of the location indicators including an element being indicative of at least one horizontal position and at least one vertical position in the video frames, the system comprising:
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means for receiving the video frames and the location indicators of the video stream; and means for processing the video frames of the digital video stream based on the location indicators while playing the digital video stream.
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