Patent ID: 7088467
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for providing digital video images and still images comprising: providing sequential frames of image data to a user for rendering as video images, the video images being configured for providing at a first resolution, at least some of the image data being stored at a second resolution higher than the first resolution; responsive to a user input corresponding to viewing the image data as video images, automatically converting at least some of the image data configured with the second resolution such that the frames provided to the user for rendering as video images are configured with the first resolution; displaying the sequential frames of image data as video images at the first resolution; receiving a request for image data corresponding to one of the video images; and providing image data corresponding to the requested one of the video images to the user at the second resolution such that a still image corresponding to the requested one of the video images is obtained at the second higher resolution.