Content providing method, a program of content providing method, a recording medium on which a program of a content providing method is recorded, and a content providing apparatus

1. A content providing method comprising the steps of:

outputting moving image data of video contents;

selecting moving image data in a partial area from the moving image data of the video contents, and outputting zoomed-in moving image data;

thinning out frames and pixels of the moving image data of the video contents except at least the partial area, and outputting moving image data slightly zoomed out; and

outputting the zoomed-in moving image data and the moving image data slightly zoomed out.

2. The content providing method according to claim 1 , comprising the steps of:

tracking the motion of a subject included in the partial area; and

moving the partial area as it follows the motion of the subject based on the tracking result in the motion tracking step.

3. The content providing method according to claim 1 , wherein in the data output step, the zoomed-in moving image data and the moving image data slightly zoomed out are outputted to a display device connected to a network over the network, and

the partial area is an area specified by the display device.

4. The content providing method according to claim 1 , wherein in the moving image data of the video contents is a video signal having a frame frequency of 120 Hz or greater.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that when executed cause a computer to perform a method comprising the steps of:

outputting moving image data of video contents;

selecting moving image data in a partial area from the moving image data of the video contents, and outputting zoomed-in moving image data;

thinning out frames and pixels of the moving image data of the video contents except at least the partial area, and outputting moving image data slightly zoomed out; and

outputting the zoomed-in moving image data and the moving image data slightly zoomed out.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which a program of a content providing method of providing video contents is recorded, the program of the content providing method comprising the steps of:

outputting moving image data of video contents;

selecting moving image data in a partial area from the moving image data of the video contents, and outputting zoomed-in moving image data;

thinning out frames and pixels of the moving image data of the video contents except at least the partial area, and outputting moving image data slightly zoomed out;

outputting the zoomed-in moving image data and the moving image data slightly zoomed out;

tracking the motion of a subject included in the partial area; and

moving the partial area as it follows the motion of the subject based on the tracking result in the motion tracking step.

7. A content providing apparatus comprising:

a moving image data output part configured to output moving image data of video contents;

a moving image data selecting part configured to select moving image data in a partial area from the moving image data of the video contents, and to output zoomed-in moving image data;

a thinning part configured to thin out frames and pixels of the moving image data of the video contents except at least the partial area, and to output moving image data slightly zoomed out; and

a data output part configured to output the zoomed-in moving image data and the moving image data slightly zoomed out.

8. A content providing apparatus which is connected to a network, and is configured to display moving image data outputted from a host unit,

wherein the host unit includes:

a moving image data output part configured to output moving image data of video contents;

a moving image data selecting part configured to select moving image data in a partial area from the moving image data of the video contents, and to output zoomed-in moving image data;

a thinning part configured to thin out frames and pixels of the moving image data of the video contents except at least the partial area, and to output moving image data slightly zoomed out; and

a data output part configured to output the zoomed-in moving image data and the moving image data slightly zoomed out to the network, and

the content providing apparatus includes:

an input part configured to input the zoomed-in moving image data and the moving image data slightly zoomed out from the network; and

a display part configured to selectively display the zoomed-in moving image data, the moving image data slightly zoomed out having been inputted in the input part.