IP Library Patent Application 13699016
Patent Application
App. No. 13/699,016

RECEIVER APPARATUS AND OUTPUT METHOD

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App. No.
13/699,016
Abstract

It was impossible for digital broadcast receiver apparatuses to determine whether or not a currently received program or a program to be received in the future is a 3D program. A transmitter apparatus transmits both a program content including video information and ID information including information for determining whether the program content is a 2D program content or a 3D program content. A receiver apparatus comprises: a receiving unit for receiving both the program content including the video information and ID information including information for determining whether the program content is a 2D program content or a 3D program content; and an output unit for outputting the received program content in a 2D format or 3D format. In a case where a 3D program is received and the content thereof is then converted to a 2D format for output, the output unit outputs, in addition to the content of the program in the 2D format, information indicating that the program is a 3D program.

Claims (12)

1 . A reception device comprising:

a reception unit that receives program content containing video information and identification information containing information for identifying whether the program content is 2D program content or 3D program content; and

an output unit that outputs the received program content in a 2D format or 3D format,

wherein the output unit outputs, when outputting content obtained by receiving a 3D program and converting the 3D program to the 2D format, the content together with information indicating that the program is a 3D program.

2 . The reception device according to claim 1 , further comprising an operational input unit,

wherein when the output unit outputs the content obtained by receiving a 3D program and converting the 3D program to the 2D format together with information indicating that the program is a 3D program, if a signal for switching from the 2D format output to the 3D format output is inputted to the operational input unit, the output unit changes the output format of the program to the 3D format.

3 . An output method comprising:

a receiving step of receiving program content containing video information and identification information containing information for identifying whether the program content is 2D program content or 3D program content; and

an outputting step of outputting the received program content in a 2D format or 3D format,

wherein in the outputting step, when content obtained by receiving a 3D program and converting the 3D program to the 2D format is outputted, the content is outputted together with information indicating that the program is a 3D program.

4 . The output method according to claim 3 ,

wherein in the outputting step, when the content obtained by receiving a 3D program and converting the 3D program to the 2D format is outputted together with information indicating that the program is a 3D program, if an operational signal for switching from the 2D format output to the 3D format output is inputted to the device, the output format of the program is changed to the 3D format.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2014
From: HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033685/0883 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2013
From: TSURUGA, SADAO; OTSUKA, SATOSHI
To: HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030160/0787 →