Patent ID: 9749675
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A content outputting apparatus comprising: a network interface configured to receive video content and content information including information which identifies whether video content to be transmitted via network for next viewing by a viewer includes three-dimensional video content; a video processing unit configured to change video processing of video content, and an outputting unit configured to output video content in three-dimensional viewing format or in two-dimensional viewing format, wherein, in response to determining that the received content information indicates that the video content to be transmitted for next viewing includes three-dimensional video content, the outputting unit is configured to output indication information indicating the video content to be transmitted for next viewing includes three-dimensional video content, and requesting viewer-determination of whether the video content to be transmitted for next viewing is to be viewed in three-dimensional view or in two-dimensional view, and the video processing unit configured to change video processing of the video content to be viewed next according to the viewer-determination.