Patent ID: 9584798
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A method of managing a three-dimensional (3D) video stream, the method comprising: outputting, by a set top box (STB), the 3D video stream in a time sequential format to a connected display, wherein the 3D video stream has a first resolution during a first time and a second resolution during a second time; presenting on the connected display the 3D video stream after a delay associated with the connected display; determining a first timing offset based on the delay based at least in part on a model of the connected display and the first resolution of the 3D video stream; determining a second timing offset based on the delay based at least in part on the model of the connected display and the second resolution of the 3D video stream; transmitting, coincident with the presentation of the 3D video stream, a shutter control signal for the 3D video stream from a device other than the STB and the connected display; determining by the at least one shutter glasses a frame rate of the 3D video stream using the shutter control signal; using the first timing offset and the shutter control signal to synchronize shutter operations of at least one shutter glasses with the presentation of the 3D video stream during the first time; and using the second timing offset and the shutter control signal to synchronize shutter operations of the at least one shutter glasses with the presentation of the 3D video stream during the second time.