Patent ID: 9219904
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of playback of video information suitable for both two-dimensional (2D) display and three-dimensional (3D) display, the method comprising: receiving video information and associated playback information, wherein the video information and associated playback information are organized according to a playback format, the video information comprising a primary video stream for two-dimensional (2D) display and at least at times comprising an additional stream for enabling three-dimensional (3D) display when processed together with the primary video stream, the associated playback information comprising display information indicating the types of video streams present, and comprising one or more playlists, the playlists indicating a sequence of items to be played back; processing the display information to determine whether two-dimensional (2D) display is possible and whether three-dimensional (3D) display is possible for the received video information; determining a playback setting of a playback device indicating whether the video information should be displayed two-dimensional (2D) or three dimensional (3D); and either processing for display as two-dimensional (2D) the primary video stream without the additional stream or otherwise processing together for display as three-dimensional (3D) the primary video stream with the additional stream, in accordance with the associated playback information and in accordance with the playback setting of the playback device, the three-dimensional (3D) display being enabled by an indication in a playlist of the one or more playlists that the additional stream is an auxiliary presentation path configured as a sub-path of the primary video stream.