Patent ID: 8391692
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A decoding method for decoding, a plurality of streams, the decoding method comprising: each of the streams being obtained by encoding i) a stereoscopic picture which includes a left eye image and a right eye image or ii) a non-stereoscopic picture; at least one of the streams including (i) a first identification information representing that an encoded picture is the stereoscopic picture or the non-stereoscopic picture, (ii) a second identification information representing that an encoded picture is a progressive picture or a non-progressive picture, (iii) a third identification information representing that a decoded picture is outputted as two frames or as three frames; obtaining stereoscopic video arrangement information which represents whether or not the plurality of streams include the stereoscopic picture, and the stereoscopic video arrangement information is separated from the plurality of streams; determining whether the plurality of streams include the stereoscopic picture based on the stereoscopic video arrangement information; when the stereoscopic video arrangement information represents that the streams include the stereoscopic picture: wherein, the stream corresponds to a group of pictures.