Patent ID: 8624897
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of transforming a format of three-dimensional (3D) video, the method comprising: receiving a video sequence comprising 3D video that includes left-viewpoint video and right-viewpoint video; estimating at least one of disparity information between the left-viewpoint video and the right-viewpoint video, and correlation information between neighboring pixel values of the left-viewpoint video and the right-viewpoint video; determining a 3D video format of the 3D video based on a result of the estimating; transforming the left-viewpoint video and the right-viewpoint video into a format from the determined 3D video format; displaying the transformed left-viewpoint video and the transformed right-viewpoint video three-dimensionally on a display device; determining, from a plurality of the 3D video, first secutive frames to be a first format and second consecutive frames, a predetermined number of frames subsequent to the first frames, to be a second format; determining 3D video formats of remaining third consecutive frames. subsequent to the second frames, to be the first format; and changing the 3D video format of the second frames from the second format to the first format.