Patent ID: 8937648
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a three-dimensional (3D) image in a receiving system, the method comprising: receiving a request for a 3D image viewing; searching source devices that can provide 3D images in response to receiving the request for the 3D image viewing, each source device being coupled to the receiving system through a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), wherein searching source devices includes: displaying information of a plurality of source devices when there are the plurality of source devices that can provide 3D images; switching an input mode to a source device, which is selected by a user based on the displayed information, from among the plurality of source devices; identifying a transport format of a 3D image of the selected source device based on a value of a 3D Structure field in the Vendor Specific InfoFrame packet content received from the selected source device; receiving the 3D image from the selected source device; decoding the received 3D image in accordance with the identified transport format; and displaying the decoded 3D image at the receiving system.