Patent ID: 8625970
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image conversion apparatus which is able to communicate with a source apparatus including a converter to convert a two-dimensional (2D) image to a three-dimensional (3D) image, the image conversion apparatus comprising: a three-dimensional (3D) conversion instruction module configured to instruct execution of a 3D conversion required to convert an input image from the source apparatus into a 3D image; a determination module configured to determine validity or invalidity of the 3D conversion instruction based on whether the input image corresponds to a 3D image format or a two-dimensional (2D) image format, or based on a cancel instruction of 3D conversion processing to the source apparatus of the input image; an instruction module configured to instruct the source apparatus to cancel 3D conversion processing in the source apparatus in response to the 3D conversion instruction, when the 3D conversion processing for converting the input image into the 3D image and outputting the 3D image are set in the source apparatus; a converter configured to convert, based on validity determination of the 3D conversion instruction in response to the cancel instruction which is to cancel the 3D conversion processing in the source apparatus, an input 2D image into the 3D image in response to the 3D conversion instruction; and an output module configured to output the 3D image.