Patent ID: 7650036

Claim:
A method for receiving three-dimensional (3D) video in a receiver system, the method comprising: in a receiver decoder: accepting an electromagnetic waveform representing a bitstream with two interlaced fields, both encoded in a single first video frame, with a supplemental enhancement information (SEI) 3D content message; analyzing display capabilities in response to being triggered by the SEI 3D content message; if 3D display abilities are detected, decoding a first frame top field from the first video frame and decoding a first frame bottom field from the first video frame; if non-3D display capabilities are detected, decoding only one of the first video frame interlaced fields; and, a display presenting an electromagnetic waveform representing the decoded top and bottom fields as a 3D frame image if 3D capable, and presenting a two-dimensional (2D) frame image if non-3D capable.