Patent ID: 8462197

Claim:
A three-dimensional (3D) video converting device connectable to a set top box (STB), the 3D video conversion device comprising: an input module operable to receive a multiple-view stream from the STB; a conversion module operable to convert the multiple-view stream including, a decoding module operable to decode the multiple-view stream to form a basic stream, and a reformatting module operable to generate a reformatted stream having 3D views from the basic stream, wherein the 3D views include a left eye view and a right eye view; and an output module operable to output the reformatted stream, wherein the STB is configured to receive a STB format stream containing 2D data that the STB is configured to decode, but the STB is not configured to separately decode a second format stream containing 3D data, wherein the conversion module further includes: an encoding module operable to re-encode the reformatted stream having the 3D views into the STB format stream, wherein the STB format stream is in a format that a decoder of the STB is operable to decode; and wherein the output module is operable to output the STB format stream to the STB.