Patent ID: 8593574

Claim:
A set top box, comprising: a memory to store instructions; and a controller coupled to the memory, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the controller performs operations comprising: receiving a single video stream comprising two-dimensional image content and a depth map of the two-dimensional image content; generating three-dimensional image content in real-time from the two-dimensional image content and the depth map, the three-dimensional image content being generated when a display device operably coupled with the set top box is determined to be capable of presenting the three-dimensional image content; detecting without user intervention a viewing apparatus within a line of sight of the display device, wherein the viewing apparatus is configured for viewing the three-dimensional image content, and wherein the display device is determined to be capable of presenting the three-dimensional image content in accordance with detecting the viewing apparatus within a pre-determined distance from the display device; and providing either the two-dimensional image content or the three-dimensional image content to the display device, in accordance with a determined capability of the display device.