Patent ID: 8064748

Claim:
A video signal transmitting apparatus connectable to an external video signal receiving apparatus and for transmitting video signals to the video signal receiving apparatus, the video signal transmitting apparatus comprising: a video signal output block capable of transmitting either a first type of video signals including luminance signals and color difference signals or a second type of video signals including three primary color signals to the video signal receiving apparatus; and an information acquisition block for acquiring, from the video signal receiving apparatus, information indicating whether or not the video signal receiving apparatus is capable of handling the first type video signals, wherein: the video signal output block transmits colorimetry information on the first type video signals in addition to the first type video signals to the video signal receiving apparatus if the information acquired by the information acquisition block indicates that the video signal receiving apparatus is capable of handling the first type video signals; and the video signal output block transmits colorimetry information on the second type video signals in addition to the second type video signals to the video signal receiving apparatus if the information acquired by the information acquisition block indicates that the video signal receiving apparatus is not capable of handling the first type video signals.