Video processing apparatus, content providing server, and control method thereof
First Claim
1. A video processing apparatus comprising:
- a receiver which receives a two-dimensional (2D) video signal from a memory which stores the 2D video signal;
a communicator which communicates with a content providing server providing a supplementary video signal for a three-dimensional (3D) video signal corresponding to the received 2D video signal;
a signal processor which processes the received 2D video signal and the supplementary video signal; and
a controller which controls the communicator to provide information related to the 2D video signal to the content providing server, request a supplementary video signal corresponding to the received 2D video signal and receive the supplementary video signal from the content providing server, and the signal processor to generate the 3D video signal based on the received supplementary video signal and the received 2D video signal,wherein the communicator receives the supplementary video signal separately wherein the communicator receives the supplementary video signal separately from the receiver receiving the 2D video signal,wherein the signal processor comprises;
a first decoder which decodes the received 2D video signal; and
a second decoder which decodes the received supplementary video signal, andwherein the signal processor extracts information used for synchronization from the decoded 2D video signal and the decoded supplementary video signal, respectively, and synchronizes the 2D video signal and the supplementary video signal to be displayed as a 3D image in accordance with the extracted information.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a video processing apparatus, a content providing server, and control methods thereof. The video processing apparatus includes: a receiver which receives a two-dimensional (2D) video signal; a communication unit which communicates with a content providing server providing a supplementary video signal for a three-dimensional (3D) video signal corresponding to the 2D video signal; a signal processor which processes the 2D video signal and the supplementary video signal; and a controller which controls the communication unit to receive the supplementary video signal corresponding to the received 2D video signal from the content providing server, and the signal processor to generate the 3D video signal based on the received supplementary video signal and the received 2D video signal. Accordingly, it is possible to generate and reproduce the 3D video signal corresponding to the 2D video signal.
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24 Claims
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1. A video processing apparatus comprising:
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a receiver which receives a two-dimensional (2D) video signal from a memory which stores the 2D video signal; a communicator which communicates with a content providing server providing a supplementary video signal for a three-dimensional (3D) video signal corresponding to the received 2D video signal; a signal processor which processes the received 2D video signal and the supplementary video signal; and a controller which controls the communicator to provide information related to the 2D video signal to the content providing server, request a supplementary video signal corresponding to the received 2D video signal and receive the supplementary video signal from the content providing server, and the signal processor to generate the 3D video signal based on the received supplementary video signal and the received 2D video signal, wherein the communicator receives the supplementary video signal separately wherein the communicator receives the supplementary video signal separately from the receiver receiving the 2D video signal, wherein the signal processor comprises; a first decoder which decodes the received 2D video signal; and a second decoder which decodes the received supplementary video signal, and wherein the signal processor extracts information used for synchronization from the decoded 2D video signal and the decoded supplementary video signal, respectively, and synchronizes the 2D video signal and the supplementary video signal to be displayed as a 3D image in accordance with the extracted information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A content providing server comprising:
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a communicator which communicates with an external video processing apparatus; and a controller which controls the communicator to select a supplementary video signal from among at least one supplementary video signal and to transmit the selected supplementary video signal to the external video processing apparatus in response to a request for the supplementary video signal for generating a 3D video signal corresponding to a 2D video signal from the external video processing apparatus, wherein the communicator transmits the supplementary video signal separately from a transmitting of the 2D video signal, and wherein the 2D video signal comprises information used for synchronizing the 2D video signal and the supplementary video signal to be displayed as a 3D image when the external video processing apparatus decodes the 2D video signal the supplementary video signal. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A control method of a video processing apparatus, the control method comprising:
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receiving a two-dimensional (2D) video signal from a memory which stores the 2D video signal; providing information related to the received 2D video signal to a content providing server; requesting the content providing server to transmit a supplementary video signal corresponding to the 2D video signal; and generating a three-dimensional (3D) video signal based on the 2D video signal and the supplementary video signal received in response to the requesting, wherein the supplementary video signal is received separately from the 2D video signal, wherein the generating the 3D video signal comprises decoding the received 2D video signal and the received supplementary video signal, respectively, and wherein the generating the 3D video signal comprises; extracting information used for synchronization from the decoded 2D video signal and the decoded supplementary video signal, respectively; and synchronizing the 2D video signal and the supplementary video signal to be displayed as a 3D image in accordance with the extracted information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A control method of a content providing server, the control method comprising:
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receiving a request from an external video processing apparatus to provide a supplementary video signal for generating a 3D video signal corresponding to a 2D video signal; and selecting, from among at least one supplementary video signal, the supplementary video signal corresponding to the received request and transmitting the selected supplementary video signal to the external video processing apparatus, wherein the supplementary video signal is transmitted separately from the 2D video signal, and wherein the 2D video signal comprises information used for synchronizing the 2D video signal and the supplementary video signal to be displayed as a 3D image when the external video processing apparatus decodes the 2D video signal the supplementary video signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A video processing system comprising:
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a video processing apparatus which receives a two-dimensional (2D) video signal from a memory which stores the 2D video signal, transmits a request for a supplementary video signal used to generate a three-dimensional (3D) video signal corresponding to the received 2D video signal, and, if the supplementary video signal is received in response to the transmitted request, generates the 3D video signal based on the received supplementary video signal and the received 2D video signal; and a content providing server which receives the request from the video processing apparatus, determines, according to the received request, whether the supplementary video signal corresponding to the 2D video signal exists among at least one supplementary video signal, and, if the supplementary video signal corresponding to the 2D video signal exists, transmits the supplementary video signal to the video processing apparatus, wherein the video processing apparatus receives the supplementary video signal separately from the 2D video signal, wherein the video processing apparatus decodes the received 2D video signal, and a second decoder which decodes the received supplementary video signal, and wherein the video processing apparatus extracts information used for synchronization from the decoded 2D video signal and the decoded supplementary video signal, respectively, and synchronizes the 2D video signal and the supplementary video signal to be displayed as a 3D image in accordance with the extracted information. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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