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Content reproducing apparatus and recording medium. RU patent 2504916.

FIELD: physics.

SUBSTANCE: disclosed is a content reproducing apparatus which can simultaneously switch a video ("V") image and a graphic ("G") image from 2D to 3D, having a program execution unit (30) which outputs a G image used for the 2D mode in a left-side G plane (120a) and outputs a G image used for the 3D mode in the left- and right-side G planes (120a, 120b), respectively; an AV reproducing unit (40), which outputs a V image used for the 2D mode in the left-side V plane (110a) and outputs a V image used for the 3D mode in the left- and right-side V plane, respectively; and a switching unit (80), which outputs a first synthesised image from images stored in the left-side V plane (110a) and left-side G planes (120a) during 2D reproduction, and is switched to output a second synthesised image from images stored in the right-side V plane (110b) and right-side G plane (120b), and a first synthesised image during 3D reproduction. Switching to the switching unit (80) is carried out in accordance with completion of the formation of a G image of one screen used for the 3D mode when switching from 2D to 3D mode.

EFFECT: providing a control method which enables to switch a video image and a graphic image simultaneously from 2D to 3D when switching from 3D to 2D mode.

2 cl, 19 dwg

IPC classes for russian patent Content reproducing apparatus and recording medium. RU patent 2504916. (RU 2504916):

H04N13/04 - Picture reproducers

G11B27/32 - on separate auxiliary tracks of the same or an auxiliary record carrier

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