Image display system and image display apparatus and information processing apparatus in the system

An image display apparatus capable of performing mixed display of 2D and 3D images, comprising:

• first reception means for receiving image data to be displayed on an image screen of said image display apparatus;
• second reception means for receiving area information indicating an image area of the image data, which is to be displayed as a 3D image, the area information being attached to the image data and being received together with the image data;
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• control means for controlling 2D image display and 3D image display of the image data on the basis of the area information attached to the image data when an image formed based on the image data is displayed.

An information processing apparatus which can be connected to an image display apparatus capable of performing mixed display of 2D and 3D images, comprising:

• first generation means for generating image data containing both 2D and 3D image data;
• second generation means for generating area information indicating a position and a size of a 3D display area of the image data generated by said first generation means;
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• output means for outputting the image data and the area information which is attached to the image data, to said image display apparatus.

A method of controlling an image display system including an image display apparatus capable of mixed display of 2D and 3D images, comprising:

• a first generation step of generating image data to be displayed on an image screen of said image display apparatus;
• a second generation step of generating area information indicating an image area of the image data, which is to be displayed as a 3D image generated in the first generation step;
• a providing step of providing said image display apparatus with the image data to which the area information is attached;
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• a control step of controlling said display apparatus to display the image data, and controlling the 2D and 3D image display on the basis of the area information attached to the image data.

A method of controlling an image display apparatus including an image display unit capable of performing mixed display of 2D and 3D images, comprising:

• a first reception step of receiving image data to be displayed on an image screen of said image display apparatus;
• a second reception step of receiving area information indicating an image area of the image data, which is to be displayed as a 3D image, the area information being attached to the image data and being received together with the image data;
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• a control step of controlling 2D image display and 3D image display of the image data on the basis of the area information attached to the image data when an image formed based on the image data is displayed.

A method of controlling an information processing apparatus which can be connected to an image display apparatus capable of performing mixed display of 2D and 3D images, comprising:

• a first generation step of generating image data containing both 2D and 3D image data;
• a second generation step of generating area information indicating a position and a size of a 3D display area of the image data generated in the first generation step;
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• an output step of outputting the image data and the area information which is attached to said image data, to said image display apparatus.

A storage medium storing a control program for controlling an image display apparatus including an image display unit capable of performing mixed display of 2D and 3D images, the control program comprising:

• code of a first reception step of receiving image data to be displayed on an image screen of said image display apparatus;
• code of a second reception step of receiving area information indicating an image area of the image data, which is to be displayed as a 3D image, the area information being attached to the image data and being received together with the image data;
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• code of a control step of controlling 2D image display and 3D image display of the image data on the basis of the area information attached to said image data when an image formed based on said image data is displayed.

A storage medium storing a control program for generating display information for an image display apparatus capable of performing mixed display of 2D and 3D images, the control program comprising:

• code of a first generation step of generating image data containing both 2D and 3D image data;
• code of a second generation step of generating area information indicating a position and a size of a 3D display area of the image data generated in the first generation step;
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• code of an output step of outputting the image data and the area information which is attached to said image data, to said image display apparatus.