Apparatus, systems and methods for synchronization of 3-D shutter glasses to one of a plurality of presentation devices

A method of viewing three dimensional (3-D) program content in a media environment operable to present different 3-D program content on a plurality of media presentation devices, the method comprising:

• detecting, with a first detector disposed on a surface of 3-D shutter glasses, a first synchronization signal transmitted from a first synchronization signal source, wherein the first synchronization signal is associated with first 3-D program content presented by a first one of the plurality of media presentation devices:
• detecting, at the first detector disposed on the surface of the 3-D shutter glasses, a second synchronization signal transmitted from a second synchronization signal source, wherein the second synchronization signal is associated with second 3-D program content presented by a second one of the plurality of media devices;
• detecting the first synchronization signal with a second detector disposed on the surface of the 3-D shutter glasses, wherein the second synchronization signal is not being detected with the second detector when the first synchronization signal is being detected;
• and
• controlling a left lens and a right lens of the 3-D shutter glasses in accordance with the first synchronization signal based upon the detection of the first synchronization signal by the first detector and the second detector.

A pair of three dimensional (3-D) shutter glasses, comprising:

• a left lens;
• a right lens;
• a synchronization signal detector configured to detect at least one of a first synchronization signal and a second synchronization signal,
• wherein the first synchronization signal includes a first synchronization signal identifier and first synchronization timing information that is configured to control the left lens and the right lens of the 3-D shutter glasses to enable viewing of first presented 3-D program content,
• wherein the first synchronization signal identifier is a first binary number, and
• wherein the second synchronization signal includes a second synchronization signal identifier and second synchronization timing information that is configured to control the left lens and the right lens of the 3-D shutter glasses to enable viewing of second presented 3-D program content, and
• wherein the second synchronization signal identifier is a second binary number that is different from the first binary number of the first synchronization signal identifier;
• and
• a processor system communicatively coupled to the left lens, the right lens and the synchronization signal detector, wherein the processor system is configured to operate the left lens and the right lens in accordance with one of the first synchronization timing information and the second synchronization timing information,
• wherein a selection of the first synchronization timing information and the second synchronization timing information is based upon one of the first synchronization signal identifier and the second synchronization signal identifier.