Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090077492 | ADDRESS LIST UPDATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UPDATING ADDRESS LIST - An address list updating apparatus includes: a memory that stores an address list that indicates correspondence between a physical address and a logical address of each of HDMI-CEC-compliant equipments; a reception unit that receives notification regarding the logical address and the physical address from each of the HDMI-CEC-compliant equipments; a transmission unit that, when the reception unit receives the notification containing a physical address that is registered in the address list, issues an inquiry to a target HDMI-CEC-compliant equipment having a logical address corresponding to the registered physical address; and an update unit that updates the address list by adding information included in the notification received from the target HDMI-CEC-compliant equipment when a response to the inquiry is received, and by deleting information regarding the target HDMI-CEC-compliant equipment when no response is received. | 03-19-2009 |
20090327474 | Electronic Device and Connected Device Searching Method - According to one embodiment, a method of making it possible to identify the connection of an external device reliably, the method comprises transmitting a command to check the connection of an external device to a logical address to which no physical address has been caused to correspond in an address list, if there has been a response to the command to check the connection, transmitting to the logical address a command to obtain a physical address allocated to an external device to which the logical address has been allocated, and registering a physical address included in a response to the command to obtain the physical address so as to correspond to the logical address to which the command to check the connection has been transmitted in the address list stored in a storage unit. | 12-31-2009 |
20100220241 | Broadcast Receiving System and Control Method Therefor - A broadcast receiving system according to an embodiment of the invention, is equipped with a module for displaying an on-timer setting menu, and a control module for referring to an internal clock which is corrected with reference clock information obtained from the outside and performing power control in accordance with the contents, input from a user via an operation module, on the on-timer setting menu. The control module allows selection of either of utilization and non-utilization of the clock information in the on-timer setting menu. The control module corrects the internal clock using the clock information and allows the power-on time to be set if the clock information is received from the outside and the utilization of the clock information has been selected and to allow the time until power on to be set without correcting the internal clock if the non-utilization of the clock information has been selected. | 09-02-2010 |
20110052152 | RECORDER AND RECORDING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a recorder includes a recording module, a first display module, a selector, a second display module, and a processor. The recording module simultaneously records programs of a plurality of channels with a plurality of tuners. The first display module displays past program information indicating the programs simultaneously recorded by the recording module as past programs. The selector selects a past program, with respect to which a function related to the past program is to be performed, from the past programs indicated by the past program information. The second display module displays a selection screen containing an image for selecting the function to be performed with respect to the past program selected by the selector and information on the past program. The processor performs the function selected through the image on the selection screen with respect to the past program selected by the selector. | 03-03-2011 |
20110058042 | Monitor Device, Switching Device, TV System, and Display Method - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monitor device including: a first port configured to receive videos output from an external switching device, the external switching device being connected to first input sources; a second port configured to receive a video output from an external source device as a second input source; and a display module configured to display: information about the first input sources, as a group, obtained through the external switching device; and information about the second input source, as a port name of the second port and/or apparatus information about the external source device, obtained from the external source device, wherein a switching operation between the first input sources and the second input source is performed in accordance with a switching instruction sent from an external manipulation device having a button to perform the switching operation. | 03-10-2011 |
20110061079 | Broadcast Receiver and Broadcast Receiving Method - A broadcast receiver including: a storage configured to store pieces of program information of digital broadcast programs; a user interface configured to receive input of characters relating to digital broadcast programs when a search relating to digital broadcast programs is to be performed using broadcast waves or the Internet; a selecting module configured to select a keyword that is stored in the storage and considered to match the input characters; and a search module configured to perform a program-related search using the selected keyword. | 03-10-2011 |
20110163962 | CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE AND CHARACTER INPUT METHOD - According to one embodiment, a character input device is configured as follows. Based on a key operation on a remote controller, any of alphabetic characters displayed on a screen is selected and input. A plurality of graphemes present for the alphabetic character selected based on the key operation on the remote controller are displayed on the screen. Any of the plurality of graphemes displayed on the screen is selected and input. | 07-07-2011 |
20110200295 | EXEMPTION SCREEN DISPLAY DEVICE AND EXEMPTION SCREEN DISPLAY METHOD - According to one embodiment, an exemption screen display device includes a display module and a recording module. When utilization of a service using a communication function based on a network is requested, the display module displays an exemption clause for the requested service on the screen. When consent is given to the exemption clause displayed by the display module, the recording module records information on the consent to the exemption clause. | 08-18-2011 |
20120026410 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD USED FOR THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a receiver, a connection terminal, a generator and a change module. The receiver is configured to receive operating information wirelessly send from a remote controller. The connection terminal is configured to input and output operating information through a wire. The generator is configured to generate the operating information through the connection terminal. The change module is configured to selectively set the following states. One is a state of inputting operating information through the connection terminal. The other is a state of outputting at least one of operating information received by the receiver and operating information output from the generator through the connection terminal. | 02-02-2012 |
20120162068 | Method of Controlling Remote Controller, Remote Controller, and Display System - According to one embodiment, there is provided a method of controlling a remote controller that comprises a first key configured to move a focus displayed on a display screen, a second key configured to move a pointer displayed on the display screen, and a third key configured to instruct determination operation at a focus position or selection operation at a pointer position. The method includes receiving operation on the remote controller, and switching operations to be instructed by the third key according to the last operation received at the receiving. | 06-28-2012 |
20120162352 | VIDEO TELEPHONE SYSTEM - According to one exemplary embodiment, a video telephone system includes: a digital broadcast receiver which receives a digital broadcast signal and reproduces a 2D or 3D video signal and an audio signal; a display unit and speakers which output the signals; a camera unit and a microphone unit for a TV phone call; a communication unit which transmits a 2D or 3D image data taken by the camera unit and an audio data picked up by the microphone unit to the outside, and which receives a 2D or 3D image data and an audio data from the outside; and a controller which receives meta-information indicating whether a counterpart TV receiver is in a 3D video displayable state, and transmits at least one of the 2D or 3D image data, the audio data, and a message to the counterpart TV receiver depending on a condition of the counterpart TV receiver. | 06-28-2012 |
20120326843 | DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS AND DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a device control apparatus includes an acquisition module and a display controller. The acquisition module is configured to obtain information about an external input terminal of a device connected to a network from the device. The display controller is configured to display the information obtained by the acquisition module in such a manner that the information corresponds to the external input terminal. | 12-27-2012 |
20130162913 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a signal processing apparatus includes a memory, an allowing module and a controller. The memory is configured to store at least one application. The allowing module is configured to allow execution operation of the application. The controller is configured to control to selectively execute one of a first application stored in the memory and a second application stored in an external device, based on the execution operation. | 06-27-2013 |
20140055683 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD USED FOR THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a receiver, a connection terminal, a generator and a change module. The receiver is configured to receive operating information wirelessly send from a remote controller. The connection terminal is configured to input and output operating information through a wire. The generator is configured to generate the operating information through the connection terminal. The change module is configured to selectively set the following states. One is a state of inputting operating information through the connection terminal. The other is a state of outputting at least one of operating information received by the receiver and operating information output from the generator through the connection terminal. | 02-27-2014 |
20140157326 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a signal processing apparatus comprises a tuner, one or more interfaces, a memory, a receiver and a controller. A first interface is configured to be connected to an external device so as to receive information from the external device while a second interface is used to transmit a control signal to the external device. The controller comprises (i) a first logic to determine whether a displayed image is a first image based on a signal from the tuner or a second image based on a signal from the external device, (ii) a second logic to display a first electric program guide if it is determined that the first image is being displayed, and (iii) a third logic to display a second electric program guide if it is determined that the second image is being displayed. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157332 | DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS AND DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a first displaying device comprises an acquisition module, a display controller and a game time controller. The acquisition module is configured to obtain information related to a first terminal from a second displaying device. The first terminal of the second displaying device is coupled to a game device while a second terminal of the second displaying device is coupled to a network. The display controller is configured to display the information to indicate whether the first terminal is being coupled to the game device or not. The game time controller is configured to measure a time for which the first terminal is coupled to the game device, based on the information obtained by the acquisition module, and to prompt the second displaying device to exclude the connection between the first terminal and the game device, when the measured time reaches a predetermined time set in advance. | 06-05-2014 |
20140168522 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROLLER, AND CODE PROCESSING METHOD - The electronic apparatus of one embodiment includes a receiver, an instructor, an operator, and a transmitter. The receiver receives a code transmitted from a controller. The instructor instructs, in response to a reception of a first code including first device-identifying information, execution of an instruction of the first code, and instructs, in response to a reception of a second code including second device-identifying information, transmission of the second code to an external. The operator operates in response to the execution instruction of the first code. The transmitter transmits the second code to the outside in response to the external transmission instruction of the second code. | 06-19-2014 |
20140211091 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - An image display device according to an embodiment may have demo modes and comprises a display module, a display processing module, and a control module. The display module is configured to display demo images in the demo modes. The display processing module is configured to supply the display module with a selection screen to select “stand use” or “wall hanging use” of the image display device. The control module is configured to supply the display module with one selection screen recommending a first demo mode when the stand use is selected, or with other selection screen recommending a second demo mode when the wall hanging use is selected. | 07-31-2014 |