Switching apparatus, electronic apparatus, data transfer method, and computer product

• US 20060045463A1
• Filed: 11/30/2004
• Published: 03/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Sasaki, Noriyuki
• Application Number:
  US10/998,956
• Publication Number:
  US 20060045463A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/231
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4113 PC
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4135 external recorder interface circuits between an apparatus for recording television signals and a television receiver H04N5/775
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42221 Transmission circuitry, e.g. infrared [IR] or radio frequency [RF]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44016 involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for substituting a video clip

Abstract

A switching apparatus that switches outputs of a plurality of electronic apparatuses controlled by a remote controller includes a data receiving unit that receives data for controlling the electronic apparatuses from the remote controller; and a data transferring unit that transfers the data to the electronic apparatuses according to a switching status of the switching apparatus.

Claims

1. A switching apparatus that switches outputs of a plurality of electronic apparatuses controlled by a remote controller, the switching apparatus comprising:

a data receiving unit that receives data for controlling the electronic apparatuses from the remote controller; and

a data transferring unit that transfers the data to the electronic apparatuses according to a switching status of the switching apparatus.

2. The switching apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the electronic apparatuses output a plurality of types of outputs to the switching apparatus, and

the data transferring unit transfers the data to the electronic apparatuses according to the types of the outputs.

3. The switching apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the outputs include an audio output and a video output.

4. The switching apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data transferring unit transfers the data to the electronic apparatuses according to the switching status for an audio.

5. The switching apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the outputs of the electronic apparatuses are combined together when the outputs are output.

6. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a plurality of output units;

a data receiving unit that receives data for controlling the output units from a remote controller;

a switching unit that switches outputs of the output units; and

a data transferring unit that transfers the data to the output units according to a switching status of the switching unit.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

the output units output a plurality of types of outputs to the switching unit, and

the data transferring unit transfers the data to the output units according to the types of the outputs.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the outputs include an audio output and a video output.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the data transferring unit transfers the data to the output units according to the switching status for an audio.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the outputs of the electronic apparatuses are combined together when the outputs are output.

11. A data transferring method comprising:

receiving data for controlling a plurality of output apparatuses from a remote controller;

switching outputs of the output apparatuses; and

transferring the data to the output apparatuses according to a switching result at the switching.

12. The data transferring method according to claim 11, wherein

a plurality of types of outputs are switched at the switching, and

the data is transferred to the output apparatuses according to the types of the outputs.

13. The data transferring method according to claim 12, wherein the outputs include an audio output and a video output.

14. The data transferring method according to claim 11, wherein the data is transferred to the output apparatuses according to a switching status for an audio.

15. The data transfer method according to claim 11, wherein the outputs of the electronic apparatuses are combined together when the outputs are output.

16. A computer-readable recording medium that stores a data transferring program making a computer execute:

receiving data for controlling a plurality of output apparatuses from a remote controller;

switching outputs of the output apparatuses; and

transferring the data to the output apparatuses according to a switching result at the switching.

17. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 16, wherein

a plurality of types of outputs are switched at the switching, and

the data is transferred to the output apparatuses according to the types of the outputs.

18. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 17, wherein the outputs include an audio output and a video output.

19. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 16, wherein the data is transferred to the output apparatuses according to a switching status for an audio.

20. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 16, wherein the outputs of the electronic apparatuses are combined together when the outputs are output.