Television receiver

• US 20070285568A1
• Filed: 04/26/2007
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kurose, Takahiro
• Application Number:
  US11/790,676
• Publication Number:
  US 20070285568A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/563
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43632 involving a wired protocol, e.g. IEEE 1394 high-speed IEEE 1394 serial bus H04L12/40052
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43635 HDMI
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/60 for the sound signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums

Abstract

A television receiver having an HDMI terminal and an RCA-type audio input terminal including: a signal-inputted terminal detecting unit for detecting an audio input terminal to which the audio signal is inputted, when the input from the HDMI terminal is selected; and a signal-inputted terminal display control unit for making a display unit display information regarding to an audio input terminal to which an audio signal is inputted, based on a detected result obtained by the signal-inputted terminal detecting unit.

Claims

1. A television receiver having an HDMI terminal and an RCA-type audio input terminal comprising:

a configuration unit for configuring input and output of an audio signal when the input from the HDMI terminal is selected;

a signal-inputted terminal detecting unit for detecting an audio input terminal to which the audio signal is inputted, when the input from the HDMI terminal is selected;

a connected-device detecting unit for detecting a category of a connected-device connected to the television receiver, based on the signal inputted through the HDMI terminal;

a signal-inputted/outputted terminal display control unit for making a display unit display in an OSD manner, information regarding to an audio input terminal to which an audio signal is inputted and an audio output terminal from which an audio signal is outputted, based on a detected result obtained by the signal-inputted terminal detecting unit and configuration of the input and the output of the audio signal configured by the configuration unit; and

a connected-device display control unit for making the display unit display in an OSD manner, information regarding to a connected-device connected to the television receiver through the HDMI terminal, based on a detected result obtained by the connected-device detecting unit.

2. A television receiver having an HDMI terminal and an RCA-type audio input terminal comprising:

a signal-inputted terminal detecting unit for detecting an audio input terminal to which the audio signal is inputted, when the input from the HDMI terminal is selected; and

a signal-inputted terminal display control unit for making a display unit display information regarding to an audio input terminal to which an audio signal is inputted, based on a detected result obtained by the signal-inputted terminal detecting unit.

3. A television receiver according to claim 2 further comprising:

a connected-device detecting unit for detecting a category of a connected-device connected to the television receiver, based on the signal inputted through the HDMI terminal; and

a connected-device display control unit for making the display unit display information regarding to a connected-device connected to the television receiver through the HDMI terminal, based on a detected result obtained by the connected-device detecting unit.

4. A television receiver according to claim 2, further comprising:

a configuration unit for configuring output of an audio signal when the input from the HDMI terminal is selected; and

a signal-outputted terminal display control unit for making a display unit display information regarding to an audio output terminal from which an audio signal is outputted, based on configuration of the output of the audio signal configured by the configuration unit.

5. A television receiver according to claim 3, further comprising:

a configuration unit for configuring output of an audio signal when the input from the HDMI terminal is selected; and

a signal-outputted terminal display control unit for making a display unit display information regarding to an audio output terminal from which an audio signal is outputted, based on configuration of the output of the audio signal configured by the configuration unit.