TELEVISION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
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1. A television system which can connect to an external printing apparatus, comprising:
- a display unit;
a reception unit adapted to receive status information of the external printing apparatus from the external printing apparatus;
a setting unit adapted to set whether or not to display a status of the external printing apparatus on the display unit in accordance with the received status information; and
a control unit adapted to when said setting unit sets to display the status of the external printing apparatus, control to make the status of the external printing apparatus displayed on said display unit, and when said setting unit sets not to display the status of the external printing apparatus, control to make the status information not displayed on said display unit and control the external printing apparatus so as to display the status of the external printing apparatus on a display unit provided on the external printing apparatus.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method of controlling a television system which can connect to a printing apparatus, and has a display unit. Display/non-display of the status information is set (S13, S14). Status information of the printing apparatus is received from the printing apparatus (S101). The control is made to display the status information on the display unit when the display of the status information is set, and not to display the status information on the display unit when the non-display of the status information is set (S102, S103).
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38 Claims
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1. A television system which can connect to an external printing apparatus, comprising:
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a display unit; a reception unit adapted to receive status information of the external printing apparatus from the external printing apparatus; a setting unit adapted to set whether or not to display a status of the external printing apparatus on the display unit in accordance with the received status information; and a control unit adapted to when said setting unit sets to display the status of the external printing apparatus, control to make the status of the external printing apparatus displayed on said display unit, and when said setting unit sets not to display the status of the external printing apparatus, control to make the status information not displayed on said display unit and control the external printing apparatus so as to display the status of the external printing apparatus on a display unit provided on the external printing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 19)
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6. A television system which can connect to an external printing apparatus, comprising:
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a display unit; a reception unit adapted to receive status information of the external printing apparatus from the external printing apparatus; and a setting unit adapted to set whether or not to display a status of the external printing apparatus on the display unit in accordance with the received status information, wherein said reception unit further receives information indicating whether or not the external printing apparatus has a display unit, and when the external printing apparatus has the display unit, said setting unit sets not to display the status of the external printing apparatus on the display unit, and when the external printing apparatus does not have any display unit, said setting unit sets to display the status of the external printing apparatus on the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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9. A television system which can connect to an external printing apparatus, comprising:
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a display unit; a reception unit adapted to receive status information of the external printing apparatus from the external printing apparatus; a setting unit adapted to set whether or not to display a status of the external printing apparatus on the display unit in accordance with the received status information; a plurality of input units adapted to input contents from a plurality of information sources including broadcasting; and a selection unit adapted to select one of the plurality of information sources and make said display unit display contents from the selected information source, wherein said setting unit sets of whether or not to display the status of the external printing apparatus on the display unit in accordance with the status information according to the information source selected by said selection unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 27, 28)
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13. A television system which can connect to an external printing apparatus comprising:
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a display unit; a reception unit adapted to receive status information of the external printing apparatus from the external printing apparatus; a setting unit adapted to set whether or not to display a status of the external printing apparatus on the display unit in accordance with the received status information; and a unit adapted to designate a time period in which the status of the external printing apparatus is displayed or not displayed, wherein said setting unit sets whether or not to display the status of the external printing apparatus on the display unit during the designated time period. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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16. A method of controlling a television system which can connect to an external printing apparatus, and has a display unit, comprising:
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a setting step of setting whether or not to display a status of the external printing apparatus on the display unit in accordance with status information of the external printing apparatus; a reception step of receiving status information of the external printing apparatus from the external printing apparatus; and a display step of controlling, when it is set to display the status of the external printing apparatus in the setting step, to display the status of the external printing apparatus on the display unit, and when it is set not to display the status of the external printing apparatus in the setting step, not to display the status of the external printing apparatus on the display unit and to display the status of the external printing apparatus on a display unit provided on the external printing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (18, 24, 25)
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20. A method of controlling a television system which can connect to an external printing apparatus, and has a display unit, comprising:
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a reception step of receiving status information of the external printing apparatus and information indicating whether or not the external printing apparatus has a display unit from the external printing apparatus; and a setting step of setting, when the external printing apparatus has the display unit, not to display a status of the external printing apparatus on the basis of the received status information, and when the external printing apparatus does not have any display unit, setting to display a status of the external printing apparatus on the basis of the received status information. - View Dependent Claims (30, 33, 36)
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21. A method of controlling a television system which can connect to an external printing apparatus, and has a display unit, comprising:
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a reception step of receiving status information of the external printing apparatus from the external printing apparatus; a plurality of input steps of inputting contents from a plurality of information sources including broadcasting; a selection step of selecting one of the plurality of information sources and making said display unit display contents from the selected information source; and a setting step of setting whether or not to display the status of the external printing apparatus on the display unit in accordance with the status information according to the information source selected in said selection step. - View Dependent Claims (22, 31, 34, 37)
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23. A method of controlling a television system which can connect to an external printing apparatus, and has a display unit, comprising:
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a reception step of receiving status information of the external printing apparatus from the external printing apparatus; a designation step of designating a time period in which a status of the external printing apparatus is displayed or not displayed; and a setting step of setting whether or not to display the status of the external printing apparatus during the designated time period. - View Dependent Claims (32, 35, 38)
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