COMMUNICATION ERROR MESSAGE FOR TV INTERNET ADAPTER
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1. A system, comprising:
- a TV including a TV display; and
at least one Internet adapter module connected to the TV using an audio video link and a control link, the TV configured to display video received from the module over the audio video link responsive to data earned on the control link, a communication error message being displayed on the TV display at least in response to a malfunction associated with the control link being detected by the TV.
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Abstract
A communication error message is displayed on a TV when an error is noted on a control data link between the TV and an Internet adapter module connected thereto.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a TV including a TV display; and at least one Internet adapter module connected to the TV using an audio video link and a control link, the TV configured to display video received from the module over the audio video link responsive to data earned on the control link, a communication error message being displayed on the TV display at least in response to a malfunction associated with the control link being detected by the TV. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 19)
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9. A tangible digital storage medium readable by a TV processor to:
display a communication error message on a TV display associated with a TV configured for communicating with an adapter module over at least a video data link and a control data link if a malfunction associated with the control data link is detected by the TV but only if the TV is in a video reception mode that implicates the module, and the module is connected at least over the video data link with the TV. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A TV comprising:
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a TV processor configured for communicating with an adapter module over at least a video data link and a control data link; and a TV display configured for displaying video received on the video data link under control of the TV processor, the TV processor selectively causing a communication error message to appear on the TV display if an anomaly is detected associated with data in the control data link. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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