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Monitor apparatus for selecting audio-visual units and operating modes from a control window

  • US 5,371,553 A
  • Filed: 05/06/1994
  • Issued: 12/06/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/11/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A monitor apparatus for an audio-visual system which includes a monitor unit, a plurality of audio-visual units, and audio-visual bus means for transmitting data signals including a command, a video signal and an audio signal between said monitor unit and said audio-visual units, said monitor apparatus comprising:

  • display means for displaying thereon a first control window including a plurality of icons representing respectively said plurality of audio-visual units and a second control window for displaying a plurality of control keys corresponding respectively to a plurality of operation modes of the plurality of audio-visual units, and for displaying images produced by said audio-visual units in a third window;

    pointing means for operation by a user of the monitor apparatus a moving a pointer on said first control window and on said second control window for selecting one of said plurality of icons in said first control window and for selecting one of said plurality of control keys in said second control window; and

    controlling means for causing, when one of said plurality of icons displayed in said first control window is selected by said pointing means, said display means to display available operation modes of the corresponding audio-visual unit and for putting, when one of the control keys is selected by said pointing means, the selected audio-visual unit into the selected operation mode.

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