Television and method for controlling the same

• US 8,472,780 B2
• Filed: 10/16/2008
• Issued: 06/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Nakano, Masaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Vaughn, Jr., William C
• Assistant Examiner(s): ADAMS, EILEEN M
• Application Number:
  US12/252,976
• Publication Number:
  US 20090102982A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,713 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 386/201
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2005/91328 the copy protection signal being a copy management signal, e.g. a copy generation management signal [CGMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus

Abstract

A television includes a transmitting and receiving unit that transmits and receives video data to/from an external apparatus connected to the television, a connection terminal, which is connected to the transmitting and receiving unit, and located on a side of the television, and a control unit configured to inhibit the transmitting and receiving unit from outputting video data from the connection terminal unless an instruction removing the inhibit is received.

Claims

1. A television comprising:

a transmitting and receiving unit configured to transmit and receive image data to/from an external apparatus connected to the television;

a first connection terminal, connected to the transmitting and receiving unit, which is located on a rear portion of the television, wherein a first recording apparatus is connected to the television via the first connection terminal, and the image data is output to the first recording apparatus via the first connection terminal so as to be recorded by the first recording apparatus;

a second connection terminal, connected to the transmitting and receiving unit, which is located on a portion of the television other than the rear portion, wherein a second recording apparatus is connected to the television via the second connection terminal, and the image data is output to the second recording apparatus via the second connection terminal so as to be recorded by the second recording apparatus;

a control unit configured to control output of image data to the external apparatus connected to the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal, by controlling the transmitting and receiving unit; and

a determination unit configured to, in a case where recording instruction operation to the external apparatus is performed, determine whether a recording instruction operation to the first recording apparatus connected to the first connection terminal is performed or whether a recording instruction operation to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal is performed by a user;

wherein the control unit inhibits the transmitting and receiving unit from outputting image data to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal, unless the user inputs an instruction to allow outputting image data to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal to the television;

wherein, in a case where the recording instruction operation to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal is performed by the user, the control unit inhibits the transmitting and receiving unit from outputting the image data to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal in response to the completion of recording to the second recording apparatus; and

wherein, in a case where the recording instruction operation to the first recording apparatus connected to the first connection terminal is performed by the user, the control unit does not inhibit the transmitting and receiving unit from outputting the image data to the first recording apparatus connected to the first connection terminal in response to the completion of recording to the first recording apparatus.

2. The television according to claim 1, wherein when the control unit, according to the instruction input by the user, outputs the image data to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal, then according to a condition for turning off the television, inhibits the transmitting and receiving unit from outputting image data to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal.

3. The television according to claim 1, wherein the control unit, according to the instruction input by the user, outputs the image data to the external apparatus connected to the second connection terminal, then according to a condition for canceling the output of image data to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal, inhibits the transmitting and receiving unit from outputting image data to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal.

4. The television according to claim 1, further comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive a broadcast signal; and

a recording unit configured to record image data included in the broadcast signal.

5. A method for controlling a television, the method comprising:

transmitting and receiving image data to/from an external apparatus;

connecting a first recording apparatus to the television via a first connection terminal located on a rear portion of the television, and the image data is output to the first recording apparatus via the first connection terminal so as to be recorded by the first recording apparatus;

connecting a second recording apparatus to the television via a second connection terminal located on a portion of the television other than the rear portion, and the image data is output to the second recording apparatus via the second connection terminal so as to be recorded by the second recording apparatus;

controlling output of image data to the external apparatus connected to the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal;

wherein controlling comprises inhibiting outputting the image data to the external apparatus connected to the second connection terminal, unless a user inputs an instruction to allow outputting the image data to the external apparatus connected to the second connection terminal to the television;

determining, in a case where recording instruction operation to the external apparatus is performed, whether a recording instruction operation to the first recording apparatus connected to the first connection terminal is performed or whether a recording instruction operation to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal is performed by the user;

in a case where the recording instruction operation to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal is performed by the user, inhibiting outputting the image data to the external apparatus connected to the second connection terminal in response to the completion of recording to the second recording apparatus; and

in a case where the recording instruction operation to the first recording apparatus connected to the first connection terminal is performed by the user, not inhibiting the transmitting and receiving from outputting the image data to the first recording apparatus connected to the first connection terminal in response to the completion of recording to the first recording apparatus.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein controlling comprises, according to the instruction input by the user, outputting the image data to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal, then according to a condition for turning off the television, inhibiting the transmitting and receiving from outputting image data to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein controlling comprises, according to the instruction input by the user, outputting the image data to the external apparatus connected to the second connection terminal, then according to a condition for canceling the output of image data to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal, inhibiting the transmitting and receiving from outputting image data to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal.

8. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

receiving a broadcast signal; and

recording image data included in the broadcast signal.

9. A television comprising:

a transmitting unit configured to transmit image data to an external apparatus connected to the television;

a first connection terminal, connected to the transmitting unit, which is located on a rear portion of the television, wherein a first recording apparatus is connected to the television via the first connection terminal, and the image data is output to the first recording apparatus via the first connection terminal so as to be recorded by the first recording apparatus;

a second connection terminal, connected to the transmitting unit, which is located on a portion of the television other than the rear portion, wherein a second recording apparatus is connected to the television via the second connection terminal, and the image data is output to the second recording apparatus via the second connection terminal so as to be recorded by the second recording apparatus;

a control unit configured to control output of image data to the external apparatus connected to the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal, by controlling the transmitting unit;

a determination unit configured to, in a case where recording instruction operation to the external apparatus is performed, determine whether a recording instruction operation to the first recording apparatus connected to the first connection terminal is performed or whether a recording instruction operation to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal is performed by a user;

wherein the control unit inhibits the transmitting unit from outputting image data to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal, unless the user inputs an instruction to allow outputting image data to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal to the television;

wherein, in a case where the recording instruction operation to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal is performed by the user, the control unit inhibits the transmitting and receiving unit from outputting image data to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal in response to the completion of recording to the second recording apparatus; and

wherein, in a case where the recording instruction operation to the first recording apparatus connected to the first connection terminal is performed by the user, the control unit does not inhibit the transmitting and receiving unit from outputting the image data to the first recording apparatus connected to the first connection terminal in response to the completion of recording to the first recording apparatus.

10. The television according to claim 9, wherein when the control unit, according to the instruction input by the user, outputs the image data to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal, then according to a condition for turning off the television, inhibits the transmitting and receiving unit from outputting image data to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal.

11. The television according to claim 9, wherein the control unit, according to the instruction input by the user, outputs the image data to the external apparatus connected to the second connection terminal, then according to a condition for canceling the output of image data to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal, inhibits the transmitting and receiving unit from outputting image data to the second recording apparatus connected to the second connection terminal.

12. The television according to claim 9, further comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive a broadcast signal; and

a recording unit configured to record image data included in the broadcast signal.