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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1994
Shigeo Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Yamazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Noriko Kotabe, Chiba, JP;
Kouichi Sugiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Katsuyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshio Osakabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuo Kusagaya, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Connection patterns as many as possible can be managed by less standard patterns. Connected states of a VTR (30), a VTR (40), a VTR (50), a VTR (60), an MDP (70), a tuner (80) and an AV center (100) composing a standard pattern are memorized in advance. A flag (N) representing the non-use is set to an AV equipment (e.g., VTR (60)) that is not used in actual practice of the AV equipments constructing the standard pattern. Therefore, a system in which a part of the AV equipments constructing the standard pattern is omitted can be managed similarly to the system of the standard pattern.