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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1995
Shigeo Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Yamazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichi Sugiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Sato, Kanagwa, JP;
Noriko Kotabe, Chiba, JP;
Akira Katsuyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshio Osakabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuo Kusagaya, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An audio video (AV) equipment system with a bus line including read-only-memory (ROM) that stores a plurality of predetermined system configurations of AV component devices. The system includes a bus line, a main controller an auxiliary controller, a memory, a display, a selector, and a clock. A SIP (system information pointer) memory temporarily stores a SIP which indicates any of the system configurations stored in the ROM. The SIP is finally stored in a non-volatile memory that retains data after removal of electric power.