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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lei Chen, Milpitas, CA (US);
Hiroyuki Chimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 ;
Abstract
A television system includes a television and an external media module. The television includes a television control unit capable of generating a control signal, apparatus for receiving a video signal, a media controller for generating a graphics signal, and a display unit for displaying either the video signal or a combined video and graphics signal. The external media module, external to the television, is connectable via an interface with the media controller, and performs a graphics on-screen display application in accordance with the television control signal.