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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2001
Applicants:
Sho Kou, Saratoga, CA (US);
Hisato Shima, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Sho Kou, Saratoga, CA (US);
Hisato Shima, Tokyo, JP;
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics, Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F009/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for selecting and controlling target devices on a digital home network, in particular a network compliant with IEEE 1394. Various aspects of the process for connecting target devices are moved from the controller to the target devices. An input-select button is used to select a device (a source device) to provide an input signal to another device (a sink device) on the home network. An output-select button is used to specify which output plug is to be used by the source device.