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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2002
Shigekazu Morikawa, Hirakata, JP;
Shigekazu Morikawa, Hirakata, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi, JP;
Abstract
A method for controlling a plurality of devices including a video cassette recorder having a function for transmitting state data representing a state of the video cassette recorder to a TV receiver in response to a request for state made by the TV receiver, and a function for multiplexing the display of state representing the state of the video cassette recorder onto the reproduced image and transmitting the multiplexed result to the TV receiver. When a change occurs in the state of the video cassette recorder, and a request for state is made by the receiver, the video reproducing device ceases its OSD function. On the other hand, when a change occurs in the state of the video cassette recorder, and no request for state is made by the receiver, the OSD function is brought into an operation.