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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2008
Takehiro Onomatsu, Osaka, JP;
Takehiro Onomatsu, Osaka, JP;
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Daito-shi, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention discloses a television includes a power circuit; a power circuit; a speaker; a display; a tuner for receiving television broadcasting signals and for generating first audio signals and first image signals based on the television broadcasting signals; a connecting terminal for connecting the television and a player device, a signal accepting unit for accepting second audio signals and second image signals generated by the player device; and a switching unit for switching the television to a first player device mode where each of the speaker and the display outputs each of the second audio signals and the second image signals in case both of the second audio signals and second image signals are accepted by the signal accepting unit, and switching the television to a second player device mode where the speaker outputs the second audio signals and the display displays a dummy image in case only the second audio signals are accepted by the signal accepting unit.