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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2006
Junji Yoshida, Osaka, JP;
Masazumi Yamada, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Kase, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An output control apparatus capable of appropriately switching screens depending on a current situation, and a reproduction apparatus and a television performing the same. The television includes a tuner receiving a television broadcast, a data input I/F receiving video or audio from a DVD recorder, and a command input I/F receiving a command from the DVD recorder. Further, the television includes a user input unit receiving an instruction from a user, a switch selecting the tuner or the data input I/F, an output processing unit controlling an output of video or audio from the switch, and a control unit (i) switching the switch to the tuner when the switch selects the data input I/F when a first command is inputted from the command input I/F and (ii) not switching the switch when the switch does not select the data input I/F.