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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Takashi Tsunoda, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiaki Itazawa, Yamato, JP;
Inventors:
Takashi Tsunoda, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiaki Itazawa, Yamato, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/268 (2006.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 5/63 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A remote control unit capable of bidirectionally communicating with a display apparatus, such as a television set. The remote control unit comprises a display unit adapted to display an image transmitted from the display apparatus, a detector unit adapted to detect a state of a power supply of the remote control unit, and a switching unit adapted to switch a display mode of the display unit from a moving image mode to a still image mode, according to the state of the power supply.