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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Hiroshi Utsunomiya, Chiba, JP;
Satoshi Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Futoshi Kaibuki, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information outputting apparatus includes a digital interface unit that receives a digital signal transmitted through a digital bus that has a plurality of data channels, and information detecting means for detecting information indicating a source and a video format from a packet header. The information outputting apparatus also includes a signal decoding means that decodes a digital signal having a predetermined video format, display capability judgment means that judges whether the digital signal can be capable of displaying a video, and an information reporting means that reports the information on the video format and information based on the judgment of the display capability judgment means.