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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
Yuji Samada, Tokyo, JP;
Michiyasu Morikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kazumoto Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhisa Nakajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Samada, Tokyo, JP;
Michiyasu Morikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kazumoto Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhisa Nakajima, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image display device and a connector are disclosed. The image display device includes: a connector connected with a cable through which a video signal is transmitted; a display panel for displaying an image based on the video signal inputted via the cable to the connector from an external apparatus; and a display controller for displaying a connector indication indicating the connector on the display panel. The connector includes a cable detection mechanism for detecting presence or absence of a connection of the cable, and the display controller changes a connector indication mode displayed on the display panel, according to a detection result of the cable detection mechanism.