Patent ID: 11880627
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 9:
10. A multi-display system, comprising:
a video signal output device and a plurality of multiple display devices configuring a multi-display, wherein the video signal output device and the plurality of multiple display devices are connected to each other via a transmission path, wherein
the video signal output device includes
a plurality of multiple digital interface terminals wherein
each of the plurality of multiple digital interface terminals is connected to a multiple display device of a plurality multiple display devices via a transmission path,
the plurality of multiple display devices transmit a plurality of video replacement operation signals, and
the plurality of multiple display devices configures a multi-display;
a signal output unit configured to output a video signal to each of the plurality of multiple digital interface terminals; and
a control unit configured to control replacement of a plurality of the video signals, wherein
the control unit is further configured to:
perform control to output the video signal corresponding to a screen configuration of the multi-display based on a setting operation signal of the screen configuration of the multi-display, wherein the setting operation signal is sent from one of the multiple display devices via the transmission path,
control the replacement of the video signals based on a video replacement operation signal of the plurality of video replacement operation signals sent from one of the plurality of multiple display devices via the transmission path,
the video signal includes user interface display information for a user to perform a setting operation of the screen configuration of the multi-display,
a plurality of options of the screen configuration of the multi-display in the user interface display information is based on information regarding the number of display devices, and

the video signal includes the user interface display information for a user to perform a video replacement operation.