Patent ID: 9462209
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A display control apparatus that is adapted to connect to a display apparatus that is separate from the display control apparatus, the display apparatus set to be remotely controllable using wireless communication, the display apparatus including a first input for accepting a first video/audio signal from the display control apparatus and a second input for accepting a second video/audio signal from a device other than the display control apparatus, the display control apparatus comprising: a wireless transceiver; and a processing system that includes at least one proeessor, the processing system configured to: generate the first video/audio signal to display a first image on the display apparatus; output the first video/audio signal to the display apparatus; store a first signal pattern indicative of a command to cause the display apparatus to display the first image based on the first video/audio signal; store a second signal pattern indicative of a command to cause the display apparatus to display a second image that is based on the second video/audio signal, which is provided to the display apparatus from the device different from the display control apparatus; select a signal pattern between at least the first signal pattern and the second signal pattern; output, via the wireless transceiver, a wireless signal having the selected signal pattern to the display apparatus, wireless signal set to cause the display apparatus to use the respective first or second input; and output information to a user, via another apparatus that is different from the display apparatus, the outputted information being in accordance with the selected signal pattern of the outputted wireless signal.