Patent ID: 9270925
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image output apparatus comprising: image output circuitry configured to output an image based on a video signal generated from data; storage medium detection circuitry configured to detect a newly connected storage medium having other data stored therein; data obtaining circuitry configured to obtain the other data stored in the newly connected storage medium in response to detection of the newly connected storage medium; input switching circuitry configured to switch from an input path of the image to be output to an other input path associated with the newly connected storage medium; and video signal output circuitry configured to output an other video signal generated from the obtained other data after switching from the input path to the other input path is complete, wherein the data obtaining circuitry is configured to determine whether or not the other video signal is generatable from any of the other data stored in the newly connected storage medium based on projectable data format information that specifies formats used for generating the other video signal, and wherein the input switching circuitry is configured to switch from the input path to the other input path when the other data, from which the other video signal is generatable, is determined to be stored in the newly connected storage medium.