Patent ID: 8005421
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A connecting apparatus, comprising: at least one connecting unit connectable to an outside device which provides content; a wireless-communicating unit which is operable to receive a wireless control signal from an electronic apparatus and operable to transmit a first wireless signal and a second wireless signal to the electronic apparatus; and a controller operable to detect first information, which is related to the content provided by the outside device if the outside device is connected to the connecting unit, and second information, which is related to a state of the outside device, and operable to control the wireless-communicating unit to output the detected first and second information to the electronic apparatus, wherein if the first information is detected, the controller controls the wireless-communicating unit to transmit the first wireless signal including the first information to the electronic apparatus, and if a wireless control signal which controls an operation of the outside device based on a user selection is received from the electronic apparatus after transmitting the first wireless signal, the controller outputs a control command signal based on the wireless control signal to the outside device, and if the second information is detected after outputting the control command signal, the controller controls the wireless-communicating unit to transmit the second wireless signal including the second information to the electronic apparatus.