Patent ID: 6798459
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A display apparatus for outputting a signal generated by electronic equipment, said display apparatus comprising:a control-signal receiving unit for receiving a control signal transmitted by a remote control unit for controlling operation of a plurality of pieces of electronic equipment of different types, each piece of said plurality of pieces of electronic equipment being adapted to generate a signal including at least one of an audio signal for output by a speaker and a video signal for output on a display; an antenna for wirelessly receiving said signal generated by a piece of said plurality of pieces of electronic equipment; and a control unit having a function to convert said control signal received by said control-signal receiving unit into a wirelessly transmissible control signal, to supply said wirelessly transmissible control signal to said antenna for transmission by said antenna, and to carry out signal processing for outputting said signal generated by said piece of said plurality of pieces of electronic equipment for transduction as a sound by a speaker when said signal includes said audio signal and for display as an image when said signal includes said video signal.