Patent ID: 7224404
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus transmitting a video signal and graphics data to a target device, comprising: a controller generating a display control signal prescribing a manner in which said video signal is to be displayed in relation to said graphics data in a combined display and transmitting said display control signal to said target device, said combined display to be formed by combining said video signal and said graphics data at said target device based on said display control signal, wherein: said controller generates said display control signal including a composite format of the video signal and the graphics data based on information received from said target device including display screen size of the target device, said apparatus is a set-top-box and said target device comprises a digital television set, and said target device displays the combined display on entire display screen based on the composite format of the video signal and graphics data provided in the display control signal.