Patent ID: 8184958
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An audio-video player connectable to an audio-video receiver comprising: a playback unit which plays audio data and video data; a transmission unit which transmits audio data and video data to the audio-video receiver connected outside; a message storing unit which stores prescribed messages in advance by associating them with a plurality of events with prescribed priorities; an event determination unit which sequentially determines whether each of the events corresponds, starting from an event of higher priority; and a display unit which reads out a prescribed message associated with a corresponding event from the message storing unit when the event determination unit found the corresponding event, and displays it, wherein the plurality of events includes a first event relating to transmission of audio data and video data of the audio-video player, and a second event relating to reception of audio data and video data of the audio-video receiver having lower priority than that of the first event, the event determination unit determines whether the first event and the second event correspond based on a present status of the audio-video player, in a case of corresponding to the first event, the display unit displays a message urging a user to change setting of the audio-video player; and in a case of corresponding to the second event, the display unit displays a message urging the user to change setting of the audio-video receiver.