Patent ID: 8260977
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) communications device which controls and manages communications, said CEC communications device comprising: a CEC controller configured to control said CEC communications device; a CEC transmitter and receiver configured to transmit and receive a CEC command via a CEC communications line; a reset order determiner configured to determine a reset order of appliances; a CEC communications line monitor configured to monitor the CEC communications line; and a CEC resetter configured to request an other CEC communications device to transmit a reset command via a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connection line other than the CEC communications line, wherein, when said CEC communications line monitor detects a CEC-related communication malfunction, said CEC controller is configured to control said CEC resetter so that the CEC-related communication malfunction is overcome, the controller causing said CEC resetter to transmit the reset command to the other CEC communications device in accordance with the reset order determined by said reset order determiner via the HDMI connection line other than the CEC communications line.