Patent ID: 6751397
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A video signal recording and playing-back apparatus and a video signal displaying apparatus, said video signal recording and playing-back apparatus comprising:(a-1) a controller for controlling a video signal; and (a-2) a first communicator for transmitting information, including information that said video signal recording and playing-back apparatus starts at a preset time, responsive to an operation or a state of said controller, and said video signal displaying apparatus comprising:(b-1) a tuner for receiving an on-air signal; (b-2) an outer input section for receiving the video signal from said video signal recording and playing-back apparatus; (b-3) a channel selector for selecting an output signal from one of said tuner and said outer input section; (b-4) a display section for displaying the video signal outputted from said channel selector; (b-5) a second communicator for receiving the information transmitted from said first communicator; and (b-6) a display controller for displaying the information received by said second communicator on said display section, wherein at least one of an operation and a state of said video signal recording and playing-back apparatus, received by said second communicator from said first communicator, is displayed on said display section regardless of the output signal selected by said channel selector being of said tuner or said outer input section and displayed on said display section, and independent of the operation of said channel selector.