Patent ID: 8661357
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An electronic device system constituted by a plurality of electronic devices capable of communicating with each other, each electronic device comprising: a manipulation menu preparation unit operable to prepare a manipulation menu of any other electronic device of said plurality of electronic devices that constitute said electronic device system, by receiving information regarding the manipulation menu of said other electronic device from said other electronic device; a display unit operable to display the manipulation menu of said other electronic device prepared by said manipulation menu preparation unit together with a manipulation menu of said electronic device; a selection accepting unit operable to select one item included in the manipulation menu of said electronic device or other electronic device displayed by said display unit; a selection information sending unit operable to send, to said other electronic device, information regarding one item included in the manipulation menu of said other electronic device, when the one item included in the manipulation menu of said other electronic device is selected by said selection accepting unit; a manipulation menu information sending unit operable to send information regarding the manipulation menu of said electronic device to said other electronic device; an operation unit operable to perform a predetermined operation; a selection information receiving unit operable to receive, from said other electronic device, information regarding one item included in the manipulation menu of said electronic device; and a control unit operable to cause said operation unit to operate according to the information regarding one item included in the manipulation menu of said electronic device received by said selection information receiving unit, wherein said manipulation menu information sending unit is operable to send, to said other electronic device, a signal for checking a connection with said other electronic device on a regular or irregular basis, and when a response is received from said other electronic device, send the information regarding the manipulation menu of said electronic device to said other electronic device; wherein said manipulation menu information sending unit is further operable to multicast, to said plurality of electronic devices, information obtained by adding identification information of said electronic device to the information regarding the manipulation menu of said electronic device; and wherein said manipulation menu information sending unit is further operable to send the information regarding the manipulation menu of said electronic device using identification information of said other electronic device as a sending destination when the identification information is included in the information regarding the manipulation menu of said other electronic device received from said other electronic device.