Patent ID: 8214865
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A video signal receiving apparatus comprising: a plurality of receiving parts which receive a video signal; a plurality of communicating parts each of which corresponds to a unique external display device, and each of which separately transmits the video signal to each of the plurality of unique external display devices, and transmits and receives control data for changing a display property of the video signal and a setting of the display devices to and from the external display devices; and a control part which controls the communicating parts to transmit the video signal received by the receiving parts to the external display devices, and to receive the control data and to transmit a signal which controls corresponding display devices if the control data is input from the external display devices, wherein the control data is received from a first external display device of the plurality of external display devices to control a setting or display property of the video signal of a second external display device of the plurality of external display devices.