Patent ID: 8982720
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising at least one processor for implementing: an interface connected to a plurality of source devices according to a predetermined communication method; a bandwidth detector which detects a bandwidth used in the plurality of source devices; and a controller which compares the detected bandwidth with a first critical value set on the basis of an upstream bandwidth capacity available to the image processing apparatus and adjusts a connection to at least one of the plurality of source devices, except a connection with a source device from which content is currently being output, based on the comparison result of the bandwidth, wherein, when the comparison result indicates that the detected bandwidth exceeds the first critical value, the controller maintains the connection to the one of the plurality of source devices from which content is being displayed and interrupts the connection to at least one of the remaining ones of the plurality of source devices, and wherein the controller resumes the interrupted connection to the at least one of the plurality of source devices in an order based on a priority preset by a user.