Patent ID: 9009597
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. In a method for operating a media signal sink connected with one or more signal sources each having one or more devices, a method for displaying a menu corresponding to one or more devices included in the one or more media signal sources connected to the media signal sink, comprising: checking connection states of the one or more signal sources to the signal sink; displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) including a plurality of menu items associated with one or more devices included in the one or more signal sources connected to the signal sink, based on a result of the connection state check; selecting a specific one menu item of the plurality of menu items displayed in the GUI screen; determining whether a device corresponding to the selected specific menu item, among the one or more devices included in the one or more signal sources, is in its on or off state; generating a signal for turning-on the corresponding device when it is determined that the corresponding device is in its off state; and transmitting the generated turning-on signal to the corresponding device, wherein each menu item of the plurality of menu items includes a representative icon of the menu item, a function name and a name of a device providing a function of the menu item, wherein when a plurality of devices providing only one same function are connected, the plurality of devices are associated with a first menu item of the plurality of menu items, the first menu item changes the name of the device providing the function of the first menu item without changing the function name and the representative icon of the first menu item according to a first user command, and wherein when a device providing a plurality of functions is connected, the device providing a plurality of functions is associated with a second menu item, the second menu item changes the function name of the menu item without changing the name of the device and the representative icon of the second menu item according to a second user command.