Patent ID: 6122018
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A video display apparatus provided with a plurality of external input terminals, including:storage means for holding connection information on connections between said plurality of external input terminals and external units corresponding thereto;display means for displaying the connection information on a screen of said video display apparatus; wherein the connection information displayed on the screen includes information representing the types of said external units connected to said external input terminals;a remote controller for setting the connection information displayed on said screen of said video display apparatus and for storing the set connection information in said storage means; said remote controller setting the connection information by selecting one item from the information representing the types of said external units, displayed for selection on the screen; andswitching control means for controlling the switching between said plurality of external input terminals such that each terminal not connected to the corresponding external unit is skipped based on the connection information stored in said storage means.