Patent ID: 8078767
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: G03B,G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A display apparatus characterized by comprising: a display unit; a connection unit configured to connect an external device to be able to communicate with the external device; and a control unit configured to control said display unit to make a display based on data received from the external device with which a communication connection is established via said connection unit, characterized in that said control unit acquires class information indicating a class of the external device from the external device via said connection unit, controls said display unit to continue the display based on the data received from the external device at the time of disconnection of the communication connection with the external device if the class of the external device indicated by the class information is a predetermined class, and controls said display unit to end the display based on the data received from the external device at the time of disconnection of the communication connection with the external device if the class of the external device indicated by the class information is not the predetermined class.