Patent ID: 6600521
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
Electrical apparatus comprising a display screen connected to receive and display video data signals from a broadcast data receiver of transmitted data and from an ancillary video source connected to the receiver and characterised in that the ancillary video source is connected to said broadcast data receiver means by means of a multi-pin scart lead connection, said scart lead used to carry data from the ancillary source to the broadcast data receiver, wherein the ancillary source and broadcast data receiver have separate power sources and characterised in that if the power source to the broadcast data receiver is switched off at least one of the pins of the scart lead connection is used to carry and supply power to the receiver from ancillary video source to a sufficient extent to allow the video data signals from the ancillary video source to pass through the receiver and onto the display screen.