Patent ID: 7773154
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: G06F,G08C,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus configured to output a display screen and sound to a plurality of display devices, the information processing apparatus comprising: a transmitter; a plurality of receivers configured to receive information transmitted from the transmitter; a storage module configured to store a first information indicative of an output destination of a set of display data and sound data and second information indicative of either ON or OFF state of each receiver corresponding to the first information; and a setting module configured to set the ON/OFF states based on the first information and the second information when the output destination of the set of display data and sound data is switched, wherein the apparatus further comprises a main body housing the storage module, the setting module, and a main display, wherein first at least one of the plurality of receivers is housed in the main body of the information processing apparatus, and wherein second at least one of the plurality of receivers is provided outside of the information processing apparatus, wherein the storage module is configured to store information indicating that an external display device is an output destination of the display screen and the sound, and to correspondingly store information indicating that the receiver in the main body is turned off and the receiver provided outside is turned on, and the setting module is configured to turn off the receiver in the main body and to turn on the receiver provided outside when the output destination of the display screen and the sound is switched to the external display device.