Patent ID: 6246441
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An electric apparatus system comprising an electric apparatus which receives information that is transmitted via a transmission medium and a control device which controls the electric apparatus by transmitting a control signal to the electric apparatus, the electric apparatus comprising:first receiving means for receiving the control signal transmitted from the control device;control means for performing a control in accordance with the control signal received by the first receiving means;second receiving means for receiving the information transmitted via the transmission medium;extracting means for extracting additional information from the information received by the second receiving means; andfirst transmitting means for transmitting the additional information extracted by the extracting means to the control device, the control device comprising:second transmitting means for transmitting the control signal to the electric apparatus;third receiving means for receiving the additional information transmitted from the first transmitting means of the electric apparatus; andoutput means for outputting the additional information received by the third receiving means to a display device.