Patent ID: 8724032

Claim:
An electronic device with video in/out switching function using one port, when connected with an external electronic apparatus, the electronic device comprising: a video switch circuit; an LCD; a processing unit, to decode and output video signals to the LCD; and an interface unit; wherein, in a video in mode, the video switch circuit connects the processing unit to the external electronic apparatus via the interface unit, thereby video signals from the external electronic apparatus are decoded and then output to the LCD; in a video out mode, the video switch circuit connects a video source to the external electronic apparatus via the interface unit, thereby video signals from the video source are output to the external electronic apparatus, wherein the video source is a DVD source outputting CY mode signals and CVBS mode signals, the mode switch unit is a three pole double throw switch, with contacts a, b, c, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , and 6 , contacts 1 and 3 are connected together, and contact 5 is suspended; when receiving the logic low, contact a is connected to contact 2 , contact b is connected to contact 4 , and contact c is connected to contact 6 , connections of contacts b and 4 , contacts c and 6 make the video source connected to the processing unit directly, for outputting the CY mode signals of the video source to the processing unit, thereby to the LCD, connection of contacts a and 2 makes the video source connected to the external electronic via the interface unit, for outputting the CVBS mode signals of the video source to the external electronic; and when receiving the logic high, contact a is connected to contact 1 , contact b is connected to contact 3 , and contact c is connected to contact 5 , thereby contact a is connected to contact b, contacts c and 5 are suspended, connection of contacts a and b makes the external electronic be connected to the processing unit via the interface unit, for outputting video signals from the external electronic to the LCD.