Patent ID: 7123131

Claim:
A video system for a car, comprising a first display device installed in a front part of the car and including a first light-sensitive element for receiving light output from a remote control transmitter; a second display device installed in a location in the car posterior to the first display device and including a second light-sensitive element for receiving light output from a remote control transmitter; and a control section operable to control displays on the first display device and the second display device according to output signals from the first light-sensitive element and the second light-sensitive element, the control section including a display operation detecting unit operable to detect an operating state of the first display device and the second display device according to the output signals of the first light-sensitive element and the second light-sensitive element; and a moving/stationary state detecting unit operable to detect whether the car is in a moving state or a stationary state, wherein, when the car is in the moving state and the operating state of the first display device is detected, control is effected to restrict the display on the first display device.