Patent ID: 7733295

Claim:
A display apparatus bi-directionally communicating with a base apparatus to receive from said base apparatus an information signal derived from a television signal or Internet data supplied to said base apparatus, said display apparatus comprising: a user-operable selector unit operable by a user for producing a selection signal; a storage unit for storing control panel image data containing base apparatus controlling information; an image readout unit for reading out from said storage unit and in response to said selection signal the control panel image represented by said control panel image data; a display unit for displaying said read out control panel image comprising a plurality of display items corresponding to user selectable operations; an input unit for detecting user-generated operation inputs associated with said displayed control panel image items to form an operation signal corresponding to the detected operation inputs; a transmission unit for transmitting said operation signal to said base apparatus; a receiving unit for receiving from said base apparatus an information signal corresponding to said transmitted operation signal; a processing unit for processing said received information signal for display by said display unit; and a nonvolatile memory for storing said information signal received immediately prior to a power interruption and for providing said stored information signal for display upon resumption of said power.