Patent ID: 8044878

Claim:
A signal receiving apparatus comprising: a receiving part which receives a broadcast image signal, wherein the receiving part comprises a tuner which tunes the received broadcast image signal; a communication part which communicates with a plurality of display apparatuses, wherein the communication part is configured to communicate the tuned broadcast image signal to the plurality of display apparatuses; and a controller which determines whether at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses is currently connected to the signal receiving apparatus, wherein, if the controller determines that the at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses is currently connected to the signal receiving apparatus, then, in response to such a determination, the controller: controls connection information, indicating that the connected display apparatus is currently connected to the signal receiving apparatus, to be provided to the at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses; and controls the at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses to display an indication showing that the at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses is currently connected to the signal receiving apparatus along with an indication showing whether or not another of the plurality of display apparatuses is currently connected to the signal receiving apparatus.