Patent ID: 8704957

Claim:
A television apparatus controlled by a operation instructions from a remote controller, comprising, a display device that displays screens, a speaker that outputs sounds, a control unit that switches a channel displayed on the display device when the control unit receives 1st operation instructions from the remote controller, switches a mute function to change a volume output from the speaker when the control unit receives 2nd operation instructions from the remote controller, adjusts an image quality of a screen displayed on the display device when the control unit receives 3rd operation instructions from the remote controller, switches a menu screen displayed on the display device when the control unit receives 4th operation instructions from the remote controller or switches an external input inputted into the display device when the control unit receives 5th operation instructions from the remote controller, a panic key mounted on the remote controller, an operation history recording unit that records an operation name of the 1st to 5th operation instructions received by the control unit and an operation time that each of the 1st to 5th operation instructions is received as an item of an operation history when the control unit receives one of the 1st to 5th operation instructions, a unit for returning erroneous operation that instructs the display device to display predetermined number of the items on the screen according to the order of the operation time from the newest item to the oldest item when a signal correspond to an operation of the panic key is received, receives selection instructions inputted by an operation of the remote controller for selecting one of the items displayed on the display, and makes the control unit perform an operation that corresponds to the item selected by the selection instructions.