Patent ID: 8072548

Claim:
An output control apparatus that controls an output of video or audio, said output control apparatus comprising: a tuner operable to receive a television broadcast; a data input unit operable to receive the video or audio from a reproduction apparatus; a command input unit operable to receive a command from the reproduction apparatus and operable to output an instruction based on the command received from the reproduction apparatus; a selection unit operable to select between said tuner and said data input unit and operable to output the video or audio; an output control unit operable to control the video or audio output from said selection unit; and a switching control unit operable to receive the instruction from said command input unit, and operable to control said selection unit based on the instruction received from said command input unit, wherein, upon receiving the instruction from said command input unit, said switching control unit controls said selection unit to select said tuner, when said selection unit is set to said data input unit and when the instruction indicates that the reproduction apparatus has entered a predetermined state, and wherein, upon receiving the instruction from said command input unit, said switching control unit controls said selection unit to not select said tuner, when said selection unit is not set to said data input unit and when the instruction indicates that the reproduction apparatus has entered the predetermined state.