Patent ID: 6924843

Claim:
An image display control system comprising a controller and at least one image display connected to said controller, wherein said controller includes: output information output means for transmitting output information including video and acoustic signals to said image display; and controller control information communication means for communicating control information to said image display, said image display includes: device connection means capable of connecting at least one optional device; display control information communication means for communicating control information to said controller; output information reception means for receiving output information from said controller; and display output means capable of performing image display and acoustic output in accordance with the output information received by said output information reception means, said controller outputs information for said optional device to said image display using communication of control information by said controller control information communication means, and said image display connected to said optional device receives the information for said optional device from said controller to control said optional device using said display control information communication means, wherein said output information output means time division multiplexes at least the video and acoustic signals and outputs the video and acoustic signals to said image display.