Patent ID: 7139090

Claim:
A television receiver comprising: a reception unit for receiving picture signals; a picture processing unit for processing said picture signals to generate picture data; a setting unit for setting at least one of a text printing image information indicating the picture processing contents for a text at the time of printing by a printer device and a picture printing image information indicating the picture processing contents for a picture at the time of printing by said printer device; a control information generating unit for generating printing control information containing at least one of the text printing image information and the picture printing image information as set by said setting unit; the printing control information including at least a printing quality setting, a media type setting, a media size setting, offset position information and a printing color setting responsive to on actuating input signal; and an outputting unit for outputting said picture data generated by said picture processing unit and the printing control information generated by said control information generating unit, in a form in which said picture data and the printing control information are contained in a custom defined command packet consistent wit the IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 1394 standard.