Patent ID: 7975152

Claim:
A control apparatus for controlling a supply of power to a second apparatus that operates independently of a first apparatus, comprising: a notifying part configured to make a notification that notifies a need to control the power supplied to the second apparatus from a second power supply that is different from a first power supply that supplies power to the first apparatus, based on a preset timer time and a present time acquired from a Real Time Clock (RTC) within the first apparatus, said second apparatus including an Instant Television (ITV) function and a power switch having ON and OFF states to supply and cutoff the power from the second power supply to the second apparatus; and a supplying part configured to supply a signal indicating at least one of an ON time and an OFF time of the ITV function to the second apparatus by asserting the signal, based on the notification from the notifying part, wherein said notifying part and said supplying part are operable with a power that makes only limited functions within the first apparatus operable, said supplying part turns the power of the second apparatus ON by the asserted signal indicating the ON time of the ITV function, regardless of whether the power switch is in the ON or OFF state, and said supplying part turns the power of the second apparatus OFF by the asserted signal indicating to the OFF time of the ITV function, regardless of whether the power switch is in the ON or OFF state.