Patent ID: 8359618

Claim:
A communication apparatus comprising: a video signal receiver configured to receive a video signal from a first external apparatus; a video signal output module configured to output, to a second external apparatus, the video signal received from the first external apparatus; a power control signal receiver configured to receive a power-on control signal from the first external apparatus, the power control signal receiver having lower power consumption than the video signal receiver; a socket configured to supply power to the second external apparatus through a power cable; a control signal receiver configured to receive a power-off control signal from the first external apparatus while a communication is made bidirectionally between the control signal receiver and the first external apparatus, the control signal receiver having higher power consumption than the power control signal receiver; and a controller configured to (1) supply power to the video signal receiver and the socket when the power control signal receiver receives the power-on control signal, (2) to control the video signal output module to send the power-off control signal to the second external apparatus, and (3) to shut off the supply of power to the socket and the communication apparatus when the control signal receiver receives the power-off control signal.