Patent Document ID: 8395705
Application ID: 12514378

Base Claim:
1. An apparatus for automatically setting an external device connected to a digital television (TV), comprising: a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) receiver configured to detect the external device connected to the TV in communication with an HDMI transmitter of the external device; and a TV controller configured to: set a user-set language in the TV; detect a user action for displaying a list of the detected external device; control, in response to detecting the user action, sending of a signal to the detected external device; identify, using a reply to the sent signal, whether the detected external device is present; control display of the list according to the identified result; detect a user action for selecting one external device included in the displayed list; and set a setting value of the selected external device based on the user-set language set in the TV in response to detecting the user action, wherein the detected external device is driven according to the set setting value.

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Claim 3:
3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the external device is connected to the TV using an HDMI Customer Electronics Control (CEC) protocol.