| US 7,372,508 B2 | ||
| Information outputting apparatus, information reporting method and information signal supply route selecting method | ||
| Hiroshi Utsunomiya, Chiba (Japan); Satoshi Kobayashi, Tokyo (Japan); and Futoshi Kaibuki, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Sony Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on May 03, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/836,347. | ||
| Application 10/836347 is a continuation of application No. 09/657334, filed on Sep. 07, 2000, granted, now 6,738,101. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 11-261447 (JP), filed on Sep. 16, 1999. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0221069 A1, Nov. 04, 2004 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04N 5/222 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 348—722 [348/558; 348/552; 348/563] | 14 Claims |
| 1. An information-outputting apparatus connected to a network comprising a plurality of electronic apparatuses, said information-outputting
apparatus comprising:
a digital interface unit for receiving a digital signal having a predetermined format;
signal-decoding means for decoding the digital signal;
decodable/undecodable judgment means for forming a judgment as to whether or not the digital signal received by said digital
interface unit can be decoded by said signal-decoding means; and
information-reporting means for reporting a source-apparatus information indicating an electronic apparatus serving as a source
outputting said digital signal and an information on the predetermined format,
wherein said information-reporting means further reports that the digital signal received by said digital interface unit is
undecodable to a user by displaying said report on a display unit in case an outcome of a judgment formed by said decodable/undecodable
judgment means indicates that said digital signal is undecodable.
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