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Home-bus-information system
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1989-11-09
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Granted: 1991-01-29
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Expires: 2009-11-09
Abstract
Abstract A home-bus-information display system arranged such that the control status of each of a plurality of home apparatus can be monitored via home bus-lines and additively displayed over a video program on the picture screen of a television receiver to allow a viewer to monitor the control status of each of other home electric apparatus, a security system and so on in a centralized-control fashion.
Inventors
- 👤 Masayuki Miyagawa
- 👤 Takao Itabashi
- 👤 Hisafumi Yamada
- 👤 Yoshio Osakabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:33
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/28; H04L12/2803; H04L12/2816; H04L12/282; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/10; H04N7/106; H04Q; H04Q9/00; H04L2012/2847; H04L2012/285
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A home-bus-information display system comprising: (a) a video monitor having a picture screen; (b) a signal source for supplying a video program; (c) a plurality of home apparatus to be controlled electrically; and (d) electrically controlling means provided in each of the plurality of home apparatus; characterized in the combination of (e) a bus-line connected between the video monitor and each of the plurality of home apparatus; (f) information means provided in each of the plurality of home apparatus for generating a distinctive status information signal in response to the electrically controlling means and for transmitting the status information signal to the video monitor through the bus-line; and (g) display means responsive to the video program and the status information for displaying the status information additively to the video program on the picture screen of the video monitor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
A home-bus-information display system comprising: (a) a video monitor having a picture screen; (b) a signal source for supplying a video program; (c) a plurality of home apparatus to be controlled electrically; and (d) electrically controlling means provided in each of the plurality of home apparatus; characterized in the combination of (e) a bus-line connected between the video monitor and each of the plurality of home apparatus; (f) information means provided in each of the plurality of home apparatus for generating a distinctive status information signal in response to the electrically controlling means and for transmitting the status information signal to the video monitor through the bus-line; and (g) display means responsive to the video program and the status information for displaying the status information additively to the video program on the picture screen of the video monitor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A home-bus-information display system according to claim 1, wherein the display means includes timer means for displaying the status information for a predetermined time period.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A home-bus-information display system according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays the status information on the picture screen with different colors according to the content of the status information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A home-bus-information display system according to claim 1, wherein the display means includes demonstrating means for displaying simulated status information signals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A home-bus-information display system according to claim 1, wherein the display means has a status-only display mode and only the status information information signals are displayed on the whole picture screen without being superimposed on the video program when this mode is selected.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A home-bus-information display system according to claim 1, wherein the display means includes means for displaying numerical data on the picture screen when the received status information signal cannot be recognized as corresponding to any of the home apparatus.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A home-bus-information display system according to claim 1, wherein the display means includes home apparatus selection means for displaying status information signals received only from selected home apparatuses without displaying the status information signals received from the unselected home apparatus.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A home-bus-information display system according to claim 1, wherein the display means includes an indicator for indicating whether the video monitor has received a status information signal from the home apparatus or not.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A home-bus-information display system according to claim 8, wherein the indicator is an LED (light emitting diode) device.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
A home-bus-information display system as recited in claim 1, further comprising: (h) signal supply means for supplying control signals on the bus-line to each of the controlling means to control the operations of the plurality of the home apparatus.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
A home-bus-information display system according to claim 10, wherein the control signal includes an apparatus address code and a function code.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
47 words
A home-bus-information display system according to claim 10, wherein the signal supply means includes a remote controller for emitting the control signals, and signal receiving means provided in the video monitor for receiving the control signals from the remote controller and supplying the same on the bus-line.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
A home-bus-information display system according to claim 12, wherein the operations of the display means are controlled by the remote controller.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
A home-bus-information display system according to claim 1, wherein the display means includes a mode switch for the status information and the status information is displayed when the mode switch is operated.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
A home-bus-information display system according to claim 14, wherein the mode switch has a display function in which the status information for each apparatus is sequentially displayed by different pictures.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
A home-bus-information display system according to claim 15, wherein the mode switch includes a home-apparatus-selection key for displaying only the status information signal of a desired home apparatus.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
55 words
A home-bus-information display system according to claim 15, wherein the display means includes an automatic change-over means responsive to a newly generated status information signal from a certain home apparatus for displaying the status information of the certain home apparatus on the picture screen taking priority over the status information signals of other home apparatuses.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
A home-bus-information display system according to claim 17, wherein the automatic change-over means displays the status information of the certain home apparatus differently from a status information signal display of the other apparatuses.
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