Control apparatus for composite appliance
US6604151B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0094
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The control apparatus reads the value of an external switch, and checks whether the apparatus serves as a control side or subordinate side. If the control apparatus serves as a subordinate side, it waits until the control side writes a configuration through a bus. If the control apparatus serves as a control side, it sets necessary values in itself, and writes a configuration in a device on the bus. In this way, the control apparatus can operate as both the control side and subordinate side.
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