Abstract: An electronic device having a clock portion for counting time and having the time on the clock portion set based on time information acquired from outside has a notification portion that communicates information of the time counted by the clock portion to an external device via a physical line. Alternatively, an electronic device has a first clock portion counting time and an acquisition portion that acquires, from an external device having a second clock portion for counting time and having the time on the second clock portion set based on time information acquired from outside, information of the time counted by the second clock portion via a physical line, and the time on the first clock portion is set based on the information acquired by the acquisition portion.

Abstract: An image shooting apparatus records video information obtained by shooting a subject, and transfers the video information to an external appliance by communication conforming to the HDMI standards. The image shooting apparatus also records rotation information representing how, when a video based on the video information is displayed on the external appliance, the video is to be rotated, and, when transferring the video information, transmits the rotation information to the external appliance by use of CEC conforming to the HDMI standards. Thus, an image shooting apparatus that transmits a shot video to an external appliance also transmits rotation information by use of CEC so as to be capable of making the external appliance display the shot image in a rotated state.

Abstract: An electronic device has a plurality of wired-connection terminals, a selection portion that selects one of the plurality of wired-connection terminals for input of source data, and a transmission portion that wiredly transmits a command requesting a shift to a normal-operation mode to another electronic device having a power-save mode after switching of input by selection by the selection portion. The plurality of wired-connection terminals are all of an identical type for wired connection to another electronic device having a power-save mode.

Abstract: A display system according to the present invention is provided with a display unit, a display control unit, a touch panel, and a detection unit for detecting contact with respect to the touch panel. In the case of a first operation mode, the display control unit performs predetermined display when there has been contact at the location of a predetermined image on the touch panel. In the case of a second operation mode, the display control unit implements a display system for performing predetermined display when there has been contact on the touch panel, regardless of whether or not the predetermined image is present and regardless of the location of said contact.

Abstract: An image shooting apparatus records video information obtained by shooting a subject, and transfers the video information to an external appliance by communication conforming to the HDMI standards. The image shooting apparatus also records rotation information representing how, when a video based on the video information is displayed on the external appliance, the video is to be rotated, and, when transferring the video information, transmits the rotation information to the external appliance by use of CEC conforming to the HDMI standards. Thus, an image shooting apparatus that transmits a shot video to an external appliance also transmits rotation information by use of CEC so as to be capable of making the external appliance display the shot image in a rotated state.

Abstract: An image shooting apparatus records video information obtained by shooting a subject, and transfers the video information to an external appliance by communication conforming to the HDMI standards. The image shooting apparatus also records rotation information representing how, when a video based on the video information is displayed on the external appliance, the video is to be rotated, and, when transferring the video information, transmits the rotation information to the external appliance by use of CEC conforming to the HDMI standards. Thus, an image shooting apparatus that transmits a shot video to an external appliance also transmits rotation information by use of CEC so as to be capable of making the external appliance display the shot image in a rotated state.

Abstract: The display apparatus has a displaying unit which displays an image, a first specifying unit which specifies direction of the person in the image captured by a plurality of imaging apparatuses arranged on different positions; a second specifying unit which specifies one of the plurality of imaging apparatuses for capturing and for displaying an image, in accordance with direction instructed by user and the direction specified by the first specifying unit.

Abstract: An image display device includes: a display surface that displays an image by emitting light; a camera that shoots a subject; a moving image obtaining portion that obtains a moving image by making the camera perform shooting of a moving image of the subject; and a merged image generating portion that, when the shooting of the moving image of the subject is performed, generates a merged image and makes the display surface display the merged image. A shot image region and a high-luminance region are provided in predetermined positions in the merged image, the moving image being assigned to the shot image region, and the high-luminance region having luminance higher than the luminance of the shot image region.

Abstract: A display apparatus has: a touch panel of a capacitance type; a detector which detects, as an environmental condition, at least one of temperature, humidity, and pressure; and an adjuster which adjusts the environmental condition based on the result of the detection. The adjuster varies the intensity of adjustment stepwise.

Abstract: A multilayer display device has: a plurality of display screens which are arranged in layers; a touch panel which is arranged frontward of the display screens; and a setting portion which, according to an operation made with respect to the touch panel, sets one of the display screens as a operation screen.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first liquid-crystal display panel, a second liquid-crystal display panel, and a control unit that controls display of an image on the first and second liquid-crystal display panels, and the control unit includes a first image display part causing a first image including a low density part having a low density value and a high density part having a higher density value to be displayed on the first liquid-crystal display panel, and a second image display part causing a second image including a low density part having a low density value and a high density part having a higher density value to be displayed on the second liquid-crystal display panel. When image is observed from within a predetermined angular range with respect to a front surface of the first liquid-crystal display panel, the first and second images overlap to produce a predetermined composite image.

Abstract: A setting data copy method includes: HDMI-connecting a copy source digital AV device and a copy destination digital AV device of the same type as a type of the copy source digital AV device; sending, by the copy source digital AV device, at least part of setting data of the copy source digital AV device to the copy destination digital AV device by using a CEC command; and updating, by the copy destination digital AV device, setting data of the copy destination digital AV device based on the at least part of the setting data received from the copy source digital AV device.

Abstract: An image shooting apparatus records video information obtained by shooting a subject, and transfers the video information to an external appliance by communication conforming to the HDMI standards. The image shooting apparatus also records rotation information representing how, when a video based on the video information is displayed on the external appliance, the video is to be rotated, and, when transferring the video information, transmits the rotation information to the external appliance by use of CEC conforming to the HDMI standards. Thus, an image shooting apparatus that transmits a shot video to an external appliance also transmits rotation information by use of CEC so as to be capable of making the external appliance display the shot image in a rotated state.

Abstract: An HDMI device includes a storing unit for storing signal-processing data relating to image and/or sound quality of the HDMI device, an information acquisition unit acquiring the signal-processing characteristic information of the another device connected by an HDMI connection, and a setting changing unit for changing the setting of signal-processing relating to the image and/or sound quality of the device based on the data stored in the storing unit and the data acquired by the information acquisition unit.

Abstract: An electronic device has a plurality of wired-connection terminals, a selection portion that selects one of the plurality of wired-connection terminals for input of source data, and a transmission portion that wiredly transmits a command requesting a shift to a normal-operation mode to another electronic device having a power-save mode after switching of input by selection by the selection portion. The plurality of wired-connection terminals are all of an identical type for wired connection to another electronic device having a power-save mode.

Abstract: An electronic device having a clock portion for counting time and having the time on the clock portion set based on time information acquired from outside has a notification portion that communicates information of the time counted by the clock portion to an external device via a physical line. Alternatively, an electronic device has a first clock portion counting time and an acquisition portion that acquires, from an external device having a second clock portion for counting time and having the time on the second clock portion set based on time information acquired from outside, information of the time counted by the second clock portion via a physical line, and the time on the first clock portion is set based on the information acquired by the acquisition portion.

Abstract: Both a received program video and an electronic program guide can be simultaneously displayed in one screen of a monitor by a scaler/OSD circuit, and a user can change the ratio of the display areas of the program video and the electronic program guide to a desired ratio by operating a remote control transmitter. A CPU controls a tuner and a demultiplexer in synchronization with the change in the ratio of the display areas of the program video and the electronic program guide, to select a target channel of acquisition of program information for producing the electronic program guide.

Abstract: Both a received program video and an electronic program guide can be simultaneously displayed in one screen of a monitor by a scaler/OSD circuit, and a user can change the ratio of the display areas of the program video and the electronic program guide to a desired ratio by operating a remote control transmitter. A CPU controls a tuner and a demultiplexer in synchronization with the change in the ratio of the display areas of the program video and the electronic program guide, to select a target channel of acquisition of program information for producing the electronic program guide.