EP1528800A3

Source selecting method and apparatus

Abstract

A selecting apparatus is disclosed which includes a selecting unit for selecting an input source from a plurality of sources, a switching unit (SW) for switching content data in the input source selected by the selecting unit, an operating unit made up of a plurality of operating elements constituting the single integral operating unit, and a controlling unit (9) for controlling the switching unit to switch the content data if a predetermined operating element among the operating elements constituting the operating unit is operated, the controlling element further controlling the selecting unit to execute the input source selection if another predetermined operating element among the constituting elements is operated.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
WO03092270A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	PX	Search report	1,3,5,7
EP0477754A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	X	Search report	1,3,5,7
US5528304A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1,3,5,7
US5629733A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1,3,5,7
US5886746A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1,3,5,7
US6359580B1	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1,3,5,7

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2003367317	Japan	A	2003-10-28
2003367317	Japan	–	2003-10-28
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JP20030367317	–	–	–

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US2005088575A1	United States of America	A1	2005-04-28
KR20050040755A	Republic of Korea	A	2005-05-03
CN1612598A	China	A	2005-05-04
EP1528800A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2005-05-04
JP2005136477A	Japan	A	2005-05-26
EP1528800A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2006-02-08
JP3997980B2	Japan	B2	2007-10-24
CN100420287C	China	C	2008-09-17
US7831988B2	United States of America	B2	2010-11-09
EP1528800B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2010-12-08
DE602004030409D1	Germany	D1	2011-01-20
KR101084500B1	Republic of Korea	B1	2011-11-17

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Source selecting method and apparatus

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