| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an equipment location confirming/managing system for AV equipment which is mutually connected at home when even one piece of communication equipment having a modem or a network control unit(NCU) exists at home. SOLUTION: Plural pieces of AV equipment [such as television receiver(TV), personal computer(PC), video recorder(VCR), integrated receiver/decoder(IRD) and MDP] provided with the digital interfaces of IEEE1394 specification are mutually connected through a digital bus. Each piece of AV equipment has a peculiar ID number and among plural pieces of connected AV equipment, one piece of AV equipment is provided with a communication function for connection through a communication line to external equipment at least. The ID numbers of mutually connected AV equipment are transmitted by this communication function so that the located positions of respective pieces of AV equipment can be confirmed and managed. |
