Electronic equipment control system and method, reproducing apparatus, output apparatus and transmission medium

摘要

An equipment unit having an interactive user interface is controlled by means of a simple apparatus. Data reproduced by a DVD player is decoded. The decoded data is converted into a signal format such as DVC SD or MPEG2-TS along with information about such as a menu. The converted information is transmitted to a simple display device through the 1394 digital interface. When a predetermined item in the menu displayed on the screen of the simple display device is selected by operating a remote commander, a corresponding panel command such as "CURSOR UP" or "EXEC" is transmitted to the DVD player. The selected item is recognized by the DVD player and necessary processing is executed.