ELECTRONIC DEVICE, TELEVISION DEVICE, AND GUI INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD

摘要

[Problem];To make various settings on an electronic device with a simple technique, without increasing hardware cost.;[Solution];An electronic device capable of communicating with a host device includes a setting information transmitter 5 which transmits, to the host device, setting screen generating information; an input information receiver 6 which receives setting information inputted into the host device by a user in accordance with the setting screen displayed on the display, in accordance with the setting screen generating information; and an operation setting unit 7 which makes a setting on operation of the electronic device.

主权项

1. An expansion board attachable to and detachable from a host device and communicating with the host device through at least one of a wired connection or a wireless connection, comprising:
a transmitter to transmit, to the host device, setting screen generating information to generate a setting screen for the expansion board to be displayed on a display of the host device when the expansion board is connected to the host device; a receiver to receive setting information input into the host device by a user based on the setting screen displayed on the display, in a format described in the setting screen generating information; and a processor to make a setting on operation of the expansion board, based on the received setting information, wherein the setting screen generating information comprises first information used for automatically generating the setting screen displayed on the display and second information concerning a manner to transmit the setting information to the expansion board, and the first information and the second information described in at least one of a markup language or a script language.