Video Display Apparatus and Reproduction Apparatus

A reproduction apparatus which reproduces video, said apparatus comprising:

• a screen creation unit operable to create a menu screen of said reproduction apparatus;
• a voice guidance creation unit operable to create voice guidance data indicating that a current input has been switched to an input from said reproduction apparatus or that a current menu screen has been switched to the menu screen of said reproduction apparatus;
• and
• a data output unit operable to output the menu screen of said reproduction apparatus to a video display apparatus, and to output the voice guidance data created by said voice guidance creation unit to the video display apparatus.

A video display method for use in a video display apparatus which displays video, said method comprising:

• displaying a menu screen of the video display apparatus;
• switching a current input to an input from an input source device from which video is inputted when the input source device is indicated in the menu screen displayed in said first display step;
• and
• displaying a menu screen of the input source device when the current input is switched in said switching step.

A video display apparatus comprising:

• a switching unit operable to switch a current input to an input from an external device;
• a display unit operable to display a menu screen of said video display apparatus when said switching unit is switched to the current input and display a menu screen of the external device when said switching unit is switched to the input from the external device;
• a user input unit operable to receive an instruction inputted by a user to control the external device;
• a command input/output unit operable to convert the instruction received by said user input unit into a predetermined format, and to transfer the converted instruction to the external device;
• wherein said switching unit is operable to switch the current input to the input from the external device when said user input device receives the instruction by the user to control the external device.

A video display system comprising:

• a reproduction apparatus including:
• a reproduction unit operable to reproduce video data from a recording medium;
• a screen creation unit operable to create a menu screen of said reproduction apparatus;
• and
• a data output unit operable to output the menu screen created by said screen creation unit;
• a video display apparatus including:
• a data input unit operable to receive the menu screen outputted by said data output unit of said reproduction apparatus;
• a switching unit operable to switch a current input to an input from said reproduction apparatus;
• a display unit operable to display a menu screen of said video display apparatus when said switching unit is switched to the current input and display a menu screen of said reproduction apparatus when said switching unit is switched to the input of said reproduction apparatus;
• a user input unit operable to receive an instruction inputted by a user to control said reproduction apparatus;
• and
• a command input/output unit operable to convert the instruction received by said user input unit into a predetermined format and to transfer the converted instruction to said reproduction apparatus;
• wherein said switching unit is operable to switch the current input to the input from said reproduction apparatus when said user input device receives the instruction by the user to control said reproduction apparatus.