Electronic device system

Abstract

An electronic device system includes a plurality of electronic devices each having at least an audiovisual playback device capable of reading one of stored audiovisual content data and received audiovisual content data, and an audiovisual output device capable of outputting desired audiovisual content, a bus establishing connection among the plurality of electronic devices, and a controller capable of controlling the electronic devices connected to the bus. In the electronic device, the audiovisual output device connected via the bus includes a device identifying unit for identifying, under the control of the controller, the audiovisual output device which outputs the desired audiovisual content, and a content output unit for outputting the desired audiovisual content when the audiovisual output device is identified by the device identifying unit.

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       15 . An electronic device system comprising:
 a plurality of content playback devices, each operable to play back content stored therein or transmitted thereto;   a plurality of content output devices each capable of outputting desired content selected by a user;   a bus to which said playback devices and output devices are coupled; and   a controller capable of controlling the playback devices and the output devices and including an output device selector for transmitting to said output devices an identifying signal that identifies an output device selected by the user, said controller including a wireless transmitter that transmits a content selecting signal responsive to user-operation of said controller to select content stored in or transmitted to any one of the playback devices, and wherein each output device includes a receiver for receiving said identifying signal to identify the selected output device to establish communication via said bus with the playback device from which the selected content is played back, whereby the played back content is outputted by the identified output device.