1. A satellite broadcast receiver apparatus comprising:
a plurality of signal conversion units provided corresponding to a plurality of signals transmitted from a satellite, respectively, each signal conversion unit frequency-converting a corresponding signal for output,
a signal terminal that can inputoutput an electrical signal,
a signal select circuit provided between said plurality of signal conversion units and said signal terminal to selectively transmit a signal output from said plurality of signal conversion units to said signal terminal in accordance with a control signal applied to said signal terminal to select at least one of said plurality of signals, and
a power supply control unit controlling voltage supply to said plurality of signal conversion units,
wherein said power supply control unit supplies an operating voltage to at least one of said plurality of signal conversion units selected in accordance with information based on said control signal, and suppresses supply of said operating voltage to other signal conversion units.
2. The satellite broadcast receiver apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a reception control unit connected to said signal terminal to generate and provide to said signal terminal said control signal that is a voltage signal; and
a voltage conversion circuit converting an input voltage to said signal terminal to a predetermined level to generate said operating voltage.
3. The satellite broadcast receiver apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control signal is a signal having a direct current voltage set to a different level in accordance with which of said plurality of signals to be selected.
4. The satellite broadcast receiver apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control signal is a digital signal to indicate information representative of which of said plurality of signals is to be selected, and set to one of a first voltage level and to a second voltage level differing from said first voltage level for every predetermined period.
5. The satellite broadcast receiver apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control signal is a signal having a direct current voltage of a predetermined level selectively overlapped with an alternating current voltage of a predetermined frequency in accordance with information representative of which of said plurality of signals is to be selected.
6. The satellite broadcast receiver apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said predetermined level is set in accordance with said information representative of which of said plurality of signals is to be selected.
7. The satellite broadcast receiver apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control signal is a signal having a direct current voltage of a predetermined level overlapped with a predetermined standard signal to represent digital data.
8. The satellite broadcast receiver apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of signals are transmitted from a plurality of said satellites.
9. The satellite broadcast receiver apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said signal terminal is provided in plurality, and further comprising a plurality of reception control units connected to said plurality of signal terminals, respectively, each said reception control unit generating said control signal independent of each other,
wherein said signal select circuit selectively transmits a signal output from said plurality of signal conversion units to at least one of said plurality of signal terminals corresponding to said plurality of reception control units, respectively, in accordance with respective independent control signals.
10. The satellite broadcast receiver apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said power supply control unit supplies said operating voltage to at least one signal conversion unit selected by one of said independent control signals among said plurality of signal conversion units, and suppresses supply of said operating voltage to other signal conversion units.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for managing content for output at a plurality of separate portable, content adjustable personal identification devices, comprising:
displaying an interface through which a user selects to schedule a meeting period for a particular area delimited by a boundary secured by at least one information control device and through which said user specifies a particular selection of content from among a plurality of types of identification content required to be displayed within said plurality of separate portable, content adjustable personal identification when moving into said particular area during said meeting period;
responsive to detecting said user is authorized to adjust a content specification for said particular area secured by said at least one information control device, automatically updating said content specification with said particular selection of content for said meeting period;
responsive to detecting a current time within said meeting period, automatically selecting, for transmission from said at least one information control device enabled to transmit data to said plurality of separate portable, content adjustable personal identification devices, said content specification for directing display of a portion of said plurality of types of identification content on each of said plurality of separate portable, content adjustable personal identification devices; and
transmitting, from said at least one information control device, said at least one content specification for directing each of said plurality of separate portable, content adjustable personal identification devices moving into said particular area delimited by said boundary secured by said at least one information control device to adjust said display of said plurality of types of identification content from a prior selection of content from among said plurality of types of identification content to said content specification comprising said particular selection of content.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein automatically selecting, for transmission from at least one information control device enabled to transmit data to plurality of separate portable, content adjustable personal identification devices, further comprises:
monitoring at least one point along said boundary to detect a presence of at least one of said plurality of portable, content adjustable personal identification devices;
responsive to detecting a particular portable, content adjustable personal identification device at said at least one point along said boundary from among said plurality of separate portable, content adjustable personal identification devices:
detecting an identification for a particular user associated with said particular portable, content adjustable personal identification device, and
designating, based on said identification of said particular user, said content specification for transmission to said particular portable, content adjustable personal identification device.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein monitoring at least one point along said boundary further comprises:
monitoring said boundary using a radio frequency identifier reader that creates a radio frequency field and detects said identification for said particular user from a radio frequency transmission from said particular portable, content adjustable personal identification device.
4. The method according to claim 2, wherein monitoring at least one point along said boundary further comprises:
monitoring said boundary using a barcode scanner that reads said identification for said particular user from a bar code affixed to said particular portable, content adjustable personal identification device.
5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
adjusting, by said information control device, a size of said boundary.
6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
encrypting said at least one content specification for secured transmission to at least one of said plurality of separate portable, content adjustable personal identification devices.
7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
receiving said at least one content specification at the at least one of said plurality of separate portable, content adjustable personal identification devices, wherein said at least one of said plurality of separate portable, content adjustable personal identification devices comprises an input interface for receiving said content specification from said at least one information control device, a display interface for displaying particular content as directed by said at least one content specification, and at least one processor for controlling output of said selection of content according to said at least one content specification at said display interface.