DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTENT VIEWING SYSTEM

摘要

A display device which can be safely and simply operated while protecting privacy of each user is provided. The present display device is a display device which can communicate with a content distribution device through network, and includes: a user authenticating unit which manages accounts of a plurality of users and which creates user authentication information containing at least one of the plurality of accounts to be authenticated by the content distribution device; a communicating unit which transmits the user authentication information and content selection information to the content distribution device and which receives content information from the content distribution device, the content information containing content identification information by which a content specified based on the account contained in the user authentication information can be uniquely identified; a display unit which displays the content information received by the communicating unit; and a selection operating unit which selects at least one content based on the content information and which creates the content selection information based on the content identification information of the selected content.

主权项

1. A display device which can communicate with a content distribution device through a network, comprising:
a user authenticating unit which manages accounts of a plurality of users and which creates user authentication information containing at least one of the plurality of accounts to be authenticated by the content distribution device; a communicating unit which transmits the user authentication information and content selection information to the content distribution device and which receives content information from the content distribution device, the content information containing content identification information by which a content specified based on the account contained in the user authentication information can be uniquely identified; a display unit which displays the content information received by the communicating unit; and a selection operating unit which selects at least one content based on the content information and which creates the content selection information based on the content identification information of the selected content.