Method for setting TV environment through user authentication and apparatus thereof

摘要

A method and apparatus for setting a TV operation environment for users submitting authorizing passwords. The method of setting a user environment of a television (TV) includes displaying a plurality of icons of Identifications (IDs) for respective users, each of the IDs corresponding to an operation environment for a user. If an ID icon is selected among the displayed icons, a password corresponding to the selected ID icon is authenticated, and if a user is authenticated by the password, a preset operation mode for the user is set.

主权项

1. A method of providing a personalized user environment for a media device comprising a screen, a memory and a processor, the method comprising:
registering at least one user account for at least one user; defining at least one personalized user setting associated with the at least one user account; storing the at least one user account and operation parameters for the at least one personalized user setting in the memory; displaying a login request to a user on the screen; receiving the login information from the user and comparing the received login information with the stored at least one user account; activating a particular one of the at least one user account if the received login information matches with one of the at least one stored user account; loading the at least one defined personalized user setting associated with the matched user account on the media device; applying the at least one personalized user setting on the media device; displaying media content, by the media device, in the at least one personalized user setting; and changing the applied personalized setting to a default user setting if a logout by the user is detected.