摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a distribution device 3 for reducing discomfort given to a user.SOLUTION: The distribution device 3 includes: a switching section 4 for switching a signal distribution route between a source means 1 and a sink means 2; a situation data acquiring section 6 for acquiring arrangement information of the source means 1 and the sink means 2 and reproduction information of the sink means 2; an authentication route determining section 7 for determining a route of the source means 1 and the sink means 2 which should be authenticated, on the basis of the information acquired by the situation data acquiring section 6; and a control section 5 which outputs an authentication processing instruction to an authentication processing section 8 connected to the source means 1 and the sink means 2 which should be authenticated on the basis of the determination result of the authentication route determining section 7, and outputs a switching instruction to the switching section 4. |