摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically apply a parental lock to a program by recognizing a user watching the program and discriminating whether or not the user is allowed to watch the program obtained from a program list. SOLUTION: The television receiver discriminates whether or not watching a particular program by a user is limited by collating the data of a user recognition means 1 with the data of a user information storage means 8, and then discriminates whether or not a program selected by a user program selection means is allowed for the user on the basis of program data obtained by a program data entry means 3. When the user is allowed to view the program, a channel control means 5 displays the program on an image display means 6 and when the user is not allowed, the channel control means 5 inhibits the display of the program on the image display means 6.
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