Patent ID: 11949952
Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A display apparatus connected to two or more information terminals via a first network and connected to a content distribution apparatus via a second network, the content distribution apparatus configured to distribute content,
wherein the display apparatus comprises:
a communication interface configured to communicate with the two or more information terminals via the first network, and communicate with the content distribution apparatus via the second network;
a display configured to display content; and
a controller configured to control the communication interface and the display,

the controller is configured to:
receive pieces of login information entered from each of the two or more information terminals for logging in on a group basis, send the received pieces of login information to the content distribution apparatus for the content distribution apparatus to perform authentication process;
receive aggregated service information from the content distribution apparatus, the aggregated service information generated by the content distribution apparatus and including value-added information obtained when the two or more information terminals are logged in;
send information based on the received aggregated service information to the two or more information terminals logged in on a group basis; and
display a content list based on the aggregated service information on the display, the content list including content available for viewing on the two or more information terminals logged in,

wherein the content list to be displayed on the display includes content share information regarding shareability of the content between the two or more information terminals logged in on a group basis, the content share information being pre-set by a user who entered the pieces of login information into the information terminal, and
wherein the information based on the aggregated service information to be sent to the two or more information terminals logged in on a group basis is value-added information obtained when the two or more information terminals log in to the content distribution apparatus on a group basis and indicating that the content not available for viewing by a single wireless terminal is available for viewing.