Patent ID: 8176511
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising: an interface which is communicably connected to a broadcast station; a storage unit which stores user information; and a controller which transmits the user information stored in the storage unit to the broadcast station via the interface, wherein, upon receiving a user information request, the controller determines whether the storage unit comprises all requested user information, and if the storage unit comprises all the requested user information, the controller transmits the requested user information, and if the storage unit does not comprise all the requested user information, the controller updates the user information stored in the storage unit with missing user information, wherein the user information stored in the storage unit includes a plurality of sets of user IDs and passwords, and the plurality of sets of user IDs and passwords are individually stored for a plurality of broadcast programs on a program-by-program basis.