Patent ID: 8464286
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A mobile terminal comprising: a broadcast receiving unit for a broadcast reception; a wireless communication unit for an internet access; a broadcast security module configured to store a broadcast viewing authority; a display unit configured to play a broadcast; and a controller configured to: display a channel list in which channels including at least one pay broadcast channel receivable via the broadcast receiving unit are listed, receive the broadcast viewing authority from a broadcast viewing authority server via the broadcast receiving unit or the wireless communication unit, and control the broadcast viewing authority for viewing the pay broadcast channel stored in the broadcast security module to be updated each time a broadcast mode is entered, wherein the controller controls the broadcast viewing authority to be updated by deleting the stored broadcast viewing authority, receiving a new broadcast viewing authority from the broadcast viewing authority server and storing the received new broadcast viewing authority, and wherein the controller controls the stored broadcast viewing authority to be deleted each time the broadcast mode is entered or each time the entered broadcast mode is terminated.