Patent ID: 8104057
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of setting a personalized user environment for a television comprising a screen, a memory, and a processor, comprising: registering at least one user to at least one personalized user setting, wherein each user setting defines a personalized television user environment for the at least one user or at least one group of users displaying on the screen a plurality of identifications (IDs) symbols for the at least one personalized user setting; in response to a selection of one of the plurality of ID symbols by a user, prompting an authentication request to the user for a log in process on the screen; receiving authentication information from the user and authenticating by comparing the received authentication information with each of preregistered authentication information stored in the memory; if the received authentication information matches with one of the preregistered authentication information, changing an operation mode of the television user environment to the personalized television user environment corresponding to the personalized user setting for the selected ID symbol; wherein the at least one ID symbol for the at least one users and the at least one personalized user setting for the at least user is selectively enabled to be registered by a master user, wherein the master user is selectively enabled to assign each of the plurality of ID symbols to the at least one user or the at least one group of users, wherein the operation mode of the television user environment comprises at least one of picture quality, color preference, sound effect, and an on-screen-display location, and wherein the processor is configured to change the operation mode of the television environment to a default setting when a log out by the user.