Method of operating a multimedia device, wherein the multimedia device has a control device, wherein the multimedia device has at least one display device or is allocated thereto, wherein the multimedia device receives multimedia data from a telecommunications network via a data interface, wherein the multimedia device can be operated at least in a first operating mode and in a further first operating mode and in a second operating mode and in a third operating mode, wherein in the first operating mode a first item of selection information is displayed on the display device or is transmitted by the multimedia device, wherein in the further first operating mode a further item of selection information is displayed on the display device or is transmitted by the multimedia device, wherein the multimedia device has a biometric sensor, wherein the multimedia device is allocated a recognition device for biometric data and a memory device for biometric data, wherein the memory device for biometric data stores at least a first data set of biometric data, wherein the first data set of biometric data is allocated to a first person, - wherein the multimedia device is operated in the first operating mode in the event of a use of the control device and, - a recognition, using the biometric sensor, of biometric data which can be allocated to the first data set of biometric data, by the recognition device and - wherein the multimedia device is operated in the further first operating mode in the event of a use of the control device and, - a recognition, using the biometric sensor, of biometric data different from the first data set of biometric data, by the recognition device, wherein in the second operating mode a second item of selection information is displayed on the display device or is transmitted by the multimedia device, wherein the memory device for biometric data stores a second data set of biometric data, wherein the second data set of biometric data is allocated to a second person, - wherein the multimedia device is operated in the second operating mode in the event of a use of the control device and, - a recognition, using the biometric sensor, of biometric data which can be allocated to the second data set of biometric data, by the recognition device and - wherein the multimedia device is operated in the further first operating mode in the event of a use of the control device and, - a recognition, using the biometric sensor, of biometric data different from the first and second data set of biometric data, by the recognition device, wherein in the third operating mode a third item of selection information is displayed on the display device or is transmitted by the multimedia device, - wherein the multimedia device is operated in the third operating mode in the event of a use of the control device and, - a recognition, using the biometric sensor and within a specified time interval, of biometric data which can be allocated both to the first data set of biometric data and the second set of biometric data, by the recognition device, wherein the memory device for biometric data is part of the telecommunications network. - wherein the multimedia device is operated in the first operating mode in the event of a use of the control device and, - a recognition, using the biometric sensor, of biometric data which can be allocated to the first data set of biometric data, by the recognition device and - wherein the multimedia device is operated in the further first operating mode in the event of a use of the control device and, - a recognition, using the biometric sensor, of biometric data different from the first data set of biometric data, by the recognition device, - wherein the multimedia device is operated in the second operating mode in the event of a use of the control device and, - a recognition, using the biometric sensor, of biometric data which can be allocated to the second data set of biometric data, by the recognition device and - wherein the multimedia device is operated in the further first operating mode in the event of a use of the control device and, - a recognition, using the biometric sensor, of biometric data different from the first and second data set of biometric data, by the recognition device, - wherein the multimedia device is operated in the third operating mode in the event of a use of the control device and, - a recognition, using the biometric sensor and within a specified time interval, of biometric data which can be allocated both to the first data set of biometric data and the second set of biometric data, by the recognition device, wherein the memory device for biometric data is part of the telecommunications network.