Patent ID: 8719955

Claim:
A video receiving apparatus comprising: a plurality of input terminals in compliance with High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) standard; a plurality of authentication executing units which perform respectively an authentication process in High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) system to external devices connected to each of the plurality of input terminals; a terminal selecting unit which selects one of the plurality of input terminals as a video input terminal based on an operation input from outside; a video receiving unit that judges whether the authentication process is completed, such that if the authentication process is judged complete, the video receiving unit receives video information through one of the authentication executing units corresponding to the selected input terminal from the external devices connected through the selected input terminal, and if the authentication process is judged incomplete, the video receiving unit waits until the authentication process is completed; and a display control unit which outputs the video information received by the video receiving unit to a monitor, wherein the authentication executing units include a plurality of authentication Integrated Circuits (ICs), the authentication ICs perform the authentication process to the external devices, and the authentication executing units perform the authentication process through the authentication ICs; and wherein when an initial process of the authentication process is completed, the authentication ICs hold a state where exchange of an authentication key is continuously performed with the external devices.