Patent ID: 8543093

Claim:
A terminal, comprising: a user input unit; a wireless communication unit configured to receive a plurality of broadcast contents; an output unit configured to output the plurality of broadcast contents; and a controller configured to: determine whether an authentication condition for outputting a first broadcast content among the plurality of broadcast contents is satisfied; and control the output unit to output the first broadcast content in response to determining that the authentication condition is satisfied, wherein the authentication condition is determined to be satisfied when a viewing restricted age set for the first broadcast content is equal to or smaller than a user setting age or when the viewing restricted age set for the first broadcast content exceeds the user setting age and the user input unit receives authentication information for authenticating a broadcast viewing authority for the first broadcast content, wherein the controller is further configured to set the viewing restricted age set for the first broadcast content as a maximum viewing allowable age in response to determining that the authentication condition is satisfied, wherein the maximum viewing allowable age is used for determining whether an authentication condition for outputting a second broadcast content among the plurality of broadcast contents is satisfied, and wherein the controller is further configured to select whether to maintain the set maximum viewing allowable age when a broadcast mode entry or a broadcast mode end is performed.