Aggregated Login Controller for Shared Display Content Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network terminal systems face user-friendliness issues when multiple users share a display apparatus, particularly due to differing service divisions among users, leading to inconvenient login operations when switching content.
Innovation Solution
A network terminal system where a display apparatus is connected to multiple information terminals via a first network and a content distribution apparatus via a second network, utilizing an information controller to aggregate login information and generate an aggregated content list, allowing seamless content access and split payment options among users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If each user logs in individually to access content on a shared display apparatus, then content access control is maintained, but user-friendliness deteriorates due to repeated login operations when switching content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual login information into a single aggregated login information that represents multiple users. The display apparatus aggregates login information from multiple terminals and uses this consolidated authentication data to access content distribution services, eliminating the need for individual login operations for each user while maintaining access control.
Solution Approach 2:
The aggregated login information serves multiple functions: it authenticates multiple users simultaneously, enables access to multiple content services, and supports both individual and group content access. This multi-functional approach allows the system to handle diverse user scenarios without requiring separate login mechanisms for each case.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the display apparatus supports multiple users with different service divisions, then user-specific content access is enabled, but operational convenience deteriorates due to the need for multiple logins
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple user credentials and service permissions into a unified aggregated login information structure. This aggregation allows the display apparatus to maintain support for multiple users with different service divisions while providing seamless content switching without requiring individual login operations for each user or content type.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary aggregation of login information from multiple users before content access is required. By pre-combining authentication data and service permissions, the system prepares a comprehensive access credential that enables immediate content switching without requiring users to perform login operations at the moment of content selection.
3Productivity
If login information from multiple terminals is aggregated, then content provision efficiency is improved, but information security considerations arise
Solution Approach 1:
The display apparatus acts as an intermediary that securely aggregates login information from multiple terminals and communicates with the content distribution apparatus. This intermediary role allows the system to efficiently combine multiple user credentials while maintaining security through controlled information exchange, where the display apparatus manages the aggregation process without exposing individual user credentials to unauthorized access.
Data Source
AI summary
A television receiver 101 is connected to two or more wireless terminals via a communication line. A controller 214 and a network I/F 212 in the television receiver 101 send pieces of login information entered from the two or more wireless terminals to the content distribution server and obtain pieces of content list information each generated by the content distribution server based on the pieces of login information. An aggregated content list in which the obtained pieces of content list information are aggregated is generated. The display 210 displays the aggregated content list. The content list information includes content available for viewing on the information terminal connected to the communication line. The aggregated content list includes content available for viewing on the two or more information terminals in which the pieces of content list information are aggregated.