Display apparatus, information terminal and information processing method

Abstract

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.

1 . A display apparatus connected to two or more information terminals via a first network and connected to a content distribution apparatus via a second network, the content distribution apparatus configured to distribute content, and the display apparatus comprising:
 an information controller configured to send pieces of login information entered from each of the information terminals to the content distribution apparatus;   a content controller configured to obtain pieces of content list information each generated by the content distribution apparatus based on the pieces of login information sent from the information controller;   an aggregated content generator configured to generate an aggregated content list in which the pieces of content list information obtained from the content distribution apparatus by the content controller are aggregated; and   a first display configured to display the aggregated content list generated by the aggregated content generator,   wherein the content list information is information containing a list of content available for viewing on each of the information terminals connected to the display apparatus via the first network, and   the aggregated content list is information containing a list of content available for viewing on each of the information terminals in which the pieces of content list information are aggregated and in which the pieces of login information are entered.   
     
     
         2 . The display apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the information controller generates aggregated login information in which the pieces of login information entered from each of the two or more information terminals logging in on a group basis are aggregated, sends the aggregated login information to the content distribution apparatus, receives aggregated service information generated by the content distribution apparatus based on the aggregated login information from the content distribution apparatus, and sends the received aggregated service information to the information terminals, and   the aggregated service information sent from the information controller is information indicating an added value obtained when the two or more information terminals log in to the content distribution apparatus on a group basis.   
     
     
         3 . The display apparatus according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the aggregated service information received by the information controller includes split payment information as the added value, the split payment information indicating that a viewing fee of the content can be split between the two or more information terminals logged in on a group basis.   
     
     
         4 . The display apparatus according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the aggregated service information received by the information controller includes content share information as the added value, the content share information indicating shareability of the content between the information terminals of the group.   
     
     
         5 . The display apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising
 a terminal detector configured to detect the information terminal capable of accessing the display apparatus,   wherein when the information terminal capable of accessing the display apparatus is detected, the terminal detector sends connection request information requesting connection to the detected information terminal, and   the information controller obtains the login information from the information terminal with which the connection has been established, and sends the login information to the content distribution apparatus.   
     
     
         6 . An information terminal connected to a content distribution apparatus via a second network and connected to a display apparatus via a first network, the content distribution apparatus configured to distribute content, the display apparatus configured to display the content distributed by the content distribution apparatus, and the information terminal comprising:
 an input unit configured to input login information for logging in;   a transmitter configured to send the login information entered from the input unit to the display apparatus;   a receiver configured to receive aggregated service information sent from the display apparatus; and   a second display configured to display aggregated service information received by the receiver,   wherein the aggregated service information received by the receiver is information generated by the content distribution apparatus, and is value-added information obtained when the two or more information terminals connected to the first network log in to the content distribution apparatus on a group basis.   
     
     
         7 . The information terminal according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein the aggregated service information received by the receiver includes split payment information as the value-added information, the split payment information indicating that a viewing fee of the content can be split between the two or more information terminals logged in on a group basis, and   based on the split payment information, the second display displays a split payment amount and a screen for selecting whether or not split payment is available.   
     
     
         8 . The information terminal according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein the aggregated service information received by the receiver includes content share information as the value-added information, the content share information indicating shareability of the content between the information terminals of the group, and   based on the content share information, the second display displays a screen for selecting content shareability between the information terminals logged in to the content distribution apparatus on the group basis.   
     
     
         9 . The information terminal according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein the receiver receives connection request information sent from the display apparatus requesting connection by the display apparatus, and   when the receiver receives the connection request information, the second display displays a network connection confirmation selection screen for selecting whether or not to connect to the display apparatus.   
     
     
         10 . An information processing method according to a display apparatus connected to two or more information terminals via a first network and connected to a content distribution apparatus via a second network, the content distribution apparatus configured to distribute content, and the information processing method comprising:
 a step of sending pieces of login information entered from the two or more information terminals to the content distribution apparatus;   a step of obtaining pieces of content list information each generated by the content distribution apparatus based on the pieces of login information sent from the content distribution apparatus;   a step of generating an aggregated content list in which the pieces of content list information obtained from content distribution apparatus are aggregated; and   a step of displaying the generated aggregated content list,   wherein the content list information is information containing a list of content available for viewing on each of the two or more information terminals connected to the display apparatus via the first network, and   the aggregated content list is information containing a list of content available for viewing on the two or more information terminals in which the pieces of content list information are aggregated.   
     
     
         11 . The information processing method according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a step of generating aggregated login information in which the pieces of login information entered from each of the two or more information terminals logging in on a group basis are aggregated, and sending the aggregated login information to the content distribution apparatus;   a step of receiving aggregated service information generated by the content distribution server based on the aggregated login information; and   a step of sending the received aggregated service information to the information terminal,   wherein the aggregated service information is information indicating an added value obtained when the two or more information terminals log in to the content distribution apparatus on a group basis.   
     
     
         12 . The information processing method according to  claim 11 ,
 wherein the aggregated service information includes split payment information as the added value, the split payment information indicating that a viewing fee of the content can be split between the two or more information terminals logged in on a group basis.   
     
     
         13 . The information processing method according to  claim 11 ,
 wherein the aggregated service information includes content share information as the added value, the content share information indicating shareability of the content between the information terminals of the group.   
     
     
         14 . The information processing method according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a step of detecting the information terminal capable of accessing the display apparatus;   a step of, when the information terminal capable of accessing is detected, sending connection request information requesting connection to the detected information terminal; and   a step of obtaining the login information from the information terminal with which the connection has been established based on the connection request information, and sending the login information to the content distribution apparatus.