Data reception apparatus, data communication apparatus, information presentation apparatus, television control apparatus, data reception method, data communication method, information presentation method, and television control method

1. A data reception apparatus comprising:

a first memory which stores data supplied to each of a plurality of users via a communication network;

a verifier which verifies a user;

a presenter which reads data which is supplied to the user who has been verified by said verifier from said first memory, and presents the data to the user;

a determiner which determines whether or not the supplied data includes information harmful to a specific user; and

a prohibiter which prohibits said presenter from reading the data which is determined as including harmful information by said determiner from said first memory, in a case where the user verified by said verifier is the specific user;

wherein said determiner pre-stores an image and a keyword representing the harmful information, and determines whether or not the supplied data includes the harmful information by determining whether or not the supplied data includes data representing the pre-stored image and keyword.

2. The data reception apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second memory which stores identification information for identifying each of the plurality of users; and

an inputter which inputs verification information for verifying the user,

wherein said verifier verifies the user by using the verification information and the identification information stored in said second memory.

3. The data reception apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the identification information and the verification information include one of image data representing a face of the user, character data representing a name of the user, and audio data representing a name of the user.

4. The data reception apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the data is data for use of a communication apparatus; and

said presenter presents the data to the user via a television set.

5. The data reception apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein said communication apparatus is one of a telephone, a fax machine, and a computer.

6. The data reception apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising

a replier which sends reply data for notifying that the data has been received to a sender of the data.

7. A data reception apparatus comprising:

a presenter which presents data supplied from outside to a user via an external device;

a verifier which verifies the user of the external device; and

a preventer which prevents harmful information from being presented to the user verified by said verifier, in a case where data including the harmful information which is harmful to the user is supplied;

wherein said preventer pre-stores an image and a keyword representing the harmful information, and prevents the harmful information from being presented to the user in a case where the supplied data includes data representing the pre-stored image and keyword.

8. The data reception apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a memory which stores identification information for identifying each of a plurality of users of the external device; and

an inputter which inputs verification information for verifying the user,

wherein said verifier verifies the user by using the verification information and the identification information stored in said memory.

9. The data reception apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

said preventer prohibits said presenter from supplying data to the external device, in a case where the data which has been supplied from outside includes information harmful to the user verified by said verifier.

10. The data reception apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein:

the external device is a television set;

said presenter supplies data of a television program supplied from outside to the television set;

said data reception apparatus further comprises a detector which detects a television program including the harmful information;

said preventer determines whether or not the television program which is displayed on the television set corresponds to the television program detected by said detector, and prohibits the presenter from supplying the data to the television set in a case where it is determined that the displayed television program corresponds to the television program detected by said detector.

11. The data reception apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein

said detector retrieves information regarding a television program via a public network or an antenna, and previously detects a television program which includes the harmful information by using the retrieved information.

12. The data reception apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

in a case where data including the harmful information is supplied, said preventer prevents the harmful information from being supplied to the user by processing the harmful information included in the data.

13. A data communication apparatus comprising:

a downloader which downloads latest data from an external server which has been accessed by each of a plurality of users by using a communication apparatus;

a verifier which verifies a user of the communication apparatus;

a presenter which presents the latest data downloaded by said downloader from the external server which has been accessed by the user verified by said verifier, to the user via the communication apparatus;

a determiner which determines whether or not the supplied data includes information harmful to a specific user; and

a prohibiter which prohibits said presenter from reading the data which is determined as including harmful information by said determiner from said first memory, in a case where the user verified by said verifier is the specific user;

wherein said determiner pre-stores an image and a keyword representing the harmful information, and determines whether or not the supplied data includes the harmful information by determining whether or not the supplied data includes data representing the pre-stored image and keyword.

14. The data communication apparatus according to claim 13 , further comprising:

a memory which stores identification information for identifying each of the plurality of users of the communication apparatus; and

an inputter which inputs verification information for verifying the user,

wherein said verifier verifies the user by using the verification information and the identification information stored in said memory.

15. A data reception method comprising:

storing data supplied to each of a plurality of users via a communication network in a memory;

verifying a user;

reading data supplied to the verified user from said memory and presenting the data to the user;

determining whether or not the supplied data includes information harmful to a specific user; and

prohibiting reading of the data which is determined as including harmful information in a case where the user verified by said verifier is the specific user;

wherein said determiner pre-stores an image and a keyword representing the harmful information, and determines whether or not the supplied data includes the harmful information by determining whether or not the supplied data includes data representing the pre-stored image and keyword.

16. A data reception method comprising:

verifying a user of an external device;

receiving data supplied from outside and presenting the data to the verified user via the external device;

preventing harmful information from being presented to the verified user, in a case where data including the harmful information which is harmful to the user is supplied;

determining whether or not the supplied data includes information harmful to a specific user; and

prohibiting reading of the data which is determined as including harmful information in a case where the user verified by said verifier is the specific user;

wherein said determiner pre-stores an image and a keyword representing the harmful information, and determines whether or not the supplied data includes the harmful information by determining whether or not the supplied data includes data representing the pre-stored image and keyword.

17. A data communication method comprising:

downloading latest data from an external server which has been accessed by each of a plurality of users by using a communication apparatus;

verifying a user of the communication apparatus;

presenting the latest data downloaded from the external server which has been accessed by the verified user to the user via the communication apparatus;

determining whether or not the supplied data includes information harmful to a specific user; and

prohibiting reading of the data which is determined as including harmful information in a case where the user verified by said verifier is the specific user;

wherein said determiner pre-stores an image and a keyword representing the harmful information, and determines whether or not the supplied data includes the harmful information by determining whether or not the supplied data includes data representing the pre-stored image and keyword.

18. An apparatus comprising:

a receiver adapted to receive data directed to one of a plurality of users;

a memory adapted to store the data received by the receiver;

a communication network adapted to supply the data from the memory to the one user;

a verifier adapted to verify the user;

a presenter adapted to read the data from the memory when the user has been verified by the verifier and present the data to the user;

a determiner which determines whether or not the supplied data includes information harmful to a specific user; and

a prohibiter which prohibits said presenter from reading the data which is determined as including harmful information by said determiner from said memory, in a case where the user verified by said verifier is the specific user;

wherein said determiner pre-stores an image and a keyword representing the harmful information, and determines whether or not the supplied data includes the harmful information by determining whether or not the supplied data includes data representing the pre-stored image and keyword.