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Apparatus and method for parental control using V-Chip plus+ and master password

  • US 20020095673A1
  • Filed: 10/16/2001
  • Published: 07/18/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/01/1996
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of exercising access control over television programs using a parental control user interface having different functions, said method comprising the steps of:

  • requiring a password for a master mode to obtain access to all the functions of the parental control user interface;

    entering a criterion for blocking a television program from being viewed or recorded or overriding a blocked television program;

    selecting a program for displaying or recording;

    prompting a user not in the master mode to enter the password if the selected program meets the blocking criterion and does not meet the overriding criterion; and

    unblocking the selected program that meets the blocking criterion and does not meet the overbidding criterion so it can be viewed if the user enters the password responsive to the prompt.

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