Methods and arrangements for selectively maintaining parental access consent in a network environment
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- associating a first entity with a second entity in a first device; and
selectively providing information about the association of the first and second entities to a second device as directed by the first entity, without requiring the second entity to be operatively associated with either the first or second device.
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Abstract
Methods and arrangements are provided which associate a first user with a second user in a first device, and selectively provide information about the association of the first and second user to a second device as directed by the first user, without requiring the second user to be logged in to either the first or second device. The information about the association of the first and second user is provided to the second device via a validation code or validation protocol that essentially identifies the first user and the second user, when the first user is logged in to the second device. Here, for example, the validation code may identify the second user by an identifier and a name, and possibly provide modifications to a consent parameter associated with the second user. In certain implementations, at least a portion of the validation code may be encrypted when sent from the first device to the second device. By way of example, in certain instances, the first user may be a parent/guardian to the second user. The first device may include a network server that is configured to act as an authentication server, and the second device may include a network server that is configured to act as an affiliated server associated with the authentication server.
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47 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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associating a first entity with a second entity in a first device; and
selectively providing information about the association of the first and second entities to a second device as directed by the first entity, without requiring the second entity to be operatively associated with either the first or second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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12. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions, comprising:
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associating a first entity with a second entity in a first device; and
causing the first device to selectively provided information about the association of the first and second entities to a second device when directed by the first entity, without requiring the second entity to be operatively associated with either the first or second device.
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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memory having information associating a first user of the apparatus with a second user of the apparatus; and
logic operatively coupled to the memory and configured to respond to inputs from the first user by selectively outputting the information about the association of the first user and the second user, without requiring the second user to be operatively signed-in to the apparatus.
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32. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure, comprising:
a validation code that identifies a first entity and a second entity. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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37. An apparatus comprising:
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memory; and
logic operatively coupled to the memory and configured to allow a first entity to be operatively associated with the apparatus, and receive information about an association of the first entity and at least one other entity, without requiring the at least one other entity to be operatively associated with the apparatus.
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