Parental controls customization and notification
First Claim
1. A computer-implementable method for enabling a user and an administrator in a network environment to interactively customize the administrator controls used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions, comprising:
- receiving a user request to perform a blocked online action;
providing information about the pending request to an administrator;
receiving request resolution information from the administrator; and
updating administrator controls used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions in accordance with the request resolution information.
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer readable medium are provided for enabling a user and an administrator in a network environment to interactively customize administrator controls used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions. The computer receives a user request to perform a blocked online action. The computer provides information about the pending request to the administrator and receives request resolution information from the administrator. The computer updates the administrator controls used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions in accordance with the request resolution information.
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Citations
131 Claims
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1. A computer-implementable method for enabling a user and an administrator in a network environment to interactively customize the administrator controls used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions, comprising:
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receiving a user request to perform a blocked online action;
providing information about the pending request to an administrator;
receiving request resolution information from the administrator; and
updating administrator controls used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions in accordance with the request resolution information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer-implementable method for enabling a user and an administrator in a network environment to interactively customize administrator controls used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions, comprising:
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receiving a request from the user to perform a blocked online action;
determining if the administrator is present;
if the administrator is present, receiving the administrator'"'"'s identification;
in response to receiving the administrator'"'"'s identification, authenticating the administrator without denying the user'"'"'s access to the network environment;
after authenticating the administrator, presenting the user'"'"'s request to the administrator and determining if the administrator accepts the user'"'"'s request; and
if the administrator accepted the user'"'"'s request, updating the administrator controls for the user to allow the previously blocked action. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer-implementable method for enabling a user and an administrator in a network environment to interactively customize administrator controls used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions, comprising:
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tracking and storing the user'"'"'s allowed and blocked online actions;
generating a history summary report from the stored information;
providing the history summary report to the administrator;
receiving an administrator request to block the user from performing a first action indicated as being allowed in the history summary report; and
updating the administrator controls for the user to include blocking the first action. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for enabling a user and an administrator in a network environment to interactively customize administrator controls used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions, the instructions when executed perform a process comprising:
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(a) in response to receiving a user request to perform a blocked online action;
(i) providing information about the pending request to an administrator; and
(b) in response to receiving request resolution information from the administrator;
(i) updating the administrator controls for the user in accordance with the request resolution information. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for enabling a user and an administrator in a network environment to interactively customize administrator controls used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions, the instructions when executed perform a process comprising, in response to receiving a request from the user to perform a blocked online action:
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(a) determining if the administrator is present; and
(b) if the administrator is present;
(i) in response to receiving the administrator'"'"'s identification, authenticating the administrator without denying the user'"'"'s access to the network environment;
(ii) after authenticating the administrator, presenting the user'"'"'s request to the administrator and determining if the administrator accepts the user'"'"'s request; and
(ii) if the administrator accepted the user'"'"'s request, updating the administrator controls for the user to allow the previously blocked action. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76)
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77. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for enabling a user and an administrator in a network environment to interactively customize administrator controls used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions, the instructions when executed perform a process comprising:
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(a) tracking and storing the user'"'"'s allowed and blocked online actions;
(b) generating a history summary report from the stored information; and
(c) providing the history summary report to the administrator; and
(d) in response to receiving an administrator request to block the user from performing a first action indicated as being allowed in the history summary report, updating the administrator controls for the user to include blocking the first action. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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95. A computer-readable medium having a data structure stored thereon for use in enabling a user and an administrator in a network environment to interactively customize administrator controls used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions, the data structure comprising:
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a data element indicative of request identification information;
a data element indicative of user identification information;
a data element indicative of administrator identification information;
a data element indicative of information about a blocked online action;
a data element indicative of request status information; and
the data structure being used to create an entry in a consent database for a request to modify administrator controls used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions.
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96. A computer system for enabling a user and an administrator in a network environment to interactively customize administrator controls used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions, the computer system comprising:
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a setting database component for storing information about administrator controls used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions; and
an administrator control component environment and for;
receiving a user request to perform a blocked online action;
providing information about the pending request to an administrator;
receiving request resolution information from the administrator; and
updating the administrator controls used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions stored in the setting database with the request resolution information. - View Dependent Claims (97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110)
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111. A computer system for enabling a user and administrator of a network to interactively customize administrator controls used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions, the computer system comprising:
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a setting database component for storing information about the administrator controls being used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions; and
a administrator control component for;
receiving a request from the user to perform a blocked online action;
determining if the administrator is present;
if the administrator is present, receiving the administrator'"'"'s identification;
in response to receiving the administrator'"'"'s identification, authenticating the administrator without denying the user'"'"'s access to the network environment;
after authenticating the administrator, presenting the user'"'"'s request to the administrator and determining if the administrator accepts the user'"'"'s request; and
if the administrator accepted the user'"'"'s request, updating the administrator controls for the user to allow the previously blocked action. - View Dependent Claims (112, 113)
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114. A computer system for enabling a user and administrator of a network to interactively customize the administrator controls used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions, the computer system comprising:
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a setting database component for storing information about the administrators controls being used to filter the user'"'"'s online actions; and
an administrator control component for;
tracking and storing the user'"'"'s allowed and blocked online actions;
generating a history summary report from the stored information;
providing the history summary report to the administrator;
receiving an administrator request to block the user from performing a first action indicated as being allowed in the history summary report; and
updating the administrator controls for the user to include blocking the first action. - View Dependent Claims (115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131)
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