Unified parental locks
First Claim
1. A system for controlling a plurality of parental control subsystems in an audio/visual system, said system configurable by a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
- a computer having a memory and a display exhibiting a GUI;
one or more audio and/or audiovisual devices interfaced to said computer, wherein at least one of said audio and/or audiovisual devices comprises a native parental control subsystem having adjustable parameters;
control programming which operates the computer to receive user input, said user input allowing a user to choose one or more general parental control parameters; and
control programming which operates the computer to set the adjustable parameters of each native parental control subsystem within said system.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling a plurality of parental control subsystems within an entertainment system is provided. The system includes a computer interfaced to a plurality of audio and/or audiovisual devices, wherein at least two of the audio and/or audiovisual devices within the system each comprise a native parental control subsystem or locking mechanism having adjustable parameters. A software locking mechanism operates the computer to allow a user to input one or more general parental control parameters and then sets the adjustable parameters of each native parental control subsystem within the system by mapping the parental control parameters onto each separate, native mechanisms for each device.
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1. A system for controlling a plurality of parental control subsystems in an audio/visual system, said system configurable by a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
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a computer having a memory and a display exhibiting a GUI;
one or more audio and/or audiovisual devices interfaced to said computer, wherein at least one of said audio and/or audiovisual devices comprises a native parental control subsystem having adjustable parameters;
control programming which operates the computer to receive user input, said user input allowing a user to choose one or more general parental control parameters; and
control programming which operates the computer to set the adjustable parameters of each native parental control subsystem within said system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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