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Content access control

  • US 20050022229A1
  • Filed: 07/25/2003
  • Published: 01/27/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to control access to content via a player system accessible by a plurality of users, the method comprising:

  • providing a default profile including at least one filtering criterion, the filtering criterion describing at least one of a characteristic of content permitted for all of the plurality of users and a characteristic of content prohibited for all of the plurality of users;

    comparing metadata associated with a selected content and the filtering criterion of the default profile, the metadata including information related to the selected content; and

    permitting or denying access to the content based on the comparison.

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