Content control system
First Claim
1. A method for controlling access to content, comprising:
- receiving content having a first content rating associated therewith for controlling access to the content;
storing the content and the associated first content rating;
receiving a request to change the first content rating to a second content rating; and
storing the second content rating so that the second content rating is associated with the content for controlling access to the content.
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Abstract
A content control system for limiting access by sensitive users, such as children, or the like, to certain types of content. The content control system provides a user interface for an information handling system, information appliance, content recorder, or the like that provides a single point of user control for parental locks for multiple audio and/or audiovisual devices. In embodiments of the invention, the content control system may employ a method of setting the content rating parameters of a content control system based on content rating of example content. The content control system may also employ a method for modifying the content rating of content received by a content recorder such as a personal video recorder, or the like.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for controlling access to content, comprising:
- receiving content having a first content rating associated therewith for controlling access to the content;
storing the content and the associated first content rating;
receiving a request to change the first content rating to a second content rating; and
storing the second content rating so that the second content rating is associated with the content for controlling access to the content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15)
- receiving content having a first content rating associated therewith for controlling access to the content;
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10. A video recorder, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving content having a first content rating associated therewith for controlling access to the content;
a memory for storing the content and the associated first content rating; and
a controller for receiving a request to change the first content rating to a second content rating, wherein the second content rating is stored so that the second content rating is associated with the content for controlling access to the content. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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16. A method for controlling access to content via a video recorder, comprising:
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receiving content having a content rating associated therewith for controlling access to the content by users of the video recorder;
storing the content and the associated content rating;
generating an exception list associated with the content for denoting at least one user who is allowed to access the content and who would otherwise be blocked by application of the content rating; and
storing the exception list with the content and the associated content rating. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A video recorder, comprising:
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means for receiving content having a first content rating associated therewith for controlling access to the content;
means for storing the content and the associated first content rating; and
means for receiving a request to change the first content rating to a second content rating, wherein the second content rating is stored so that the second content rating is associated with the content for controlling access to the content.
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23. A method of setting a threshold content rating of a content control system based on example content for filtering content of media provided by an information appliance, comprising:
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receiving user input to block or unblock future access to content similar to example content presented to a user; and
adjusting the threshold content rating of the content control system based on the content rating of the example content;
wherein the information appliance compares the content rating of the example content to the threshold rating and adjusts the threshold rating based on the comparison to control future access to content similar to the example content. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. 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.
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