Control point filtering
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1. A universal plug and play (UPnP) control point comprising:
- a memory comprising user profiles, a first one of the profiles comprising content filter information; and
a system for selecting the first user profile for use by the UPnP control point and automatically selectively preventing display of content on a MediaRenderer from a MediaServer based upon the content filter information in the first user profile.
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Abstract
A universal plug and play (UPnP) control point includes a memory and a system for selecting a first user profile. The memory includes multiple user profiles. A first one of the profiles includes content filter information. The system for selecting the first user profile is for use by the UPnP control point, and automatically selectively prevents display of content on a MediaRenderer from a MediaServer based upon the content filter information in the first user profile.
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1. A universal plug and play (UPnP) control point comprising:
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a memory comprising user profiles, a first one of the profiles comprising content filter information; and
a system for selecting the first user profile for use by the UPnP control point and automatically selectively preventing display of content on a MediaRenderer from a MediaServer based upon the content filter information in the first user profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for displaying content on a MediaRenderer from a MediaServer comprising:
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a system for determining location of a universal plug and play (UPnP) control point;
a system for selecting a user profile in the control point based upon the determined location of the control point; and
a system for filtering the display of the content based upon control filter information of the selected user profile in the control point. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system for displaying content on a MediaRenderer comprising:
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a universal plug and play (UPnP) control point having control filter information for selectively preventing display of content on the MediaRenderer; and
a system for displaying at least a portion of the content on the control point while the content is prevented from being displayed on the MediaRenderer.
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36. A system for displaying content on a MediaRenderer comprising:
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a universal plug and play (UPnP) control point having a user selectable content filter; and
a content filter transmitter for automatically setting the content filter to a predetermined content filter setting based at least partially upon proximity of the control point to the content filter transmitter.
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37. A universal plug and play (UPnP) control point comprising:
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a memory comprising a plurality of user profiles, a first one of the profiles comprising UPnP content filter information; and
a system for selectively preventing display of at least one predetermined type of browsed result information and/or search result information on a MediaRenderer from a MediaServer during browsing and/or searching with the control point based, at least partially, upon the content filter information in the first user profile while the first profile is in use by the control point.
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38. A method for preventing display of content on a MediaRenderer comprising:
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selecting a first profile from a plurality of profiles in a universal plug and play (UPnP) control point, the first profile comprising content filter information; and
preventing display of content on the MediaRenderer based at least partially upon the content filter information of the selected first profile in the control point. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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