Dynamic content rating in a digital broadcast
First Claim
1. A method of blocking presentation of content of segments of a digital transmission of a media program, comprising:
- specifying preset content rating settings;
receiving the digital transmission in the form of sequential segments;
continually identifying content rating data associated with the segments of the transmission;
comparing the identified content rating data with the preset content rating settings; and
blocking presentation of segments of the media program based on the comparing step.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus provide dynamic content rating for digital transmissions of media programs. Rather than one rating or a set of ratings be associated with an entire program or broadcast channel, content rating data relates to specific segments of a program. A user of a media receiving device presets rating criteria relating to a level or type of content to be blocked. The preset criteria are then used to selectively block presentation of those segments of content of a media program that fall outside the acceptable rating criteria. A timed length or display area segment of audio, video, text, graphics, or data may be dynamically blocked based on a comparison of the content rating associated with the segment and the user'"'"'s preset rating criteria.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of blocking presentation of content of segments of a digital transmission of a media program, comprising:
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specifying preset content rating settings;
receiving the digital transmission in the form of sequential segments;
continually identifying content rating data associated with the segments of the transmission;
comparing the identified content rating data with the preset content rating settings; and
blocking presentation of segments of the media program based on the comparing step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of providing dynamic content rating for the presentation content of a digital transmission of a media program, comprising:
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providing at least one content rating for each of a plurality of segments of the media program;
providing informational data in the digital data transmission; and
including the content ratings with the informational data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for receiving a digital transmission of a media program, including:
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a receiver;
a processor coupled to the receiver;
memory coupled to the processor; and
an output coupled to at least one of the receiver and processor, the output providing presentation of the media program;
the processor including software enabling the apparatus to;
specify preset content rating settings;
receive the digital transmission;
identify content rating data in the transmission, the content rating data associated with a segment of the program;
compare the identified content rating data with the preset content rating settings; and
block output of segments of the media program content based on the comparing step. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A media device for processing a digital transmission of a media program, comprising:
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a processor;
a data storage medium;
a first data structure stored in the data storage medium, the first data structure including a first field containing data identifying a first data segment as containing at least a first content rating for a first content segment of the media program, and a second field containing data identifying a second data segment as containing data representing presentation content of the first content segment of the media program; and
a second data structure stored in the data storage medium, the second data structure including a third field containing data identifying a third data segment as containing at least a second content rating for a second content segment of the media program and a fourth field containing data identifying a fourth data segment as containing data representing the presentation content of the second content segment of the media program. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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