Content item recorder and method of recording therefor
First Claim
1. A content item recorder (101) comprising:
- means (109) for receiving a content item for recording;
a user input (111) for receiving protection information from an end user;
means (113) for dividing the content item into a plurality of sections in response to the protection information;
means (115) for determining an access characteristic for each of the plurality of sections in response to the protection information;
means (117) for storing the content item and access information comprising the access characteristic for each of the plurality of sections on a recordable medium (119).
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Abstract
The invention relates to a content item recorder such as a DVD recorder. The recorder comprises a user input (111) for receiving protection information from an end user. A section processor (113) divides the content item into sections in response to the protection information, and an access characteristic processor (115) determines an access characteristic for each section. The content item and access information is stored on a recordable medium (119) by a recording processor (117). For example, a restricted access playlist comprising all sections is stored together with an unrestricted access playlist not comprising protected sections. At playback, an access permission level is determined by an access level processor (125) from an access user input (123). A presentation signal is generated by a presentation processor (127) in accordance with the access permission level. If an unlimited access permission level is set, the restricted access playlist is used, and otherwise the unrestricted access playlist is used. Accordingly, flexible parental control is provided.
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21 Claims
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1. A content item recorder (101) comprising:
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means (109) for receiving a content item for recording;
a user input (111) for receiving protection information from an end user;
means (113) for dividing the content item into a plurality of sections in response to the protection information;
means (115) for determining an access characteristic for each of the plurality of sections in response to the protection information;
means (117) for storing the content item and access information comprising the access characteristic for each of the plurality of sections on a recordable medium (119). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14)
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11. A content item recorder (101) as claimed in claim 11 wherein the content provider is a broadcast content provider.
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15. A content item player for generating a presentation signal from a recordable medium comprising a content item dividing into a plurality of sections and access information comprising an access characteristic for each of the plurality of sections;
- the playback means comprising
means (123) for receiving an access input from a playback user;
means (125) for setting an access permission level in response to the access input;
means (121) for retrieving the content item and the access information from the recordable medium (119); and
means (127) for generating a presentation signal for the content item in response to the access permission level and the access information. - View Dependent Claims (16)
- the playback means comprising
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17. A method of recording a content item on a recordable medium, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving (201) a content item for recording;
receiving (203) protection information from an end user;
dividing (205) the content item into a plurality of sections in response to the protection information;
determining (207) an access characteristic for each of the plurality of sections in response to the protection information;
storing (209) the content item and access information comprising the access characteristic for each of the plurality of sections on a recordable medium. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. (canceled)
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