Customizing DVR functionality
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving identities of content items; and
during times that a device is in a first operational mode, (a) preventing the device from presenting particular content items that are associated with the identities, while (b) allowing the device to obtain and store any of the particular content items.
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Abstract
Techniques described herein enable parents to establish a child-protective “kids zone” on a DVR. According to one technique, a DVR receives, from a parent, identities of content items that the parent does not want children to view. The DVR maps the identities to a kids zone. During times that the DVR is set to operate in the kids zone operational mode, the DVR prevents itself from presenting any content items that are associated with the identities. However, during these times, the DVR still may obtain and store these content items. At other times, during which the DVR is not set to operate in the kids zone operational mode, the DVR may allow itself to present the content items that are associated with the identities, including content items that the DVR obtained and stored during times that the DVR was set to operate in the kids zone operational mode.
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50 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving identities of content items; and
during times that a device is in a first operational mode, (a) preventing the device from presenting particular content items that are associated with the identities, while (b) allowing the device to obtain and store any of the particular content items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving a set of criteria;
receiving identities of content items; and
during times that a device is in a first operational mode, (a) preventing the device from presenting first content items that (1) have attributes that satisfy the set of criteria and (2) are not associated with any of the identities, while (b) allowing the device to present second content items that (1) have attributes that satisfy the set of criteria and (2) are associated with at least one of the identities. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 42)
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18. A method comprising:
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receiving input that indicates user selection of a viewer category; and
during times that a device is in a first operational mode, (a) preventing the device from presenting particular content items that do not satisfy criteria that are mapped to the viewer category, while (b) allowing the device to obtain and store the particular content items. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method comprising:
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placing a digital video recorder (DVR) into a children'"'"'s mode;
receiving identities of content items;
identifying content items that are viewable by a specific age range related to the children'"'"'s mode using the received identities; and
displaying only content items that are viewable by the specific age range related to the children'"'"'s mode. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus comprising:
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a module for receiving identities of content items; and
an operations module that, during times that the apparatus is in a first operational mode, (a) prevents the apparatus from presenting particular content items that are associated with the identities, while (b) allows the apparatus to obtain and store any of the particular content items. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus comprising:
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a module for receiving a set of criteria;
a module for receiving identities of content items; and
an operations module that, during times that the apparatus is in a first operational mode, (a) prevents the apparatus from presenting first content items that (1) have attributes that satisfy the set of criteria and (2) are not associated with any of the identities, while (b) allows the apparatus to present second content items that (1) have attributes that satisfy the set of criteria and (2) are associated with at least one of the identities. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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43. An apparatus comprising:
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a module for receiving input that indicates user selection of a viewer category; and
an operations module that, during times that the apparatus is in a first operational mode, (a) prevents the apparatus from presenting particular content items that do not satisfy criteria that are mapped to the viewer category, while (b) allows the apparatus to obtain and store the particular content items. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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45. An apparatus comprising:
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a module for placing a digital video recorder (DVR) into a children'"'"'s mode;
a module for receiving identities of content items;
a module for identifying content items that are viewable by a specific age range related to the children'"'"'s mode using the received identities; and
a module for displaying only content items that are viewable by the specific age range related to the children'"'"'s mode. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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