EVALUATING APPROPRIATENESS OF CONTENT

• US 20090094187A1
• Filed: 10/08/2008
• Published: 04/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment America (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Miyaki, Ken
• Granted Patent: US 8,965,888 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment

Abstract

Evaluating content, comprising: setting threshold levels for desired categories of attributes which are to be used to evaluate the content, wherein the content has a set of attributes; comparing the set of attributes of the content to the threshold levels for desired categories; and allowing access to the content when the set of attributes of the content is within the threshold levels.

Claims

1. A method of evaluating content, the method comprising:

setting threshold levels for desired categories of attributes which are to be used to evaluate the content,

wherein the content has a set of attributes;

comparing the set of attributes of the content to the threshold levels for desired categories; and

allowing access to the content when the set of attributes of the content is within the threshold levels.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the content comprises online content.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the threshold levels are selected by a user.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the threshold levels selected by the user is set as a user profile.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising

reviewing the content by the user;

and

adjusting the threshold levels of the user profile when the user determines that the reviewed content is not appropriate with respect to the desired categories of attributes.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the threshold levels are selected by a community of users.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the threshold levels selected by the community of users is set as a community profile.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

reviewing the content by the user; and

suggesting changes to the threshold levels of the community profile when the user determines that the reviewed content is not appropriate with respect to the desired categories of attributes as set for the community of users.

9. A method of filtering content, the method comprising:

establishing a user profile of acceptable levels of selected attributes related to the content;

accessing the content having a set of attributes;

evaluating the accessed content with respect to the established user profile;

determining whether the content is acceptable; and

allowing access to the content if the content is acceptable, otherwise denying access to the content if the content is not acceptable.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the user profile comprises threshold levels for desired categories of attributes.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said determining whether the content is acceptable comprises comparing the set of attributes of the content to the threshold levels.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

reviewing the content; and

adjusting the threshold levels of the established user profile when it is determined that the reviewed content is not appropriate with respect to the desired categories of attributes.

13. A method of searching for content, the method comprising:

establishing a profile of desired levels of selected attributes related to the content;

receiving the content substantially matching the profile,

wherein the content has a set of attributes;

evaluating the received content;

determining whether the content is appropriate based upon the profile; and

accessing to the content when the content is appropriate.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the profile comprises threshold levels for desired categories of attributes.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein said determining whether the content is appropriate comprises

comparing the set of attributes of the content to the threshold levels.

16. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for evaluating content, the program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to:

set threshold levels for desired categories of attributes which are to be used to evaluate the content,

wherein the content has a set of attributes;

compare the set of attributes of the content to the threshold levels for desired categories; and

allow access to the content when the set of attributes of the content is within the threshold levels.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the content comprises online content.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the threshold levels are selected by a user.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the threshold levels selected by the user is set as a user profile.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer program further comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to:

review the content; and

adjust the threshold levels of the user profile when it is determined that the reviewed content is not appropriate with respect to the desired categories of attributes.