TIME-BASED ACCESS CONTROL FOR AN ENTERTAINMENT CONSOLE
First Claim
1. A system for providing time-based user access control native to an entertainment console, comprising:
- a module configured to provide time-based user access control options to a first user;
a module configured to receive time control data from said first user and store said time control data in persistent memory, said time control data comprising at least a time budget and a time interval;
a module configured to track a total time during which a second user accesses at least one application on said entertainment console;
a module configured to manage said second user'"'"'s access to said entertainment console based upon said total time and said time control data; and
a module configured to provide notifications to said second user regarding an amount of time remaining.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for controlling access to a multi-purpose entertainment console are disclosed. The methods and systems allow a first user to configure the amount of time per time interval a console is available for other users to access the entertainment features of the console. In one embodiment, when a timer is activated, the timer counts down as the console is used. The console provides a series of notifications that the timer is running low and a notification when time has expired. The user may then turn off the console or ask the first user to add more time. In another embodiment, the timer can be configured with daily or weekly limits. In further embodiments, the timer and system clock may be protected by a security code to prevent tampering. In a further embodiment, the system clock can be referenced for the automatic daily/weekly time allocation to be allocated.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for providing time-based user access control native to an entertainment console, comprising:
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a module configured to provide time-based user access control options to a first user; a module configured to receive time control data from said first user and store said time control data in persistent memory, said time control data comprising at least a time budget and a time interval; a module configured to track a total time during which a second user accesses at least one application on said entertainment console; a module configured to manage said second user'"'"'s access to said entertainment console based upon said total time and said time control data; and a module configured to provide notifications to said second user regarding an amount of time remaining. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing time-based user access control of an entertainment console, comprising:
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providing time-based user access control options; receiving time control data and storing said time control data in persistent memory, said time control data comprising at least a time budget and a time interval; synchronizing said time control data and said total time with a system clock or an Internet based clock as a reference time; tracking a total time during which an access is made to at least one application on said entertainment console as a function of said reference time; and managing said access to said entertainment console based upon said total time and said time control data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable medium storing thereon computer executable instructions for providing time-based user access control native to an entertainment console, comprising:
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instructions for providing time-based user access control options to a first user; instructions for receiving a security code for accessing and modifying said time control data; instructions for receiving time control data from said first user and storing said time control data in persistent memory, said time control data comprising at least a time budget and a time interval; instructions for synchronizing said time control data and said total time with a system clock or an Internet based clock as a reference time; instructions for tracking a total time during which a second user accesses at least one application on said entertainment console as a function of said reference time; and instructions for managing said second user'"'"'s access to said entertainment console based upon said total time and said time control data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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