METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTENT FILTERING IN A BROADBAND GATEWAY

• US 20110302598A1
• Filed: 12/30/2010
• Published: 12/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lundgren, David, Karaoguz, Jeyhan, Chen, Xuemin Sherman, Diab, Wael William, Garrett, David, Prodan, Rich
• Application Number:
  US12/982,223
• Publication Number:
  US 20110302598A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/25
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/102 Gateways arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways, H04L12/66
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1076 Screening of IP real time communications, e.g. spam over Internet telephony [SPIT]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/441 Acquiring end-user identification , e.g. using personal code sent by the remote control or by inserting a card
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44226 on social networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4542 Blocking scenes or portions of the received content, e.g. censoring scenes

Abstract

Aspects of a method and system for content filtering in a broadband gateway are provided. In this regard, a broadband gateway may be operable to determine whether to allow access to content based on attributes of the content and based on one or more of: which of a plurality of electronic devices is attempting to access the content, sensor information identifying a user attempting to access the content, and a time at which a user is attempting to access the information. Attributes of the content may be determined by analyzing the content utilizing one or more pattern recognition techniques. The gateway may be operable to allow a first subset of the electronic devices to access the content during a first period of time, and allow a second subset of the electronic devices to access the content during a second period of time.

Claims

1. A method for networking, the method comprising:

in a broadband gateway that enables communication with a plurality of electronic devices, wherein said broadband gateway is operable to handle at least one physical layer connection to at least one corresponding network access service provider;

analyzing audio and/or video content handled by said broadband gateway to determine attributes of said audio and/or video content;

determining whether to allow access to said audio and/or video content based on said determined attributes of said audio and/or video content and based on one or more of;

which of said plurality of electronic devices coupled is attempting to access said audio and/or video content;

sensor information identifying a user attempting to access said audio and/or video content; and

a time at which a user is attempting to access said audio and/or video content.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one physical layer connection comprises a plurality of physical layer connections and said at least one corresponding network access service provider comprises a plurality of corresponding access service providers, and wherein each of said plurality of physical layer connections corresponds to a respective one of said plurality of corresponding access service providers.

3. The method according to claim 1, comprising determining said attributes of said audio and/or video content by analyzing one or more audio tracks, files, or streams associated with said audio and/or video content utilizing one or more pattern recognition algorithms.

4. The method according to claim 1, comprising determining said attributes of said audio and/or video content by analyzing one or more video tracks, files, or streams associated with said audio and/or video content utilizing one or more pattern recognition algorithms.

5. The method according to claim 1, comprising determining said attributes of said audio and/or video content by analyzing a closed-captioning track or file associated with said audio and/or video content.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said sensor information comprises one or more of:

a biometric information for said user;

a picture of said user provided by a camera coupled to said broadband gateway; and

vocal input from a microphone coupled to said broadband gateway.

7. The method according to claim 1, comprising:

allowing a first subset of said plurality of electronic devices to access said audio and/or video content during a first period of time; and

allowing a second subset of said plurality of electronic devices to access said audio and/or video content during a second period of time, where said first period of time and said second period of time overlap or are mutually exclusive.

8. The method according to claim 1, comprising limiting a volume and/or frequency range at which one or more of said electronic devices are enabled to present audio portions of said audio and/or video content during determined periods of time.

9. The method according to claim 1, comprising determining whether to allow access to said audio and/or video content based on past determinations of whether to allow access to similar content.

10. The method according to claim 1, comprising sending an authorization request to a first one of said plurality of electronic devices upon receiving a request for said audio and/or video content from a second one of said plurality of electronic devices.

11. The method according to claim 9, comprising:

allowing said second one of said plurality of electronic devices to access said audio and/or video content upon receiving approval from said first one of said plurality of electronic devices; and

preventing said second one of said plurality of electronic devices from accessing said audio and/or video content upon receiving denial from said first one of said plurality of electronic devices.

14. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits and/or one or more circuits are operable to determine said attributes of said audio and/or video content by analyzing one or more audio tracks, files, or streams associated with said audio and/or video content utilizing one or more pattern recognition algorithms.

15. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits and/or one or more circuits are operable to determine said attributes of said audio and/or video content by analyzing one or more video tracks, files, or streams associated with said audio and/or video content.

16. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits and/or one or more circuits are operable to determine said attributes of said audio and/or video content by analyzing a closed-captioning track, file, or stream associated with said audio and/or video content.

17. The system according to claim 11, wherein said sensor information comprises one or more of:

biometric information for said user;

a picture of said user provided by a camera coupled to said broadband gateway; and

vocal input from a microphone coupled to said broadband gateway.

18. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits and/or one or more circuits are operable to:

allow a first subset of said plurality of electronic devices to access said audio and/or video content during a first period of time; and

allow a second subset of said plurality of electronic devices to access said audio and/or video content during a second period of time, where said first period of time and said second period of time overlap or are mutually exclusive.

19. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits and/or one or more circuits are operable to limit a volume and/or frequency range at which one or more of said electronic devices are enabled to present audio portions of said audio and/or video content during determined periods of time.

20. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits and/or one or more circuits are operable to determine whether to allow access to said audio and/or video content based on past determinations of whether to allow access to similar audio and/or video content.

21. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits and/or one or more circuits are operable to send an authorization request to a first one of said plurality of electronic devices upon receiving a request for said audio and/or video content from a second one of said plurality of electronic devices.

22. The system according to claim 19, wherein said one or more circuits and/or one or more circuits are operable to:

allow said second one of said plurality of electronic devices to access said audio and/or video content upon receiving approval from said first one of said plurality of electronic devices; and

prevent said second one of said plurality of electronic devices from accessing said audio and/or video content upon receiving denial from said first one of said plurality of electronic devices.

12. A system for networking, the system comprising:

one or more circuits for use in a broadband gateway that enables communication with a plurality of devices, said one or more circuits being operable to;

handle at least one physical layer connection to at least one corresponding network access service provider;

analyze audio and/or video content handled by said broadband gateway to determine attributes of said audio and/or video content;

determine whether to allow access to audio and/or video content based on said determined attributes of said content and based on one or more of;

which of said plurality of electronic devices is attempting to access said audio and/or video content;

sensor information identifying a user attempting to access said audio and/or video content; and

a time at which a user is attempting to access said audio and/or video content.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein said at least one physical layer connection comprises a plurality of physical layer connections and said at least one corresponding network access service provider comprises a plurality of corresponding access service providers, and wherein each of said plurality of physical layer connections corresponds to a respective one of said plurality of corresponding access service providers.