SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PARENTAL CONTROLS IN A CLOUD-BASED MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATION
First Claim
1. A method of controlling access to user content, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a hardware processor from a user device, a user request to receive a listing of user content stored with a plurality of remote content storage providers;
compiling a listing of the user content;
receiving, at the hardware processor from the user device, a user selection of one of the user content listed in the listing as selected content;
in response to receiving the user selection, determining whether the selected content requires access authorization; and
in response to (1) determining that the selected content does not require access authorization, or (2) receiving access authorization from the user device;
determining from which one of the plurality of remote content storage providers to retrieve the selected content, andinstructing the one of the plurality of remote content storage providers to send the selected content to the user device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing parental controls in a cloud-based media guidance application may provide users with compiled listings of the user'"'"'s content and parental controls for accessing that and other content based on the user equipment devices from which the content access request is received. A user may identify remote storage providers at which user content is stored, and may provide criteria for limiting or preauthorizing access to selected content by one or more user equipment devices. In response to receiving a user request, a listing of content stored with the remote storage providers may be compiled and presented in a media guidance application. A selection of any one of the user'"'"'s content, as well as a selection of any other content listed in the media guidance application, may be subject to access control criteria applicable to the user equipment device from which the selection was received.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of controlling access to user content, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a hardware processor from a user device, a user request to receive a listing of user content stored with a plurality of remote content storage providers; compiling a listing of the user content; receiving, at the hardware processor from the user device, a user selection of one of the user content listed in the listing as selected content; in response to receiving the user selection, determining whether the selected content requires access authorization; and in response to (1) determining that the selected content does not require access authorization, or (2) receiving access authorization from the user device; determining from which one of the plurality of remote content storage providers to retrieve the selected content, and instructing the one of the plurality of remote content storage providers to send the selected content to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19)
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11. A system for controlling access to user content, the system comprising:
processing circuitry configured to; receive from a user device a user request to receive a listing of user content stored with a plurality of remote content storage providers; compile a listing of the user content; receive from the user device a user selection of one of the user content listed in the listing as selected content; in response to receiving the user selection, determine whether the selected content requires access authorization; and in response to (1) determining that the selected content does not require access authorization, or (2) receiving access authorization from the user device; determine from which one of the plurality of remote content storage providers to retrieve the selected content, and instruct the one of the plurality of remote content storage providers to send the selected content to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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21. Apparatus for controlling access to user content, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving from a user device, a user request to receive a listing of user content stored with a plurality of remote content storage providers; means for compiling a listing of the user content; means for receiving from the user device, a user selection of one of the user content listed in the listing as selected content; in response to receiving the user selection, means for determining whether the selected content requires access authorization; and in response to (1) determining that the selected content does not require access authorization, or (2) receiving access authorization from the user device; means for determining from which one of the plurality of remote content storage providers to retrieve the selected content, and means for instructing the one of the plurality of remote content storage providers to send the selected content to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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