METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT FILTERING
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1. A method for content filtering, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of requests for review of various content items, wherein each of the various content items is accessible via a wide area network;
transmitting the plurality of requests for review to a reviewing resource that comprises a network-connected device configured to present content to a human reviewer; and
associating individual ones of the various content items with at least one respective classification provided by the reviewing resource based on review of the respective content items by the human reviewer.
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Abstract
A method for filtering content makes use of local filtering agents for end users, and a portal to a network of human reviewing resources. Local filtering agents request content classification for unclassified content. The portal routes requests from local agents to available human reviewing resources. A content classification is provided by the reviewing resources, and may be saved in association with a content identifier for future use. The method permits human review of content within a short period after review is requested. In an embodiment of the invention, a centrally-located switch is provided for controlling filtering levels at one or more user terminals.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for content filtering, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of requests for review of various content items, wherein each of the various content items is accessible via a wide area network; transmitting the plurality of requests for review to a reviewing resource that comprises a network-connected device configured to present content to a human reviewer; and associating individual ones of the various content items with at least one respective classification provided by the reviewing resource based on review of the respective content items by the human reviewer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that are executable by a processor of a computer system to cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a plurality of requests for review of various content items, wherein each of the various content items is accessible via a wide area network; transmitting the plurality of requests for review to a reviewing resource that comprises a network-connected device configured to present content to a human reviewer; and associating individual ones of the various content items with at least one respective classification provided by the reviewing resource based on review of the respective content items by the human reviewer. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A network device, comprising:
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a processor; and a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the network device to perform operations comprising; associating a respective content access level with each one of a plurality of client devices, wherein the respective content access level is chosen from two or more defined levels of access; and in response to a request for content received from a given one of the plurality of client devices, determining whether to provide the content based, at least in part, on one or more human-determined attributes of the content and the respective content access level for the given one of the plurality of client devices. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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