Censoring browser method and apparatus for internet viewing
First Claim
1. A censoring browser apparatus for internet viewing comprising:
- means for storing a user profile, said user profile including user selected censoring parameters;
means for receiving a data packet and for comparing contents of said received data packet with said user selected censoring parameters;
means responsive to said comparing means for processing said received data packet contents;
means for selectively displaying said processed data packet contents responsive to said user selected censoring parameters;
wherein said means for storing said user profile include means receiving and comparing a predefined password with a master password; and
means responsive to an identified match and user selections for selecting a user profile and means for editing said selected user profile;
wherein said means for editing said selected user profile include means for adding and for deleting user selected words and word fragments, user selected categories, user selected set weights, user selected set preferences, user selected set censoring actions and user selected threshold values.
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Abstract
A censoring browser method and apparatus are provided for internet viewing. A user profile including user selected censoring parameters is stored. Data packet contents are received and compared with the user selected censoring parameters. Responsive to the comparison, the received data packet contents are processed and selectively displayed responsive to the user selected censoring parameters. The user selected censoring parameters includes user selected censored words and word fragments, and user selected categories. Compared word and word fragments matching user selected censored words and word fragments can be removed and selectively replaced with predefined characters or acceptable substitute words. Tallies of weights for user selected categories are accumulated and compared with used selected threshold values. A predefined message can be displayed responsive to an accumulated tally exceeding a user selected threshold value without displaying the received data packet contents.
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20 Claims
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1. A censoring browser apparatus for internet viewing comprising:
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means for storing a user profile, said user profile including user selected censoring parameters; means for receiving a data packet and for comparing contents of said received data packet with said user selected censoring parameters; means responsive to said comparing means for processing said received data packet contents; means for selectively displaying said processed data packet contents responsive to said user selected censoring parameters; wherein said means for storing said user profile include means receiving and comparing a predefined password with a master password; and
means responsive to an identified match and user selections for selecting a user profile and means for editing said selected user profile;
wherein said means for editing said selected user profile include means for adding and for deleting user selected words and word fragments, user selected categories, user selected set weights, user selected set preferences, user selected set censoring actions and user selected threshold values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A censoring browser apparatus for internet viewing comprising:
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means for storing a user profile, said user profile including user selected censoring parameters; means for receiving a data packet and for comparing contents of said received data packet with said user selected censoring parameters; means responsive to said comparing means for processing said received data packet contents; means for selectively displaying said processed data packet contents responsive to said user selected censoring parameters; wherein said means for receiving said data packet and for comparing contents of said received data packet with said user selected censoring parameters include means for comparing contents of said received data packet with user selected words and word fragments; and
means responsive to said comparing means for marking identified matching words and word fragments; andwherein said means for receiving said data packet and for comparing contents of said received data packet with said user selected censoring parameters include means responsive to said marked identified matching words and word fragments for tallying predefined user selected weights. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A censoring browser method for internet viewing comprising the steps of:
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storing a user profile, said user profile including user selected censoring parameters; receiving a data packet and comparing contents of said received data packet with said user selected censoring parameters; processing said received data packet contents responsive to compared matching words and word fragments; selectively displaying said processed data packet contents responsive to said user selected censoring parameters; receiving and comparing a predefined password with a master password; and
responsive to an identified match, receiving user selections for selecting a stored user profile and for editing said selected user profile; and
wherein said step of receiving user selections for editing said selected user profile includes the steps of receiving user selections for adding and for deleting user selected words and word fragments, user selected categories, user selected set weights, user selected set preferences, user selected set censoring actions and user selected threshold values. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for use in a computer system comprising:
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a recording medium; means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing a user profile, said user profile including user selected censoring parameters; means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving a data packet and for comparing contents of said received data packet with said user selected censoring parameters;
includingmeans, recorded on the recording medium, for comparing contents of said received data packet with user selected words and word fragments;
means, recorded on the recording medium, responsive to said comparing means for marking identified matching words and word fragments; and
means, recorded on the recording medium, responsive to said marked identified matching words and word fragments for tallying predefined user selected weights;means, recorded on the recording medium, responsive to said comparing means for processing said received data packet contents; and means, recorded on the recording medium, for selectively displaying said processed data packet contents responsive to said user selected censoring parameters. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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