System for improved parental control of television use
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1. An apparatus for controlling the coupling of a television signal having a plurality of channels to a display monitor, comprising:
- a memory for storing television program schedule information including program titles for a plurality of television programs;
means for displaying the schedule information including program titles on the display monitor;
means for selecting a subset of the program titles from the displayed schedule information; and
a parental control circuitry for blocking one of the channels of the television signal from the display monitor as a function of the television program schedule information for the selected subset of the program titles.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for parental control of television programs. Program schedule information including program titles are stored in a memory and displayed on a monitor. Compressed code is entered for the programs to be blocked. Alternatively, one or more program titles are selected from the displayed program schedule information for blocking by a parental control circuitry connected to a controller.
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1. An apparatus for controlling the coupling of a television signal having a plurality of channels to a display monitor, comprising:
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a memory for storing television program schedule information including program titles for a plurality of television programs; means for displaying the schedule information including program titles on the display monitor; means for selecting a subset of the program titles from the displayed schedule information; and a parental control circuitry for blocking one of the channels of the television signal from the display monitor as a function of the television program schedule information for the selected subset of the program titles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for controlling access to television programs comprising the steps of:
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storing television program schedule information including program titles for a plurality of television programs; displaying the schedule information including program titles on a display monitor; selecting a subset of the program titles from the displayed schedule information; and blocking one of the television programs from being displayed on the display monitor as a function of the television program schedule information for the selected subset. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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