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Method and apparatus for information labeling and control

  • US 7,200,852 B1
  • Filed: 08/27/1996
  • Issued: 04/03/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of forming a local information label, the local information label comprising at least one local category label which identifies a category of program content, said at least one local category label having an associated value which identifies an acceptable level of program content, the method comprising the steps of:

  • presenting a program to a user;

    presenting to the user a representation of a transmitted category label having a value which identifies the content of the program;

    receiving an indication from the user that the content of the program is at least one of unacceptable and acceptable;

    modifying the value associated with the local category label based on the received indication from the user that the content of the program is at least one of unacceptable and acceptable;

    forming the local information label based on the modified value associated with the local category label; and

    indicating whether the modification of the value associated with the local category label is to be temporary or permanent.

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