Method and system for replacing/obscuring titles and descriptions of recorded content

• US 8,856,834 B2
• Filed: 04/30/2012
• Issued: 10/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JLB Ventures, LLC
• Original Assignee: JLB Ventures, LLC
• Inventors: Kamen, Yakov
• Primary Examiner(s): Pendleton, Brian T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Saint Cyr, Jean D
• Application Number:
  US13/459,496
• Publication Number:
  US 20120216223A1
• Time in Patent Office: 890 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 725/47
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/107 of operating tapes
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4332 by placing content in organized collections, e.g. local EPG data repository interfaces, Database management systems or updating for information retrieval G06F16/23; details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video database G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4542 Blocking scenes or portions of the received content, e.g. censoring scenes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4884 for displaying subtitles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction

Abstract

A method and system for displaying titles of recorded content based on a user'"'"'s access level. In one embodiment, a plurality of user identifications is received. Each of the user identifications may be associated with one of a plurality of access levels. Login information corresponding to a user may be received and a user interface may be generated. The user interface may display one or more titles corresponding to recorded content. The one or more titles displayed on the user interface may be based on an access level associated with the user.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to;

receive login information corresponding to one of a plurality of user identifications, each of the user identifications being associated with one of a plurality of access levels;

generate a first user interface configured to display at least one title corresponding to at least one piece of recorded content, wherein content of the at least one title displayed is based on an access level associated with the one of the plurality of user identifications; and

generate a second user interface configured to receive a modified title and a modified description for the at least one piece of recorded content from a user having administrative rights,

wherein an original title and an original description of the at least one piece of recorded content are displayed to a first user having a first access level, wherein the modified title and the modified description are displayed to a second user having a second access level, and wherein the original title and description and the modified title and description are hidden from a third user having a third access level.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the received login information corresponds to a first user identification having the first access level.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the content of the at least one title displayed is the original title of the at least one piece of recorded content.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the received login information corresponds to a second user identification having the second access level.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the content of the at least one title displayed is the modified title of the at least one piece of recorded content.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the received login information corresponds to a third user identification having the third access level.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein a first title is hidden from the third user.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the first title is hidden from the third user based on receiving a request to hide the first title from one or more users associated with the third access level.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the request to hide the first title is received from the user having the administrative rights.

10. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a set-top box, login information corresponding to one of a plurality of user identifications, each of the user identifications being associated with one of a plurality of access levels;

generating, by the set-top box, a first user interface configured to display at least one title corresponding to at least one piece of recorded content, wherein content of the at least one title displayed is based on an access level associated with the one of the plurality of user identifications; and

generating, by the set-top box, a second user interface configured to receive a modified title and a modified description for the at least one piece of recorded content from a user having administrative rights,

wherein an original title and an original description of the at least one piece of recorded content are displayed to a first user having a first access level, wherein the modified title and the modified description are displayed to a second user having a second access level, and wherein the original title and description and the modified title and description are hidden from a third user having a third access level.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the received login information corresponds to a first user identification having the first access level.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first access level allows a user to view the original title of the at least one piece of recorded content.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first access level allows the user to modify the original title of the at least one piece of recorded content.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the modified title is a renamed title for the at least one piece of recorded content.

19. The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one title corresponds to at least one piece of recorded video content.

14. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause at least one computing device to:

receive login information corresponding to one of a plurality of user identifications, each of the user identifications being associated with one of a plurality of access levels;

generate a first user interface configured to display at least one title corresponding to at least one piece of recorded content, wherein content of the at least one title displayed is based on an access level associated with the one of the plurality of user identifications; and

generate a second user interface configured to receive a modified title and a modified description for the at least one piece of recorded content from a user having administrative rights,

wherein an original title and an original description of the at least one piece of recorded content are displayed to a first user having a first access level, wherein the modified title and the modified description are displayed to a second user having a second access level, and wherein the original title and description and the modified title and description are hidden from a third user having a third access level.

15. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the modified title is received from the first user.

16. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the original title and the modified title are hidden from the third user based on receiving a request to hide the original title and the modified title from one or more users associated with the third access level.

17. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the request to hide the original title and the modified title is received from the user having the administrative rights.