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Computer system for preventing the disabling of content blocking software functionality therein, and method therefor

  • US 9,092,596 B2
  • Filed: 04/26/2013
  • Issued: 07/28/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer system configured for preventing the disabling or circumventing of content blocking software functionality to be installed at time of manufacture therein, comprising:

  • a housing, the housing enclosing a hard drive and a processor,operating system software stored on the hard drive and implemented by the processor,a display on which icons, features, lists and menus representative of executable programs of the operating system software are displayable,means for turning off system restore prior to installation of the content blocking software onto the computer system,means for hiding content blocking software-related features once the content blocking software is installed, wherein the means for hiding content blocking software-related features further includes;

    means for hiding the content blocking software from an add/remove programs list of executable programs that is part of the operating system software and displayable on the display,means for hiding a content blocking software installation directory that is part of the operating system software and displayable on the display, andmeans for hiding a tray icon for the content blocking software that is displayable on the display,means for preventing booting of the computer system from external sources,means for preventing modifying of BIOS settings of the computer system, andmeans for disabling selected advanced troubleshooting tools in the operating system software.

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