Method for setting a watching level for an audiovisual content
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1. A method for setting a watching level for an audiovisual content, wherein the audiovisual content contains a plurality of frames respectively associated with a plurality of watching levels, the method comprising:
- displaying pictorial expressions in two or more frames of the plurality of frames, the displayed pictorial expression of each said frame being representative of the watching level associated with the respective frame;
selecting one of said plurality of displayed frames; and
setting the watching level for the audiovisual content to the watching level associated with the selected frame to control display of the audiovisual content by preventing reproduction of audiovisual content having a watching level above the set watching level.
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Abstract
The invention discloses a method for setting a watching level to an audiovisual content which some frames are already annotated with watching levels. Upon the reception of the audiovisual content, frames annotated with watching levels are extracted and displayed in a single view. One of the displayed frames is selected by the user, the watching level of the selected frame being set as watching level to the audiovisual content.
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1. A method for setting a watching level for an audiovisual content, wherein the audiovisual content contains a plurality of frames respectively associated with a plurality of watching levels, the method comprising:
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displaying pictorial expressions in two or more frames of the plurality of frames, the displayed pictorial expression of each said frame being representative of the watching level associated with the respective frame; selecting one of said plurality of displayed frames; and setting the watching level for the audiovisual content to the watching level associated with the selected frame to control display of the audiovisual content by preventing reproduction of audiovisual content having a watching level above the set watching level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17)
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11. A system configured to set a watching level for an audiovisual content, wherein the audiovisual content contains a plurality of frames respectively associated with a plurality of watching levels, the system comprising:
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a rendering unit configured to display pictorial expressions in two or more frames of the plurality of frames, the displayed pictorial expression of each said frame being representative of the watching level associated with the respective frame; and a processor configured to select one of said plurality of displayed frames and to set the watching level for the audiovisual content to the watching level associated with the selected frame to control display of the audiovisual content by preventing reproduction of audiovisual content having a watching level above the set watching level. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 18)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions for setting a watching level for an audiovisual content, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
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display pictorial expressions in two or more frames of the audiovisual content, each frame being respectively associated with a watching level, the displayed pictorial expression of each said frame being representative of the watching level associated with the respective frame; select one of said plurality of displayed frames; and set the watching level for the audiovisual content to the watching level associated with the selected frame to control display of the audiovisual content by preventing reproduction of audiovisual content having a watching level above the set watching level. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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