Media content rating management with pattern matching
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining a requested playback media content rating;
selecting a pattern matching database associated with said requested playback media content rating;
scanning one or more frames of media content; and
comparing said scanned frames of media content to said pattern matching database to determine matched frames for omission from playback based on said requested playback media content rating.
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Abstract
A method according to one embodiment includes the operations of determining a requested playback media content rating; selecting a pattern matching database associated with the requested playback media content rating; scanning one or more frames of media content; and comparing the scanned frames of media content to the pattern matching database to determine matched frames for omission from playback based on the requested playback media content rating.
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining a requested playback media content rating; selecting a pattern matching database associated with said requested playback media content rating; scanning one or more frames of media content; and comparing said scanned frames of media content to said pattern matching database to determine matched frames for omission from playback based on said requested playback media content rating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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selecting a playback media content rating; providing a media content rating file associated with media content, wherein said media content rating file indicates frames for omission from playback based on a playback media content rating; and omitting frames from a playback of said media content based on said media content rating file and said selected playback media content rating. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A system, comprising:
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a pattern matching database; a media rating determination module configured to determine a requested playback media content rating; and a processor coupled to said pattern matching database and said media rating determination module, said processor configured to scan one or more frames of received media content, wherein said scanning comprises comparing said frames of received media content to said pattern matching database to determine matched frames for omission from playback based on said requested playback media content rating. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon which when executed by a processor result in the following operations comprising:
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determining a requested playback media content rating; selecting a pattern matching database associated with said requested playback media content rating; scanning one or more frames of media content; and comparing said scanned frames of media content to said pattern matching database to determine matched frames for omission from playback based on said requested playback media content rating. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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