Content control in a networked environment

• US 10,075,297 B2
• Filed: 04/11/2014
• Issued: 09/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Slemmer, John B, Olsson, Stefan, Kreiner, Barrett, Jarboe, Andre, Kleinfelter, Kevin
• Primary Examiner(s): Marandi, James R
• Application Number:
  US14/250,427
• Publication Number:
  US 20140223498A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,614 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/028 using expert systems only
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/16 on playing information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/80 characterised by transmission among terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2805 Home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2812 describing content present in a home automation network, e.g. audio video content retrieval from the Internet G06F16/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2832 Interconnection of the control functionalities between home networks single bridge functionality H04L12/4625
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/32 including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system or for message authentication, e.g. authorization, entity authentication, data integrity or data verification, non-repudiation, key authentication or verification of credentials
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4131 home appliance, e.g. lighting, air conditioning system, metering devices home automation data switching networks exchanging configuration information on appliance services H04L12/2807
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/835 Generation of protective data, e.g. certificates protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/1675 Providing digital key or authorisation information for generation or regeneration of the scrambling sequence pseudo-random number generators in general G06F7/58
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/173 with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99939 Privileged access

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products control presentation of media content within a networked environment of multiple devices. Interaction rules are used to determine which ones of the devices interact with each other. Further rules may define what media content is playable by each one of the devices in the networked environment.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing code, the code when executed causing the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving a playback request at a mobile phone, the playback request from a different device, the playback request specifying content information and requesting a remote authorization for a playback of electronic content locally approved by the different device for the playback;

comparing the content information specified by the playback request to a parental control accessible to the mobile phone;

determining the content information is impermissible based on a comparison of the content information to the parental control accessible to the mobile phone; and

sending a stop instruction from the mobile phone to the different device, the stop instruction instructing the different device to stop the playback of the electronic content in response to the determining that the content information is impermissible based on the parental control.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise broadcasting the content information to a plurality of devices in a networked environment.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise broadcasting the parental control to a plurality of devices in a networked environment.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise addressing the stop instruction to an address associated with the different device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise determining a learning mode that broadcasts the parental control to a plurality of devices.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise wirelessly transmitting the stop instruction from the mobile phone to the different device to stop the playback of the electronic content.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise determining a change of state that stops the playback of the electronic content.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a mobile phone, content information from a different device, the content information describing an electronic content retrieved by the different device via a local area network and locally approved for a playback;

retrieving, by the mobile phone, a parental control governing any media played within the local area network;

comparing, by the mobile phone, the content information to the parental control governing the media played within the local area network;

determining, by the mobile phone, that the content information from the different device is environmentally impermissible within the local area network based on the comparing of the content information to the parental control; and

sending, from the mobile phone, a stop instruction to the different device, the stop instruction instructing the different device to stop the playback of the electronic content that was locally approved in response to the determining that the content information is environmentally impermissible within the local area network.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising interpreting the parental control to broadcast the content information.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising broadcasting the parental control.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining a change of state that stops the playback of the electronic content.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising determining a learning mode that broadcasts the playback as a change of state.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising addressing the electronic message to an address associated with the different device.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising wirelessly transmitting the electronic message from the mobile phone to the different device to remotely stop the playback of the electronic content.