Content access control
First Claim
1. A method to control access to content via a player system accessible by a plurality of users, the method comprising:
- providing a default profile including at least one filtering criterion, the filtering criterion describing at least one of a characteristic of content permitted for all of the plurality of users and a characteristic of content prohibited for all of the plurality of users;
comparing metadata associated with a selected content and the filtering criterion of the default profile, the metadata including information related to the selected content; and
permitting or denying access to the content based on the comparison.
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Abstract
The control of access to content via a player system accessible by a plurality of users is described. A default profile is provided including filtering criteria, the filtering criteria describing at least one of characteristic of content permitted for all of the plurality of users and a characteristic of content prohibited for all of the plurality of users. Metadata associated with a selected content and the filtering criteria are compared, and access to the content is permitted or denied based on the comparison. Also, content is selected, the selected content having metadata linked thereto via a pointer. The metadata is obtained using the pointer. The metadata and filtering criteria are compared, the filtering criteria describing characteristics of at least one of permitted or prohibited content. Access to the content is permitted or denied based on the comparison.
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35 Claims
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1. A method to control access to content via a player system accessible by a plurality of users, the method comprising:
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providing a default profile including at least one filtering criterion, the filtering criterion describing at least one of a characteristic of content permitted for all of the plurality of users and a characteristic of content prohibited for all of the plurality of users;
comparing metadata associated with a selected content and the filtering criterion of the default profile, the metadata including information related to the selected content; and
permitting or denying access to the content based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A content player accessible to a plurality of users, comprising:
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a memory device storing a default profile, the default profile including at least one filtering criterion, the filtering criterion of the default profile describing at least one of a characteristic of content permitted for all of the plurality of users and a characteristic of content prohibited for all of the plurality of users;
a processor configured to compare metadata associated with selected content and the filtering criterion of the default profile, the processor configured to permit or deny rendering of the selected content based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method to control access to content via a player system, the method comprising:
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selecting content, the selected content having metadata linked thereto via a pointer;
obtaining the metadata using the pointer;
comparing the metadata and at least one filtering criterion, the filtering criterion describing a characteristic of at least one of permitted content or prohibited content;
permitting or denying access to the selected content based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A content player, comprising:
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a memory device storing at least one filtering criterion, the filtering criterion describing a characteristic of at least one of permitted content and prohibited content; and
a processor configured to obtain a pointer to metadata associated with selected content, obtain the metadata using the pointer, compare the metadata to the filtering criterion, and to permit or deny rendering of the selected content based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A method to control access to content stored on a memory device, comprising:
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selecting the content stored on the memory device;
reading metadata associated with the content;
comparing the metadata to at least one stored filtering criterion, the filtering criterion describing a characteristic of at least one of permitted and prohibited content; and
permitting or denying rendering of the content based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A content player, comprising:
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a memory device storing at least one filtering criterion, the filtering criterion describing a characteristic of at least one of permitted content and prohibited content; and
a processor configured to compare at least one stored filtering criterion with metadata associated with selected content, and to permit or deny rendering of the selected content based on the comparison.
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