METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VIEWING OF MEDIA CONTENT
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- presenting, by a processing system including a processor, a library comprising a plurality of media program tags associated with a plurality of media programs from a plurality of service providers;
detecting, by the processing system, whether each of the plurality of media programs has a missing media program tag or an unrecognized media program tag associated therewith;
generating, by the processing system, a first list of media programs with missing media program tags and a second list of media programs with unrecognized media program tags; and
determining, by the processing system, a rating for the library based on the first list and the second list,wherein a media program tag associated with a media program of the plurality of media programs includes an identifier of a geographic region, a media channel, a service provider, or a combination thereof.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform, for example, generating parental control information for each of a plurality of users according to options selected from a plurality of media program tags retrieved from a library, detecting a first user of the plurality of users according to biometric information of the first user, identifying the parental control information associated with the first user, tuning to a first media channel responsive to receiving a first request, receiving in the first media channel a first media program tag associated with a first media program, and enabling presentation of the first media program at a presentation device responsive to detecting from the parental control information associated with the first user that the first media program tag is included in a first list of unrestricted media program presentations. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A method comprising:
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presenting, by a processing system including a processor, a library comprising a plurality of media program tags associated with a plurality of media programs from a plurality of service providers; detecting, by the processing system, whether each of the plurality of media programs has a missing media program tag or an unrecognized media program tag associated therewith; generating, by the processing system, a first list of media programs with missing media program tags and a second list of media programs with unrecognized media program tags; and determining, by the processing system, a rating for the library based on the first list and the second list, wherein a media program tag associated with a media program of the plurality of media programs includes an identifier of a geographic region, a media channel, a service provider, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising; presenting a library comprising a plurality of media program tags associated with a plurality of media programs from a plurality of service providers; detecting whether each of the plurality of media programs has a missing media program tag or an unrecognized media program tag associated therewith; generating a first list of media programs with missing media program tags and a second list of media programs with unrecognized media program tags; and determining a rating for the library based on the first list and the second list, wherein a media program tag associated with a media program of the plurality of media programs includes an identifier of a geographic region, a media channel, a service provider, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A machine-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
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presenting a library comprising a plurality of media program tags associated with a plurality of media programs; detecting whether each of the plurality of media programs has a missing media program tag or an unrecognized media program tag associated therewith; generating a first list of media programs with missing media program tags and a second list of media programs with unrecognized media program tags; and determining a rating for the library based on the first list and the second list, wherein a media program tag associated with a media program of the plurality of media programs includes an identifier of a geographic region, a media channel, a service provider, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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