Method and apparatus for enforcing DVD parental control across an enterprise
First Claim
1. A method of enforcing parental management of content across a network transmitting digital versatile disc (DVD) content from a transmission location, to a viewing location, comprising the steps of:
- a. determining the parental management control level at each location utilized along a path to transmit DVD content from the transmission location to the viewing location;
b. selecting the parental management control level acceptable to each location along the DVD content path.
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Abstract
A parental management controller for use in a DVD environment is disclosed that defines, in a distributive computer environment, department, country, or corporate controls over DVD content viewed by machines within the environment. The controller provides automated parental management installation on remote machines. It provides parental management enforcement on remote machines. It adjusts the default parental management enforcement level to local cultures and moral values. The controller also provides a logging of any parental management violations on local machines.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of enforcing parental management of content across a network transmitting digital versatile disc (DVD) content from a transmission location, to a viewing location, comprising the steps of:
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a. determining the parental management control level at each location utilized along a path to transmit DVD content from the transmission location to the viewing location;
b. selecting the parental management control level acceptable to each location along the DVD content path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
determining the parental management control level allowed at the transmission location;
determining the parental management control level allowed at the viewing location;
transmitting the viewing location'"'"'s parental management control level to the transmission location.
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4. The method of claim 1 wherein step a comprises determining the parental management control level based on governmental restrictions of the viewing location.
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5. A digital versatile disc (DVD) playback apparatus that retrieves DVD content across a network, comprising:
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a DVD data stream receiver to receive the DVD content from the network, the DVD content having a selected parental management control level;
DVD content decoder to decode the DVD content for playback; and
a parental management controller to permit DVD content decoding from a source location by the DVD content decoder based upon a review of the selected parental management control levels at the source location and at least one of a plurality of control point locations along the network path and as defined by the user of the DVD playback apparatus through the parental management controller, each control point having a defined parental management control level. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product for enforcing parental management of content across a network transmitting digital versatile disc (DVD) content from a transmission location to a viewing location, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable code thereon comprising:
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program code to determine the parental management control level at each location utilized along a path to transmit DVD content from the transmission location to the viewing location;
program code to select the parental management control level acceptable to each location along the DVD content path. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
program code to determine the parental management control level allowed at the transmission location;
program code to determine the parental management control level allowed at the viewing location;
program code to transmit the viewing location'"'"'s parental management control level to the transmission location.
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13. The computer program product of claim 10 wherein the determining program code comprises program code for determining the parental management control level based on governmental restrictions of the viewing location.
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