Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for restricting DVD content
- Patent Title (中): 用于限制DVD内容的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11713368Application Date: 2007-03-01
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Publication No.: US08761585B2Publication Date: 2014-06-24
- Inventor: James M. Barton , Brian Beach , Margret Schmidt , Robert F. Poniatowski , Shelly Glennon
- Applicant: James M. Barton , Brian Beach , Margret Schmidt , Robert F. Poniatowski , Shelly Glennon
- Applicant Address: US CA Alviso
- Assignee: TiVo Inc.
- Current Assignee: TiVo Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Alviso
- Agency: Hickman Palermo Truong Becker Bingham Wong LLP
- Agent Kirk D. Wong
- Main IPC: H04N5/89
- IPC: H04N5/89 ; H04N5/84 ; H04N5/775 ; H04N9/80

Abstract:
Techniques described herein enable parents to establish a child-protective “kids zone” on a DVR. According to one technique, a DVR receives, from a parent, identities of DVD content items that the parent does not want children to view. The DVR maps the identities to a kids zone. During times that the DVR is set to operate in the kids zone operational mode, the DVR prevents itself from presenting any content from DVDs that are associated with the identities. At other times, during which the DVR is not set to operate in the kids zone operational mode, the DVR may allow itself to present DVD content that are associated with the identities.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070212025A1 Method and apparatus for restricting DVD content Public/Granted day:2007-09-13
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