EP 1066721 A1 20010110 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PARENTAL CONTROL USING V-CHIP PLUS+ AND MASTER PASSWORD
Title (en)
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PARENTAL CONTROL USING V-CHIP PLUS+ AND MASTER PASSWORD
Title (de)
GERÄT UND VERFAHREN ZUM ERMÖGLICHEN VON KONTROLLE DURCH ELTERN MITTELS V-CHIP PLUS+ UND HAUPTPASSWORT
Title (fr)
APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE CONTROLE PARENTAL FAISANT INTERVENIR LE MODE PLUS + DE PUCE ANTIVIOLENCE ET UN MOT DE PASSE MAITRE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9904133 W 19990225
- US 7629098 P 19980227
- US 10057598 P 19980916
- US 19003198 A 19981111
- US 11134298 P 19981207
- US 22161598 A 19981228
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9944361A1] A method and apparatus for exercising access control over television programs using a parental control interface that has different functions are provided. The method requires a password to enter into a master mode for obtaining unlimited access to all the functions of the parental control interface. Once in the master mode, the user may enter a criterion for blocking a television program from being viewed or recorded or the user can override an already blocked television program. Once a master password is entered, the system is in a Master Password mode until the TV is turned off, the user exits the VChip Plus+ mode, or a certain time delay expires. If a user, not in the master mode, attempts to watch or record a program that meets the blocking criterion and the program does not meet the overriding criterion, a prompt is provided to the user to enter the password. Upon entering a correct password, the program is unblocked.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H04N 5/445 (2006.01); H04N 5/91 (2006.01); H04N 7/088 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H04N 7/0887 (2013.01); H04N 7/163 (2013.01); H04N 21/4314 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/47 (2013.01); H04N 21/4751 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9944361A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9944361 A1 19990902; AU 3064399 A 19990915; CA 2321914 A1 19990902; CN 1155243 C 20040623; CN 1299558 A 20010613; EP 1066721 A1 20010110; JP 2002505558 A 20020219
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9904133 W 19990225; AU 3064399 A 19990225; CA 2321914 A 19990225; CN 99804981 A 19990225; EP 99912225 A 19990225; JP 2000534001 A 19990225