WO2002001864A1 - Parental control - Google Patents
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- the present invention generally relates to parental control of the use of media content delivering apparatus including receiver apparatus, such as e.g. television receivers, decoders, set-top boxes, e.g. cable, satellite and terrestrial, and computers connected to the Internet, and storage apparatus, such as e.g. computer memory circuits and hard disks, and optical disc players .
- receiver apparatus such as e.g. television receivers, decoders, set-top boxes, e.g. cable, satellite and terrestrial
- storage apparatus such as e.g. computer memory circuits and hard disks, and optical disc players .
- the invention relates to a method and a parental controller, respectively, for controlling the use of a media content delivering apparatus; to a computer program product for performing the method; and to the media content delivering apparatus itself.
- Parental control is presently available in some television receivers, videocassette recorders, DVD players, and decoders on a limited basis. In these devices, certain channels may be locked out. Thus, the parents can prevent objectionable and improper material from being accessed by their children or by any other unauthorized persons.
- the present state of the art concerning parental control suffers from a number of drawbacks.
- the control is very limited and does not provide a parent the broad control desirable for controlling the viewing or use of a television by a child.
- the parental control in television receivers of today is quite static wherein a locked channel or program has to be unlocked through entering a password typically from a remote control .
- the password could of course be given out, but in such instance the channels cannot be locked again until the parent is back home and then a new password has to be selected. Further, such approach does not allow for the unlocking of only a particular channel or program or during particular times.
- CAS conditional access system
- media content delivering apparatus refers to both media content receivers such as e.g. television receivers, decoders, integrated receiver decoders, e.g. cable, satellite and terrestrial, and computers with access to the Internet, and media storage apparatus such as e.g. computer hard drives and various disc players, and media content refers to channels, individual programs, movies, website content, computer files, and the like.
- media content receivers such as e.g. television receivers, decoders, integrated receiver decoders, e.g. cable, satellite and terrestrial
- media storage apparatus such as e.g. computer hard drives and various disc players
- media content refers to channels, individual programs, movies, website content, computer files, and the like.
- An advantage of the present invention is that it provides for a very flexible use of parental control wherein access may be given to media content such as programs, channels, movies, files and websites remotely and independently of where the parental control administrator is located at the moment.
- a further advantage of the present invention is that it provides for a rough, rather restricted setting of the parental control in advance and then access may be granted on a media content individual basis.
- the present invention allows for the remote setup of the parental control .
- Fig. 1 illustrates, schematically, a block diagram of a communication system wherein the present invention may be implemented.
- Fig. 2 is a flow-chart of the operation of an integrated receiver decoder incorporating the parental control of the present invention.
- Fig. 3 is a flow-chart of the operation of a remote parental controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the backbone of the system comprises a number of communication paths 30, one of which is shown in figure 1.
- the transmission medium supports high-speed transmission of digital information, such as audio (A) , video (V) and data (D) .
- a number of users are connected to the backbone, of which a media content provider 10 is a transmitter of information, e.g. an information or multimedia service provider for digital video broadcasting
- a second user 40 is a receiver of multimedia information, such as a networked Integrated Receiver Decoder
- Multiprotocol Encapsulation can be used to send the information to the receiver 40 through receiver equipment at the end user side .
- the integrated receiver decoder 40 is typically an interactive television system provided with a processor, memory and a modem or similar enabling two-way communication between provider 10 and decoder 40.
- decoder 40 is provided with a parental control system (not illustrated) by means of which decoder 40 may be set to three different operating modes: a family viewing mode in which conversion of selected channels and/or programs is blocked; a setup mode for selecting the channels and/or programs to be blocked from family viewing; and a parent access mode in which all channels may be watched.
- the family viewing mode is enabled by turn-on of the converter or by commands by the user or the information content provider.
- the setup mode is initiated by a user command typically from remote control 44 followed by a valid setup access code.
- the parent access mode is typically enabled by user entry of a valid access code.
- Individual programs may be blocked in the setup mode provided that each program that is broadcast has a unique program identifier.
- channels may be set to be blocked in family viewing mode only during selected dates and times in the setup mode.
- channels that are broadcasting children programs in the mornings and adult oriented material during night time can be chosen to be blocked in family viewing mode during the nights.
- each program which is broadcast, may be provided with a rating indicating how objectionable and inappropriate the program is to be watched by children.
- programs may be blocked from family viewing simply by selecting program ratings in the setup mode, and the programs having such ratings are automatically blocked from being converted in the family viewing mode.
- the parental control system may be designed such that allowed channels, programs, times and/or ratings should be selected.
- the parental control system may be provided with further viewing modes such as e.g. an adolescent viewing mode, which is accessed by user entry of a valid access code.
- adolescent viewing mode which is accessed by user entry of a valid access code.
- there may be two levels of restricted access one amily viewing mode wherein only universal exhibition or U films are allowed to be watched; and one adolescent viewing mode wherein all programs but the most objectionable and improper ones are allowed.
- the setup mode has then to provide for the setting of two levels of restricted access and the adolescent and parent access codes must be different .
- various end user interface devices such as a TV monitor 42 for displaying the multimedia information content received by decoder 40 and a remote control 44 for the control and adjustment 45 of decoder 40.
- a remote control 44 for the control and adjustment 45 of decoder 40.
- user interface devices such as e.g. a microphone, speakers, a video camera, etc. (not illustrated) for enabling interactivity between an end user 46 and provider 10.
- a remote parental controller (RPC) 48 for controlling the use of decoder 40 (i.e. of the parental control system therein) .
- Controller 48 may be located at the decoder premises, remote from both decoder 40 and provider 10, but is preferably located at the multimedia provider premises.
- Controller 48 is connected to decoder 40 by means of a bi-directional communication line 49, 50.
- Line 49, 50 is preferably a modem connection that is available in existing integrated receiver decoders, and which typically is used as a back channel.
- the parental controller 48 is further typically provided with a processor, a memory and a GSM transceiver (not illustrated) such that it can place a call to a remotely located communication device such as a mobile phone 52.
- the RPC and the mobile phone can communicate with each other by means of exchanging SMS messages.
- the mobile phone is used by a parental control administrator (PCA) 54, i.e. the parental user of decoder 40, to control the parental control system of decoder 40 remotely.
- PCA parental control administrator
- parental controller 48 may be provided with an Internet connection such that the PCA may be contacted via e.g. e-mail and the answer may given via Internet .
- the RPC is not provided with a GSM transceiver but is connected to a server or a network, which in turn contacts any communication device of the PCA.
- Fig. 2 is a flow-chart of the operation of the receiver decoder 40 of Fig. 1, this particular part of the present invention will be depicted.
- the algorithm commences when a person, e.g. a child, watches TV in the family viewing mode and switches to a program or channel that is blocked from viewing in the family viewing mode.
- a menu is displayed on the TV monitor in a step 61 and the child is informed of the parental blocking of the current event or program, and is asked if he/she wants to enter a PIN code to unlock the event in order to watch it. If the answer is affirmative he/she is asked to enter the PIN and in a step 63 the PIN is entered.
- the PIN is checked and if it is correct the event is unlocked in a step 67. If the PIN is incorrect the person is informed and is again asked to enter the PIN. This may be repeated a number of times before the algorithm is stopped.
- he/she is asked in a step 69 whether he/she wants to ask the parental control administrator (i.e. the parent) for permission to watch the current event. If the answer is negative he/she is in a step 71 informed of that the event remains blocked. If, on the other hand, the answer is affirmative, then in a step 73 a request is sent to the remote parental controller. The request contains inter alia the name of the event the child wishes to watch.
- steps 61 and 69 there may be displayed a larger menu informing of the PIN entering and the permission request, wherein e.g. a "1" is pressed for entering the PIN and a pressed for sending a request to the parent.
- the operation of the parental controller will be depicted further below. For the time being it is only necessary to know that the parental controller contacts the remotely located parent and asks for permission to watch the event on the behalf of the child. Three different alternatives are possible: an affirmative answer, a negative answer and no answer at all (the parent may e.g. not be possible to contact) .
- step 75 it is checked whether an answer is received. If no answer is received the algorithm is moved to step 71, i.e. the child is informed of that the event remains blocked. If an answer is received, then in a step 77 it is checked whether the answer is affirmative or not. If the answer is affirmative the algorithm is moved to step 67, i.e. the event is unlocked. It shall be noted that only this event is unlocked, i.e. removed from the forbidden list of programs and channels.
- communication with the receiver decoder 40 may be performed in any known manner, but preferably an ordinary remote control is used.
- the parental control system remains in the family viewing mode during all parts of the algorithm described above. It is, however, possible to see the unlocking of events as a momentarily switch to the setup mode of the system for erasing the event in question.
- FIG. 3 is a flow-chart of the operation of the RPC 48 of Fig. 1, this particular part of the present invention will be depicted.
- the algorithm commences after step 73 of Fig. 2, i.e. a request is sent from the receiver decoder 40 to the RPC 48. This request is in a step 81 received. In a step 83 the request is sent to the parental control administrator (the parent) as an SMS message or in a mobile phone call . The request is accompanied by a request to enter a PIN code, which may be the same PIN code as is to be entered in step 63 of Fig. 2. The request may alternatively be sent to the parental control administrator via Internet .
- a step 85 it is checked whether an answer from the PCA is received. If an answer is received it is checked whether the PIN code is correct. If so the answer, being affirmative or negative, is in a step 87 sent back to the receiver decoder 40.
- the PIN access code is necessary to prevent the child itself from giving the answer when the mobile phone of the parental control administrator by mistake is left at home, i.e. at the decoder premises .
- a signal is sent back indicating that no answer from the PCA has been received.
- no answer at all is sent back to the receiver decoder .
- the remote parental controller provides means to increase the flexibility of parental control used in existing receiver decoders .
- the parental control administrator i.e. the parent that setup the parental control system of decoder 40
- the child can ask if he or she could watch a specific program (or unlock the entire channel) .
- an automatic parental controller service could ask the parent to enter the same PIN code that would have been entered with the remote control in the home and then press e.g. "1" or "0" in order to grant or deny access to the requested material .
- RPC may contact the PCA via a GSM service or via WAP, SMS, or WWW. All necessary information regarding the content is sent to the PCA to make it possible to make the decision to grant or deny access.
- the RPC is operating such that a transparent connection is setup between the PCA and the receiver decoder.
- the remotely located PCA may control the parental control system of receiver decoder 40 by means of his/her mobile phone just as if he/she was sitting in front of the receiver decoder with the remote control in his/her hand (possibly with the exception of slight delays due to transmittal time) .
- This function is particularly useful if the PCA and the RPC may communicate over the Internet such that the PCA can have a good overview of the settings.
- the RPC system of the present invention If the RPC system of the present invention is used, it wouldn't be necessary for the parent to be at home to lock or unlock e.g. TV channels or programs .
- the present invention is not only applicable to receiver decoders and television receivers, but to media (multimedia) content apparatus in a general term which include both media content receivers such as e.g. television receivers, decoders, integrated receiver decoders and computers with access to the Internet, and media storage apparatus such as e.g. computer hard drives and various disc players, and thus program or event may correspond to movies, website content, computer files, discs, and the like.
- media content receivers such as e.g. television receivers, decoders, integrated receiver decoders and computers with access to the Internet
- media storage apparatus such as e.g. computer hard drives and various disc players
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