Broadband Gateway Parental Controls With Automated Keyword Filters
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing parental control systems for broadband devices are cumbersome and require manual configuration of keywords and devices, making it difficult for administrators to effectively block inappropriate content and manage multiple devices, especially with large families.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system with preset keyword filters and a dedicated SSID for parental control, allowing administrators to enable or disable filters through a graphical user interface, along with automatic updates and simplified port-based filtering.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual configuration of keyword filters is required, then customization capability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-populates keyword filters with commonly searched inappropriate content keywords before the user needs them. This preliminary action allows administrators to immediately block inappropriate content without needing to manually research and configure each keyword, thus maintaining customization capability while dramatically improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically updates and maintains keyword filters without requiring manual intervention from administrators. The automated self-service mechanism continuously refines the keyword database based on emerging inappropriate content, preserving adaptability while eliminating the manual configuration burden.
2Measurement precision
If multiple devices need to be managed individually, then control precision is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments device management into two distinct layers: individual device configuration and group-based management. Administrators can manage multiple devices individually when needed for precise control, while also being able to apply filters and settings to groups of devices simultaneously, thereby maintaining control precision while reducing the perceived complexity through organized segmentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The gateway device is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it can manage individual devices, handle group-based policies, update keyword filters automatically, and provide both detailed and summary views of device status. This multi-functionality allows the system to maintain precise control over multiple devices without requiring separate management systems for each function.
3Reliability
If frequent keyword updates are implemented, then blocking effectiveness is improved, but loss of time deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automated self-updating of keyword filters that occur in the background without requiring administrator intervention or causing service interruptions. This self-service mechanism maintains high blocking effectiveness by continuously updating keywords while eliminating the time loss associated with manual update processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs keyword filter updates at optimized intervals rather than continuously or on-demand. This periodic action strategy maintains blocking effectiveness by ensuring keywords are regularly updated while minimizing the time impact on system operations and user experience by concentrating updates to specific maintenance windows.
Data Source
AI summary
A method, a system and a non-transitory computer readable medium are disclosed for preventing access to certain content and/or websites by providing preset keywords, a specific WiFi network (e.g., SSID) for certain users, and/or a preset ports that can be enabled and/or disabled, for example, by a toggle. The method includes populating a plurality of preset keyword filters, each of the plurality of preset keyword filters configured to block access to web content and third-party applications; configuring each of the plurality of preset keyword filters to be enabled or disabled by a toggle on a graphical user interface in communication with the gateway; and providing a custom keyword filter configured to receive custom keywords, the custom keyword filter configured to block access to web content and third-party applications for each of the custom keywords input via the graphical user interface in communication with the gateway.