Parental Control Logging for Media Filtering

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Solution Overview

Problem

Parental control tools for media content are complex and difficult to configure, requiring significant time and effort to manage disparate settings for different types of media content and users, leading to an overwhelming array of settings that can be unmanageable for average users.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for accessing parental control features that allow users to retrieve log entries of media asset access attempts, modify parental control settings, and apply these settings to related media assets, enabling intuitive management and real-time monitoring of restricted users.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional parental control tools are configured to restrict access to media content, then media content filtering capability is improved, but device complexity increases and ease of operation deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemedia content filtering capabilityVSAvoidparental control settings complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically generates log entries when restricted media content is accessed, eliminating the need for manual monitoring. The parental control settings are automatically applied and enforced by the system without requiring continuous user intervention or configuration adjustments.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides feedback to users through log entries that display attempted accesses to restricted media content. This feedback mechanism allows users to monitor and review blocking effectiveness without needing to actively manage complex filtering rules, simplifying the user experience while maintaining reliable content control.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple parental control tools are configured for different media types and users, then adaptability improves, but device complexity increases and ease of operation deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveparental control adaptability across media typesVSAvoidparental control configuration ease

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system employs a universal parental control mechanism that functions across multiple media types including television, internet content, interactive games, and mobile applications. A single parental control setting structure can be applied universally across different media assets, eliminating the need to configure separate tools for each media type while maintaining adaptability through the logging and filtering capabilities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9204193B2Systems and methods for media detection and filtering using a parental control logging application

Publication Date: 2015.12.01 ADEIA GUIDES INC

AI summary

Systems and methods for accessing parental control features are provided in accordance with various embodiments. Log entries associated with a set of media assets are retrieved from a log data store. Each log entry defines an attempt to access a media asset and includes information identifying the media asset. The log entries may be presented on a display screen and a user selection of a log entry may be received. In response to the user selection, parental control settings assigned to the media asset associated with the selected log entry may be determined. A user may be allowed to modify the parental control settings assigned to the media asset associated with the selected log entry, and the modified parental control settings may be stored in a parental control data store.