Parental Control Asset Search and Editing System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current media systems restrict users, especially children, by blocking a wide array of media content due to parental control settings, leading to frustration from limited access and disappointment in finding locked content without guidance on permitted alternatives.
Innovation Solution
A content control application that searches for and suggests media assets permitted by parental controls, providing edited versions or similar content to blocked items, accessible via user equipment or a web-based portal, allowing users to find alternative content automatically or manually.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If parental controls block more media content, then content restriction effectiveness is improved, but user accessibility to permitted content deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback to users when content is blocked by parental controls, automatically searching for and presenting alternative permitted content. This feedback loop maintains restriction effectiveness while improving accessibility by guiding users to available content without requiring manual search or code entry.
Solution Approach 2:
The system acts as an intermediary between parental controls and users, automatically searching the content database and presenting filtered results that satisfy both the parental control restrictions and user content preferences. This mediator function resolves the contradiction by translating blocked content requests into accessible alternatives.
2Reliability
If parental controls block more media content, then content restriction effectiveness is improved, but user frustration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system converts the harmful effect of content blocking into a beneficial experience by automatically searching for and presenting alternative permitted content. What was previously a frustrating dead end (blocked content) becomes an opportunity to discover suitable alternatives, transforming user frustration into satisfied content consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The automatic search and presentation of alternative content provides immediate feedback that addresses user frustration. Instead of leaving users with empty screens or locked prompts, the system actively responds with relevant permitted content, maintaining restriction effectiveness while eliminating frustration.
3Ease of operation
If users manually search for permitted content, then content accessibility is improved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically searching the content database and filtering results according to parental control settings before the user can view them. This preliminary search and filtering action eliminates the need for users to manually search through blocked content, significantly reducing time consumption while maintaining accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides self-service by automatically performing the content search and filtering tasks that would otherwise require user effort. The system serves itself by monitoring blocked content requests, searching the database, and presenting permitted alternatives without requiring manual user intervention, thus improving accessibility while minimizing time loss.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for searching for available assets permitted by parental controls are disclosed. Search results may include assets similar to a reference asset, which may be an asset the user has requested, but which is locked by parental control settings in force on the user equipment. Assets may be ranked according to their similarity, or relevance, to the requested asset, and they may be accessed directly from the search results. Systems and methods for accessing edited or censored versions of the requested asset are also disclosed. An edited content source may store multiple versions of certain assets available in the media system. The appropriate version of the asset may be accessed and presented to the user automatically depending on the user's parental control settings.