Apparatus and method for total parental control of television us

Details Apparatus and method for total parental control of television us Apparatus and method for total parental control of television us

1993-09-08

1995-01-17

Powell, Mark R.

Television

Image signal processing circuitry specific to television

With details of static storage device

348 55, 348569, 348705, H04N 544

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053829832

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for parental control of television use by excluding or including selected programs, channels, and/or times. The apparatus includes a command controller comprising a microprocessor, a read only memory, a memory for authorized identification numbers, and a memory for storing the selected programs, channels, dates and times; a keyboard or similar apparatus for use in entering an identification code into the controller; a clock with an output as a function of time located in the television receiver; apparatus for ordering each program, date, and time into temporal order; and, apparatus for storing the selected program, date, and time in temporal order.

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