Method for changing a rating code with a macro function key and

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1998-11-13

1999-11-30

Faile, Andrew I.

Television

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Manufacturing

348 10, 34082503, 34082504, 34082535, H04N 716

Patent

active

059951338

ABSTRACT:
A received television program is blocked out when a rating of the program is not within a scope of a preset rating. The preset rating code can be easily changed with a macro function key. A function of the macro function key is registered, and a rating code corresponding to the registered macro function key is read out. The read-out rating code is compared with a preset rating code. If the read-out rating code is within the scope of the preset rating code, the preset rating code is replaced with the read-out rating code. Otherwise, a user is requested to input user's identification. When the user inputs the user's identification, this user's identification is compared with a registered identification. If the inputted user's identification is identical to the registered identification, the preset rating code is replaced with the read-out rating code. The macro function key can give the user convenience in setting a blocking-out rating code.

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