Information security – Prevention of unauthorized use of data including prevention... – Access control
Reexamination Certificate
2003-10-10
2008-12-30
Kincaid, Kristine (Department: 2139)
Information security
Prevention of unauthorized use of data including prevention...
Access control
C726S026000, C726S028000, C713S182000, C725S028000, C725S030000, C725S031000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07472424
ABSTRACT:
Parental controls for entertainment digital media are provided that allow a parent to restrict multiple user's access to entertainment content. One or more updatable rating definition files with dynamic data are used to define rating levels and content descriptors for a regional rating system. Entertainment content definition files define the rating level and content descriptors for entertainment content. User permission settings define a particular user's access rating level and content descriptors. The rating definition file can be used to compare the entertainment content definition file and user permission settings in determining if a user is allowed access to particular entertainment content.
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Choudhry Kareem A.
Evans C. Shane
Hildebrandt Jonathan D.
Toll Roderick M.
Kincaid Kristine
Microsoft Corporation
Shaw Yin-Chen
Workman Nydegger
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