US Patent Application No: 2005/0028,191

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Content control system

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A content control system for limiting access by sensitive users, such as children, or the like, to certain types of content. The content control system provides a user interface for an information handling system, information appliance, content recorder, or the like that provides a single point of user control for parental locks for multiple audio and/or audiovisual devices. In embodiments of the invention, the content control system may employ a method of setting the content rating parameters of a content control system based on content rating of example content. The content control system may also employ a method for modifying the content rating of content received by a content recorder such as a personal video recorder, or the like.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boger, Robert A Sioux City, IA 12 116
Goddard, Mark D Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 7 96
Liebenow, Frank Jefferson, SD 53 518
Smith, Kim C Dove Canyon, CA 35 719
Sullivan, Gary E Mansfield, TX 25 219

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