Unified parental locks

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6662365
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09375692

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A system and method for controlling a plurality of parental control subsystems within an entertainment system is provided. The system includes a computer interfaced to a plurality of audio and/or audiovisual devices, wherein at least two of the audio and/or audiovisual devices within the system each comprise a native parental control subsystem or locking mechanism having adjustable parameters. A software locking mechanism operates the computer to allow a user to input one or more general parental control parameters and then sets the adjustable parameters of each native parental control subsystem within the system by mapping the parental control parameters onto each separate, native mechanisms for each device.

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SPOTWARE TECHNOLOGIES INC4545 TOWNE CENTRE COURT SAN DIEGO CA 92121

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Smith, Kim C Colleyville, TX 33 2506
Sullivan, Gary E Mansfield, TX 25 2224

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