Methods and systems for implementing a locked mode for viewing media assets
AssigneeAdeia Guides Inc.
InventorsVishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah, Vikram Makam Gupta
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Abstract
Methods and systems that provide an interactive media guidance application having a locked mode for viewing media assets. In the locked mode, the interactive media guidance application may provide media assets suited to a certain audience. The interactive media guidance application may determine suitable media assets for the locked mode based on media assets viewed by other users having characteristics similar to the user of the interactive media guidance application. In the locked mode, the interactive media guidance application may allow access to only certain media assets and/or limit the time period for which the media assets are presented.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving a first input to initiate a locked mode on a media device;
- based on receiving of the first input, initiating the locked mode on the media device;
- receiving a second input to request a requested media asset while the media device is in the locked mode;
- determining whether the second input is associated with a restricted user profile;
- identifying a list of allowed media assets associated with the restricted user profile that includes a plurality of allowed media assets;
- based on determining that the second input is associated with the restricted user profile, determining whether the requested media asset is listed in the list of allowed media assets;
- based on determining that the requested media asset is not listed in the list of allowed media assets, determining whether metadata of the requested media asset is similar to metadata of an allowed media asset in the list of allowed media assets;
- and
- based on determining that metadata of the requested media asset is similar to metadata of the allowed media asset in the list of allowed media assets, generating for output the requested media asset in the locked mode on the media device.
A system comprising:
- a media device;
- and
- control circuitry configured to:
- receive a first input to initiate a locked mode on the media device;
- based on receiving of the first input, initiate the locked mode on the media device;
- receive a second input to request a requested media asset while the media device is in the locked mode;
- determine whether the second input is associated with a restricted user profile;
- identify a list of allowed media assets associated with the restricted user profile that includes a plurality of allowed media assets;
- based on determining that the second input is associated with the restricted user profile, determine whether the requested media asset is listed in the list of allowed media assets;
- based on determining that the requested media asset is not listed in the list of allowed media assets, determine whether metadata of the requested media asset is similar to metadata of an allowed media asset in the list of allowed media assets;
- and
- based on determining that metadata of the requested media asset is similar to metadata of the allowed media asset in the list of allowed media assets, generate for output the requested media asset in the locked mode on the media device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.