Offensive material control method for digital transmissions
AssigneeGeneral Motors Corporation
InventorErnest B. Rennels
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and a system for screening offensive material in a digital transmission. A digital transmission including at least one embedded offensive material code associated with a portion of the digital transmission is received. The digital transmission is monitored for the offensive material code. The digital transmission is modified based on the embedded offensive material code and an offensive-material control input, and the modified digital transmission is played.
Claims22
A method of screening offensive material in a digital transmission, comprising:
- receiving a digital transmission including at least one embedded offensive material code associated with a portion of the digital transmission;
- monitoring the digital transmission for the offensive material code;
- modifying the digital transmission based on the embedded offensive material code and an offensive-material control input;
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- playing the modified digital transmission.
A computer usable medium including a program to screen offensive material in a digital transmission, comprising:
- computer program code to receive a digital transmission including at least one embedded offensive material code associated with a portion of the digital transmission;
- computer program code to monitor the digital transmission for the offensive material code;
- computer program code to modify the digital transmission based on the embedded offensive material code and an offensive-material control input;
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- computer program code to play the modified digital transmission.
A system for screening offensive material in a digital transmission, comprising:
- means for receiving a digital transmission including at least one embedded offensive material code associated with a portion of the digital transmission;
- means for monitoring the digital transmission for the offensive material code;
- means for modifying the digital transmission based on the embedded offensive material code and an offensive-material control input;
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- means for playing the modified digital transmission.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.