Age-based control of content provided via a mobile communication terminal
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYong Chan Jeong, Ki Hoa Nam
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Abstract
A method of updating age restriction settings for content on a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising requesting authentication data, in response to determining that a first age restriction value associated with a first content on the mobile communication terminal is greater than a first threshold value; and providing the first content via the mobile communication terminal and setting the first threshold value equal to the first age restriction value, in response to determining that the authentication data is valid.
Claims39
A method of updating age restriction settings for content on a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
- requesting authentication data, in response to determining that a first age restriction value associated with a first content on the mobile communication terminal is greater than a first threshold value;
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- providing the first content via the mobile communication terminal and setting the first threshold value equal to the first age restriction value, in response to determining that the authentication data is valid.
A mobile communication terminal comprising:
- a logic unit for requesting authentication data, in response to determining that a first age restriction value associated with a first content on the mobile communication terminal is greater than a first threshold value;
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- a logic unit for providing the first content via the mobile communication terminal and setting the first threshold value equal to the first age restriction value, in response to determining that the authentication data is valid.
A terminal comprising:
- an input unit;
- a wireless communication unit configured to receive broadcast contents;
- a controller configured to set a viewing restricted age for a first broadcast content to a maximum viewing allowable age if receiving the authentication information for authenticating a broadcast viewing authority from the input unit, to decide whether a viewing restricted age set for a second broadcast content is equal to or smaller than the maximum viewing allowable age, to authenticate the broadcast viewing authority for the second broadcast content if the viewing restricted age set for the second broadcast content is equal to or smaller than the maximum viewing allowable age;
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- an output unit configured to output the broadcast contents according to a control signal received from the controller.
A method of controlling broadcasting in a terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving authentication information for authenticating a broadcast viewing authority;
- setting a viewing restricted age set for a first broadcast content to a maximum viewing allowable age if the authentication information is received;
- deciding whether a viewing restricted age set for a second broadcast content is equal to or smaller than the maximum viewing allowable age;
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- authenticating the broadcast viewing authority for the second broadcast content if the viewing restricted age set for the second broadcast content is equal to or smaller than the maximum viewing allowable age.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.