Parental Control Graphical User Interface

A method for implementing parental controls using an application program operating on a client device, the application program having capability to receive and playback media content from one or more media sources, said method comprising:

• displaying a list of selectable program utility items having a selectable parental control item;
• receiving a first user selection of the selectable parental control item;
• displaying, in response to the first user selection, a list of selectable items available for restriction at the client device;
• displaying a selectable locking item for disabling unauthorized access to the list of selectable items available for restriction;
• receiving a second user selection of one of the list of selectable items available for restriction;
• distinctively displaying the one of the selectable items in the list of selectable items available for restriction that the user has selected via the second user selection;
• receiving a third user selection of the selectable locking item;
• displaying the list of the first selectable items with the list of selectable items available for restriction being locked in response to the third user selection,
• wherein the list of selectable items available for restriction includes a restrict explicit content selectable item for restricting access to media items containing explicit content from at least one of the one or more media sources.

Computer program product including executable computer code tangibly stored thereon for implementing parental controls at a client device, the executable computer code being part of an application program having capability to receive and playback media content from one or more media sources, said computer program product comprising:

• computer code for displaying a list of selectable program utility items having a selectable parental control item;
• computer code for receiving a first user selection of the selectable parental control item;
• computer code for displaying a list of selectable parental control items available for disablement or restriction at the client device;
• computer code for displaying a selectable locking item for disabling unauthorized access to the list of selectable parental control items;
• computer code for receiving a second user selection of one of the selectable parental control items in the list of selectable parental control items, wherein the list of selectable parental control available for disablement or restriction includes a restrict explicit content selectable item for restricting access to media items containing explicit content from at least one of the one or more media source;
• computer code for distinctively displaying the one of the selectable parental control items in the list of selectable parental control items that the user has selected via the second user selection;
• computer code for receiving a third user selection of the selectable locking item;
• computer code for displaying the list of selectable parental control items being locked in response to the third user selection;
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• computer readable medium for storing the computer code.