Methods and systems for implementing a locked mode for viewing media assets
AssigneeRovi 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.
Claims21
-50. (canceled)
A method comprising:
- receiving a first input to initiate a locked mode on a media device;
- in response to the receiving of the first input, initiating the locked mode on the media device;
- receiving a second input to request a media asset while the media device is in the locked mode;
- determining whether the second input is associated with a restricted user profile;
- in response to the determining that the second input is associated with the restricted user profile, determining that metadata of the requested media asset is similar to metadata of the media asset consumed via the media device when an unrestricted user was present;
- and
- in response to the determining that the metadata of the requested media asset is similar to the metadata of the media asset consumed via the media device when the unrestricted user was present, generating for output the requested media asset in the locked mode on the media device.
A system comprising:
- circuitry configured to:
- receive a first input to initiate a locked mode on a media device;
- in response to the receiving of the first input, initiate the locked mode on the media device;
- receive a second input to request a media asset while the media device is in the locked mode;
- determine whether the second input is associated with a restricted user profile;
- in response to the determining that the second input is associated with the restricted user profile, determine that the metadata of the requested media asset is similar to metadata of the media asset consumed via the media device when an unrestricted user was present;
- and
- in response to the determining that the metadata of the requested media asset is similar to the metadata of the media asset consumed via the media device when the unrestricted user was present, generate for output the requested media asset in the locked mode on the media device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.