Systems and methods for real-time controls for endpoint media devices

One or more non-transitory, machine-readable media having machine-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause a media device to perform operations comprising:

• processing a data stream received by the media device, the data stream comprising audio content and/or video content transmitted from a source external to a local network;
• detecting, during streaming of the data stream, objectionable content in the data stream based at least in part on analysis of the audio content and/or the video content using one or more recognition techniques, wherein the one or more recognition techniques correspond to one or more of speech recognition, image recognition, text recognition, and/or pattern recognition, and wherein the detecting is performed according to a protocol for parental control;
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• in response to the detecting the objectionable content, automatically performing at least one active intervention at the media device according to the protocol for parental control, the intervention comprising an automated action that affects presentation or access to at least a portion of the audio content and/or the video content.

A method comprising:

• processing a data stream received by a media device, the data stream comprising audio content and/or video content transmitted from a source external to a local network;
• detecting, during streaming of the data stream, objectionable content in the data stream based at least in part on analysis of the audio content and/or the video content using one or more recognition techniques, wherein the one or more recognition techniques correspond to one or more of speech recognition, image recognition, text recognition, and/or pattern recognition, and wherein the detecting is performed according to a protocol for parental control;
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• in response to the detecting the objectionable content, automatically performing at least one active intervention at the media device according to the protocol for parental control, the intervention comprising an automated action that affects presentation or access to at least a portion of the audio content and/or the video content.