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US 8,543,093 B2Granted
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.
Claims16
A terminal, comprising:
- a user input unit;
- a wireless communication unit configured to receive a plurality of broadcast contents;
- an output unit configured to output the plurality of broadcast contents;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- determine whether an authentication condition for outputting a first broadcast content among the plurality of broadcast contents is satisfied;
- and
- control the output unit to output the first broadcast content in response to determining that the authentication condition is satisfied,
- wherein the authentication condition is determined to be satisfied when a viewing restricted age set for the first broadcast content is equal to or smaller than a user setting age or when the viewing restricted age set for the first broadcast content exceeds the user setting age and the user input unit receives authentication information for authenticating a broadcast viewing authority for the first broadcast content,
- wherein the controller is further configured to set the viewing restricted age set for the first broadcast content as a maximum viewing allowable age in response to determining that the authentication condition is satisfied,
- wherein the maximum viewing allowable age is used for determining whether an authentication condition for outputting a second broadcast content among the plurality of broadcast contents is satisfied, and
- wherein the controller is further configured to select whether to maintain the set maximum viewing allowable age when a broadcast mode entry or a broadcast mode end is performed.
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A method of controlling broadcasting in a terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving, via a wireless communication unit of the terminal, a plurality of broadcast contents;
- determining, via a controller of the terminal, whether an authentication condition for outputting a first broadcast content among the plurality of broadcast contents is satisfied;
- and
- controlling an output unit of the terminal, via the controller, to output the first broadcast content in response to determining that the authentication condition is satisfied, wherein the authentication condition is determined to be satisfied when a viewing restricted age set for the first broadcast content is equal to or smaller than a user setting age or when the viewing restricted age set for the first broadcast content exceeds the user setting age and a user input unit of the terminal receives authentication information for authenticating a broadcast viewing authority for the first broadcast content;
- setting, via the controller, the viewing restricted age set for the first broadcast content as a maximum viewing allowable age in response to determining that the authentication condition is satisfied;
- determining, via the controller, whether an authentication condition for outputting a second broadcast content among the plurality of broadcast contents is satisfied based on the maximum viewing allowable age;
- and
- selecting, via the controller, whether to maintain the set maximum viewing allowable age when a broadcast mode entry or a broadcast mode end is performed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.