US 8,948,731 B2 · Rating of message content for content control in wireless devices

Abstract

Systems, methodologies, and devices are described that facilitate filtering content sent to a mobile device(s) by a content provider via a core network. A content provider can determine a content rating for content, and/or the core network and/or mobile device can determine or infer a content rating for unrated content from a content provider, based in part on predefined content rating criteria. A mobile device user can specify a desired content rating preference for the mobile device. A filter(s) respectively associated with the core network and/or mobile device can filter the content based in part on the content rating of the content and the content rating preference of the mobile device to which the content is being sent. Content that does not meet a content rating threshold can be filtered out and stored in a secure content folder accessible using a security code or discarded.

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Dependent claims

A method that facilitates communication associated with a mobile device, comprising:

setting a content rating preference associated with the mobile device;
receiving at least one message comprising at least one piece of content from at least one content provider, the at least one message comprising at least one content rating associated with the at least one piece of content;
restricting access to the at least one piece of content based on at least in part on the content rating preference and the at least one content rating;
storing the restricted at least one piece of content in a secure content folder on the mobile device;
and
permitting a user of the mobile device to access the restricted at least one piece of content in the secure content folder in response to a security code from the user that overrides the content rating preference.

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A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:

a memory that retains instructions for setting a content rating preference associated with a mobile device, receiving at least one message comprising at least one piece of content from at least one content provider, the at least one message comprising at least one content rating associated with the at least one piece of content, restricting access to the at least one piece of content based on at least in part on the content rating preference and the at least one content rating, storing the restricted at least one piece of content in a secure content folder on the mobile device, and permitting a user of the mobile device to access the restricted at least one piece of content in the secure content folder in response to a security code from the user that overrides the content rating preference;
and
a processor, coupled to the memory, configured to execute the instructions retained in the memory.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:

code for causing at least one computer to set a content rating preference associated with a mobile device;
and
code for causing the at least one computer to receive at least one message comprising at least one piece of content from at least one content provider, the at least one message comprising at least one content rating associated with the at least one piece of content;
code for causing the at least one computer to restrict access to the at least one piece of content based on at least in part on the content rating preference and the at least one content rating;
code for causing the at least one computer to store the restricted at least one piece of content in a secure content folder on the mobile device;
and
code for causing the at least one computer to permit a user of the mobile device to access the restricted at least one piece of content in the secure content folder in response to a security code from the user that overrides the content rating preference.

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A method that facilitates communication associated with a mobile device, comprising:

evaluating at least one piece of content received in at least one message being sent to at least one mobile device from at least one content provider, the at least one message comprising at least one content rating associated with the at least one piece of content;
and
restricting access to the at least one piece of content based at least in part on the at least one content rating and at least one content rating preference associated with the at least one mobile device;
storing the restricted at least one piece of content in at least one secure content folder on the at least one mobile device;
and
permitting at least one user of the at least one mobile device to access the restricted at least one piece of content in the at least one secure content folder in response to at least one security code from the at least one user that overrides the at least one content rating preference.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:

code for causing at least one computer to evaluate at least one piece of content received in at least one message being sent to at least one mobile device from at least one content provider, the at least one message comprising at least one content rating associated with the at least one piece of content, the at least one content rating based at least in part on predefined content rating criteria;
code for causing the at least one computer to restrict access to the at least one piece of content based at least in part on the at least one content rating and at least one content rating preference associated with the at least one mobile device;
code for causing the at least one computer to store the restricted at least one piece of content in at least one secure content folder on the at least one mobile device;
and
code for causing the at least one computer to permit at least one user of the at least one mobile device to access the restricted at least one piece of content in the at least one secure content folder in response to at least one security code from the at least one user that overrides the at least one content rating preference.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Rating of message content for content control in wireless devices

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