Content control at gateway based on audience

A gateway device, comprising:

• a plurality of network interfaces, including at least a first interface capable of being coupled to a first network having a media output device, and at least a second interface capable of being coupled to a second network for accessing content from a content source;
• a processor;
• and
• memory for storing instructions therein, which when executed by the processor, cause the gateway device to:
• detect, by the gateway device, a request for the content to be delivered to the media output device via the gateway device;
• determine an audience trait associated with an audience of the media output device, wherein the audience trait is determined based, at least in part, on biometric data associated with at least one person in the audience;
• determine a content attribute associated with the content;
• determine that the content attribute is not within a threshold associated with the audience trait;
• determine whether an override condition is present, wherein the override condition comprises at least one member of the group consisting of
• a previous authorization, from an administrator, for the audience to access the content, and
• a determination that an authorized person is present in the audience based, at least in part, on the biometric data;
• prevent, by the gateway device, the content from being provided to the media output device in response to determining that the content attribute is not within the threshold and that the override condition is not present;
• and
• provide, via the gateway device, the content from the content source to the media output device in response to determining that the override condition is present.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein which, when executed by a processor of a gateway device, cause the gateway device to:

• detect, by the gateway device, a request for the content to be delivered to the media output device via the gateway device, wherein the gateway device facilitates network communication between the media output device and a content source;
• determine an audience trait associated with an audience of the media output device, wherein the audience trait is determined based, at least in part, on biometric data associated with at least one person in the audience;
• determine a content attribute associated with the content;
• determine that the content attribute is not within a threshold associated with the audience trait;
• determine whether an override condition is present, wherein the override condition comprises at least one member of the group consisting of
• a previous authorization, from an administrator, for the audience to access the content, and
• a determination that an authorized person is present in the audience based, at least in part, on the biometric data;
• prevent, by the gateway device, the content from being provided to the media output device in response to determining that the content attribute is not within the threshold and that the override condition is not present;
• and
• provide, via the gateway device, the content from the content source to the media output device in response to determining that the override condition is present.