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US 9,866,520 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for managing internet content
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsZhi Li, Raghvendra Savoor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing Internet content is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an Internet content manager (ICM) having a computing element that monitors Internet content supplied to subscribers of an Internet Service Provider (ISP) by one or more Internet content providers according to a process established by the ISP to certify said Internet content of the one or more Internet content providers. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
Claims16
A method comprising:
- performing pattern recognition, by a processing system including a processor, on a group of content to apply classifications to members of the group of content according to a certification policy to generate a group of certified content, wherein the pattern recognition comprises performing image recognition on images of the group of content to generate the classifications, wherein the performing pattern recognition on the group of content further includes analyzing other information that describes a particular content of the group of content, wherein the other information is not included in the group of content, and wherein the performing pattern recognition on the group of content further includes categorizing the content according to subject matter;
- receiving, by the processing system, a request for access to target content from a communication device;
- blocking, by the processing system, the access to the target content by the communication device responsive to a determination that the target content is not included in the group of certified content;
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- enabling, by the processing system, selective access by the communication device to the target content responsive to a determination that the target content is included in the group of certified content, wherein the selective access is subject to blocking access to the target content according to the classifications.
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A communication device comprising:
- a processing system including a processor;
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- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- transmitting a request for access for target content to a system;
- receiving access to the target content, wherein the receiving is responsive to a first determination by the system that the target content is included in a group of certified content and a second determination that the target content is not included in a screening list, wherein the second determination is based on a classification generated by the system for the target content, wherein the classification is applied to the target content by the system according to an analysis by the system of a group of content, wherein the analysis by the system comprises performing pattern recognition on the group of content according to a certification policy, wherein one member of the group of content is certified thereby generating the group of certified content, wherein the analysis includes performing image recognition on images of the group of content to generate the classifications, wherein the analysis of the group of content further includes analyzing other information that describes a particular content of the group of content, and wherein the other information is not included in the group of content, wherein the other information is not included in the group of content, wherein the performing pattern recognition on the group of content further includes categorizing the content according to subject matter, and wherein the request for access to the target content is transmitted after completion of the analysis by the system;
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- receiving a denial notification that the access to the target content has been denied, wherein the receiving the denial notification is responsive to a third determination by the system that the target content is not included in the group of certified content.
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A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- analyzing a group of content by performing pattern recognition on the group of content to apply classifications to members of the group of content according to a certification policy, wherein the pattern recognition comprises performing image recognition on images of the group of content to generate the classifications, wherein the performing pattern recognition on the group of content further includes analyzing other information that describes a particular content of the group of content, wherein the other information is not included in the group of content, and wherein the performing pattern recognition on the group of content further includes categorizing the content according to subject matter;
- generating a certified group of content based on one of the members of the group of content;
- receiving a request for access to target content from an end user device;
- blocking the access to the target content for the end user device responsive to a determination that the target content is not included in the certified content;
- and
- providing selective access to the target content responsive to a determination that the target content is included in the certified content.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.