Systems and methods for controlling permissions to change parental control settings based on vocal characteristics of a user
US10038938B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2015/223
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling permissions to change parental control settings based on vocal characteristics of a user. In some aspects, the media guidance application may receive a voice command from a user to update a parental control setting. The media guidance application may determine both what the requested change is and an age (or age range) of the user is who is attempting to change the parental control setting based on vocal characteristics of the voice command. If the media guidance application determines that an age range associated with the user exceeds an age associated with the requested change to the parental control setting, the media guidance application may update the parental control setting at a media device based on the requested change. Accordingly, the media guidance application may allow only users of appropriate ages to change parental control settings at the media device.
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