Apparatus and method for total parental control of television use
US5382983A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4135
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for parental control of television use by excluding or including selected programs, channels, and/or times. The apparatus includes a command controller comprising a microprocessor, a read only memory, a memory for authorized identification numbers, and a memory for storing the selected programs, channels, dates and times; a keyboard or similar apparatus for use in entering an identification code into the controller; a clock with an output as a function of time located in the television receiver; apparatus for ordering each program, date, and time into temporal order; and, apparatus for storing the selected program, date, and time in temporal order.
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