System and method for aggregating and extending parental controls auditing in a computer network
US7389346B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4755
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for aggregating and extending parental controls auditing in an unmanaged computing network are provided. A parental control system, including a parental control database, logging interface, and audit process, resides on each host computing device in an unmanaged computing network that is capable of synchronizing data residing on one of the host computing devices with data residing on the other devices in the network. The parental control system facilitates the logging and reporting of parental control audit information in a manner that allows parents to aggregate the audit information to obtain a comprehensive audit report of their children's use of all computers in the home, and is extensible and customizable by the applications from which the parental control audit information originates.
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