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Method and apparatus to control access to content

US7953079B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 4, 2007
Grant dateMay 31, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04H2201/80
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method, apparatus and computer program product for accessing content via a packet-switched network based on a content access policy. The content is marked with a rating. The rating is extracted from the content, to verify conformance with the content access policy. On verification of the conformance between the rating and the content access policy, access to the marked content is provided.

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