Method and apparatus to control access to content
US7953079B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 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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