Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Craig Adam Beilinson

Christopher Andrew Evans

Sterling M Reasor

Eric R Flo

Raymond J Chen

Ramkumar Ramasubramanian

Dennis L Davis

Linda I Hong

Jae Pum Park

Ashvin Mathew

Victor Tan

Anthony T Chor

Benjamin L Perry

Pritvinath Obla

Clint C Jorgenson

Alexander Castro

Wei Feng

Laurel S Abbott

Harry J W Fravert

Ahmad H Safa

This invention is directed to provide a method for enabling an administrator to monitor and selectively limit the computer functions available to a user. The method is carried out on a personal computer by an administrator, and administrator decisions can be enforced on other personal computers in a local network. The invention enables an administrator to restrict a user's logon hours, logon duration, access to computer functions, and access to applications based on content rating. In addition, the administrator may temporarily restrict or extend normally allowed access privileges. The invention also allows for the monitoring, auditing, and reporting of a user's computer function usage to an administrator.

User controls for a computer

Systems and methods for digital negatives are described. In one aspect, a digital negative is created on a computing device from a digital image. The digital image is linked to the digital negative. In response to a save operation associated with the digital image, a new digital image is generated and bi-directionally connected to the digital negative. In response to a revert operation associated with the new digital image, contents of the new digital image are replaced with contents of the digital negative.

Digital negatives

A method, system, and computer readable medium are provided for enabling a user and an administrator in a network environment to interactively customize administrator controls used to filter the user's online actions. The computer receives a user request to perform a blocked online action. The computer provides information about the pending request to the administrator and receives request resolution information from the administrator. The computer updates the administrator controls used to filter the user's online actions in accordance with the request resolution information.

Parental controls customization and notification

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Craig Adam Beilinson