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Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 10, 2016
Applicant:

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Quoc Dat Nguyen, London, GB;

Robert Christopher Starkey, London, GB;

Simon Alexis Fleming, London, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01); H04N 21/6543 (2011.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/102 (2013.01); G06F 21/629 (2013.01); G06F 21/6218 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4781 (2013.01); H04N 21/6543 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of supervisory control is provided according to aspects of the technology. The method includes setting, at a remote device, at least a first usage control parameter for at least a first account associated with access to content on a class of entertainment devices. The method also includes monitoring, at an entertainment device of that class, which account or accounts are active on the entertainment device and obtaining, at the entertainment device, the at least first usage control parameter set for the at least first account. The method further includes restricting usage of content on the entertainment device responsive to the at least first usage control parameter.


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