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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1999
David Johnston Lynch, Hamilton, IN (US);
David Johnston Lynch, Hamilton, IN (US);
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
A video signal processing system for producing an output signal suitable for coupling to a display device to produce a displayed image, the video processing system having a system which blocks viewing of programs which are broadcast with ratings or spending information which is outside a profile set by a supervisor who has entered a password accepted by the control system, and which permits the supervisor to temporarily modify the ratings profile according to a set of override parameters. After completion of the time period(s) or supervisor-designated television broadcast(s), the system automatically returns to the normal ratings profile but retains the set of override parameters for easy reimposition by the supervisor.