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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2004
Method and system for access control based on content-ratings and client-specified rating allowances
Balaji S. Thenthiruperai, Overland Park, KS (US);
Kevin E. Hunter, Olathe, KS (US);
Scott A. Papineau, Leawood, KS (US);
R. Brian Landers, Leawood, KS (US);
Balaji S. Thenthiruperai, Overland Park, KS (US);
Kevin E. Hunter, Olathe, KS (US);
Scott A. Papineau, Leawood, KS (US);
R. Brian Landers, Leawood, KS (US);
Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A method and system provides for restricting access to particular network content. In one embodiment, a gateway can receive, from a client device, a content request that includes a rating-allowance for the requested content. The gateway can also receive, from a content provider, a content-rating for the requested content. The gateway can then compare the content-rating to the rating-allowance and, in response, either allow or block the delivery of that content to the client device.