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Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011

Filed:

Dec. 30, 1999
Applicant:

David Johnston Lynch, Hamilton, IN (US);

Inventor:

David Johnston Lynch, Hamilton, IN (US);

Assignee:

Thomson Licensing, Boulogne Cedex, FR;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system and related apparatus for comprising a video processing system having a ratings control system which blocks or permits viewing of programs which are broadcast with ratings or spending information according to a profile set by a supervisor who has entered a password accepted by the control system, in which supervisor can temporarily modify the profile. After completion of the time period(s) or supervisor-designated television broadcast(s) or programs, the system automatically returns to the normal profile.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Lynch, David. (2011). Ratings control system with temporary override capability (U.S. Patent No. 7950032). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7950032

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