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Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 30, 2009
Applicants:

Walter R. Klappert, Los Angeles, CA (US);

David D. Chung, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Samson Bekele, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Inventors:

Walter R. Klappert, Los Angeles, CA (US);

David D. Chung, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Samson Bekele, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Assignee:

United Video Properties, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/454 (2011.01); H04N 21/4722 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4307 (2013.01); H04N 21/4542 (2013.01); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01); H04N 21/439 (2013.01); H04N 21/4318 (2013.01);
Abstract

A widget running on user equipment selectively obscures portions of media content according to user and/or service provider defined criteria. Information regarding potentially objectionable content in media content may be stored in databases. Based on the information regarding potentially objectionable content and the defined criteria, the database may provide censor instructions. The instructions may be executed by the widget to obscure the potentially objectionable content in media content that is accessed by the user equipment.


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Klappert, Walter. (2014). Systems and methods for selectively obscuring portions of media content using a widget (U.S. Patent No. 8893169). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8893169

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