Patent ID: 9307288
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for controlling access to media content and services via a system comprising: receiving a first input to turn on the system; activating a default user profile which permits access to a first set of media content and services via the system without requiring validation of a system user's identity; receiving a request to switch from the default user profile to another profile; validating the request; and activating, if the request is validated, the another profile which permits access to a second set of media content and services via the system that is different from the first set of media content and services, wherein both the default user profile and the another user profile each include a purchasing parameter that indicates whether the respective profile enables commercial transactions via the system without requiring a PIN entry, the method further comprising: receiving an input requesting a commercial transaction; and selectively permitting the commercial transaction to be processed via the system based upon the purchasing parameter of the profile which is active at the time that the input requesting the commercial transaction is received, wherein both the default user profile and the another user profile include an application parameter which identifies a subset of applications which are accessible when the system is operating in conjunction with the respective profile, the method further comprising: filtering said subset of applications which are accessible based upon the application parameter in a currently active profile based on whether any of said subset of accessible applications are able to operate on a currently active platform connected to the system; and displaying only application icons representing said filtered subset of accessible applications which are able to operate on the currently active platform connected to the system.