Patent ID: 9218495
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for sharing logs, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing system comprising at least one processor, the method comprising: receiving a request, from a requesting guardian of a child, to create a log-sharing policy that authorizes the requesting guardian of the child to view logs of computer activity of the child performed on a tracking computing device that is controlled by a tracking guardian of a different child and that is not controlled by the requesting guardian, the log-sharing policy indicating circumstances in which logs of computer activity on the tracking computing device are allowed to be provided to the requesting guardian; notifying the tracking guardian of the request to create the log-sharing policy; receiving, from the tracking guardian, a response that authorizes the requesting guardian to view the logs of the computer activity of the child performed on the tracking computing device; in response to receiving the authorization from the tracking guardian, storing the log-sharing policy; determining that the child is involved in a computer activity on the tracking computing device; monitoring the computer activity by a parental control software system at the tracking computing device; creating a log of the computer activity; determining, based on the log-sharing policy, that the requesting guardian is authorized to view the log of the computer activity, the tracking guardian being required to agree to share the log of the computer activity by granting the request from the requesting guardian in order to share the log; providing the log of the computer activity to the requesting guardian at least in part by formatting the log in a format readable by a parental control software system different than the parental control software system on the tracking computing device.