Patent SG-11201806798X-A (SG)
Title: Systems and methods for allowing a user to access blocked media
Inventor: HARB REDA
IPC: H04N21/475
Filed: 2017-02-06
Abstract: L1Q202 ,.-- 204 Hello, user: 206 Mom John would like to watch: Game of Thrones 208 210 approve deny FIG. 2 W O 20 17 / 139 225 Al (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/139225 Al 17 August 2017 (17.08.2017) WIPO I PCT 111111111111110111011111111111010111110111011101111101011101111111111111111110111111 (51) International Patent Classification: H04N 21/436 (2011.01) H04N 21/475 (2011.01) Gl1B 20/00 (2006.01) HO4N 21/466 (2011.01) HO4N 21/45 (2011.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/016684 (22) International Filing Date: 6 February 2017 (06.02.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 15/019,253 9 February 2016 (09.02.2016) US (71) Applicant: ROVI GUIDES, INC. [US/US]; Two Circle Star Way, San Carlos, CA 94070 (US). (72) Inventor: HARB, Reda; 10495 NE 4th Street, #502, Bel- levue, WA 98004 (US). (74) Agents: GUILIANO, Joseph M. et al.; Ropes & Gray LLP, 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALLOWING A USER TO ACCESS BLOCKED MEDIA (57) : Systems and methods are provided herein for enabling a user to access a blocked media asset. These systems and methods allow a user to request that a parent, or another user, who can approve access to the blocked media asset approve access to the blocked media asset for viewing. The request may be trans - mitted as a notification to a mobile phone or another suitable device, such that the parent the other user can approve the request, even though they may be re- mote from the requesting user. Both the requesting user and the user whose ap- proval is required to unblock the media asset (i.e., the approver), are identified by the system based on an identifier associated with each user. This informs the approver which user submitted the request. Additionally, this also adds a layer of security, since the approver must enter an identifier to authenticate their identity to the system before being able to unblock the program for the requesting user. WO 2017/139225 Al 1#11101MONEMIMMEMOM0111001101011110HVON TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, Published: DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, with international search report (Art. 21(3)) SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG).