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Patent US7142230 - System and method for screening incoming and outgoing video communications ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsOutgoing video communication requests are intercepted and screened by one or more unauthorized recipient lists, authorized recipient lists, caller-specific authorized/unauthorized recipient lists, and/or various combinations of these. The video communication requests may be blocked or forwarded to the...http://www.google.com/patents/US7142230?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7142230 - System and method for screening incoming and outgoing video communications within an interactive television systemAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7142230 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/935,195Publication dateNov 28, 2006Filing dateAug 22, 2001Priority dateAug 22, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7518629, US8237767, US20030041326, US20070124760, US20090199228, WO2003019941A1Publication number09935195, 935195, US 7142230 B2, US 7142230B2, US-B2-7142230, US7142230 B2, US7142230B2InventorsRobert E. Novak, James A. Billmaier, Anthony F. IstvanOriginal AssigneeDigeo, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (13), Referenced by (42), Classifications (26), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem and method for screening incoming and outgoing video communications within an interactive television system
US 7142230 B2Abstract
Outgoing video communication requests are intercepted and screened by one or more unauthorized recipient lists, authorized recipient lists, caller-specific authorized/unauthorized recipient lists, and/or various combinations of these. The video communication requests may be blocked or forwarded to the recipient depending on whether the recipient is included or not included in one of the various lists. Third parties may also be prompted to accept or reject the video communication requests.
1. A method for screening video communications in an interactive television system, the method comprising:
intercepting a video communication request sent by a caller to a recipient;
identifying the recipient using information contained within the video communication request;
notifying a third party concerning the identity of the recipient;
prompting the third party for acceptance of rejection of the video communication request; and
forwarding the video communication request to the recipient in response to receiving an indication of acceptance from the the party.
2. The of claim 1, further comprising:
notifying the third party concerning the identity of the caller.
3. The methoed of claim 1, further comprising:
in response to not receiving an indicaticn of acceptance from the third party within an established time interval, blocking the video communication request.
in response to receiving an indication of rejection from the third party, blocking the video communication request.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the video communication request is intercepted by an interactive television system of the caller.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the caller and third party are each associated with an interactive television system of the different location.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the video communication request includes live video of the caller, and wherein notifying comprises:
sending the live video of the caller to the third party.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the live video is captured by a video camera integrated with an interactive television system of the caller.
9. The method of 1, wherein notifying comprises:
establishing tempera two-way video communication between the third party and the caller.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein accepting comprises:
establishing two-way video communication between the recipient and the caller.
11. A method for screening video communications in an interactive television system, the method comprising:
intercepting a video communication request sent a caller to a recipient;
determining that the recipient is not identified within a unauthorized recipient list;
prompting the third party for acceptance or rejection of the video communication request; and
forwarding the video communication request to the recipient in response to receiving an indication of acceptance from the third party.
identifying the caller using information contained within the video communication request; and
in response to not receiving an indication of acceptance from the third party within an established time interval, blocking the video communication request.
adding an indication of the recipient to an unauthorized recipient list.
16. The method of claim 11, wherein the caller and third party are each associated with an interactive television system at a different location.
17. The method of claim 11, wherein the video communication request includes live video of the caller, and wherein notifying comprises:
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the live video is captured by a video camera integrated with an interactive television system of the caller.
19. The method of claim 11, wherein notifying comprises:
establishing temporary two-way video communication between the third party and the caller.
20. The method of claim 11, wherein the unauthorized recipient list is caller-specific, the method further comprising:
locating an unauthorized recipient list to the caller.
21. A system for screening video communication in an interactive television system, the system comprising:
an interception component configured to intercept a video communication request sent by a caller to a recipient;
an identification component configured to identify the recipient using information contained within the video communication request;
a notification component configured to notify a third party concerning the identity of the recipient and to prompt the third party for acceptance or rejection of the video communication request; and
an authorization component configured to forwar the video communication request to the recipient in response to receiving indication of acceptance from the third party.
22. A system for screening video communications in an interactive television system, the system comprising:
an identification component configured to identify he recipient using information contained within the video communication request;
an authorization component configured to determine that the recipient is not identified within a unauthorized recipient list;
a notification component configured to notify a third party concerning the identity of the recipient and prompt the third part or acceptance or rejection of the video communication request; and
wherein the authorization component is further configured to forward the video communication request to the recipient in response to receiving an indication of acceptance from the third party.
23. A system for screening video communications, the system comprising: p1 means for intercepting a video communication request sent by a caller to a recipient;
means for identifying the recipient using information contained within the video communication request;
means for notifying a third party concerning the identity of the recipient;
means for prompting the third party for acceptance or rejection of the video communication request; and
means for forwarding the video communication request to the recipient in response to receiving an indication of acceptance from third party.
24. A method for screening video communications in an interactive television system, the method comprising;
notifying a third party concerning the identity of the caller;
prompting the third party for acceptance rejection of the video communication request; and
accepting the video communication request in response to receiving an indication of acceptance from the third party.
identifying the recipient using information contained within the video communication request; and
notifying the third party identity of the recipient.
in response to not receiving an indication of acceptance from the third party within an established time interval, rejecting the video communication request.
in response to receiving an indication of rejection from the third party, rejecting the video communication request.
28. The method of claim 24, wherein the video communication request is intercepted by an interactive television system of the recipient.
29. The method of claim 24, wherein the recipient and third party are each associated with an interactive television system at a different location.
30. The method of claim 24, wherein the video communication request includes live video of the caller, and wherein notifying comprises:
31. The method of claim 30, wherein the live video is captured by a video camera integrated with an interact&e television system of the caller.
32. The method of claim 24, wherein notifying comprises:
33. The method of claim 24, wherein accepting comprises:
34. A method for screening video communications in an interactive television system, the method comprising:
determining that the caller is not identified within a unauthorized caller list;
notifying the third party concerning the identity of the recipient.
in response to not receiving an indication acceptance from the third party within an established time interval, rejecting the video communication request.
adding an Indication of the caller to an unauthorized caller list.
39. The method of claim 34, wherein the recipient and third party are each associated with an interactive television system at a different location.
40. The method of claim 34, wherein the video communication request includes live video of the caller, and wherein notifying comprises:
sending the live video of the caller to the, third party.
41. The method of claim 40, wherein the live video is captured by a video camera integrated with an interaction television system of the caller.
42. The method of claim 34, wherein notifying comprises:
43. The method of claim 34, wherein the unauthorized caller list is recipient-specific, the method further comprising:
locating an unauthorized caller list specific to the recipient.
44. A system for screening video communications in an interactive television system, the system comprising:
an interception component configured to intercept is video communication request sent by a caller to a recipient;
an identification component configured to identify the caller using information contained within the video communication request;
a notification component configured to notify a third party concerning the identity of the caller and prompt the third party for acceptance or rejection of the video communication request; and
an authorization component configured to acceptance the video communication request in response to receiving an indication of acceptance from the third party.
45. A system for screening video communications in an interactive television system, the system comprising:
an interception component configured to interception video communication request sent by a caller to a recipient;
an authorization component configured determine that the caller is not identified within a unauthorized caller list;
a notification component to notify a third party concerning the identity of the caller and prompt the third party fir acceptance or rejection of the video communication request; and
wherein the authorization component is further configured to accept the video communication request in response to receiving an indication of acceptance from the third party.
46. A system for screening video communications in an interactive television system, the system comprising:
means for intercepting a video communication request sent by a caller to a recipient:
means for notifying a third party concerning the identity of the caller;
means for accepting the video communication request in response to receiving an indication of acceptance from the third party.
The present invention relates generally to the field of interactive television systems. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system and method for screening incoming and outgoing video communications within an interactive television system.
FIG. 16 is a dataflow diagram of an eighth embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 17 is a flowchart of a method for screening incoming video communications within an interactive television system;
FIG. 18 is a dataflow diagram of a ninth embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 19 is a dataflow diagram of a tenth embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 20 is a dataflow diagram of an eleventh embodiment of the invention; and
FIG. 21 is a dataflow diagram of an eleventh embodiment of the invention.
The present invention solves the foregoing problems and disadvantages by providing a system and method for screening incoming and outgoing video communications within an interactive television system.
In one embodiment, a video communication request is sent from a caller to a recipient (i.e. from a caller's system to a recipient's system). The identity of the caller, which may be obtained from the request, is compared with those in an unauthorized caller list. If a match is found, the video communication request is rejected by default. Recipients on the unauthorized caller list may include, for example, previously offensive callers, callers known to be convicted felons, and the like. If no match is found, the video communication request may be accepted by default, subject to acceptance by the recipient. Rejected video communication requests may be recorded in a log for later review by the intended recipient or a parent or responsible party.
In an alternative embodiment, the caller's identity may be compared with those in an authorized caller list. In this embodiment, the video communication request may be accepted only if the caller's identity is included within the authorized caller list. All other video communication requests may be rejected by default. This allows a parent or responsible party to limit video communications to a set of pre-screened individuals, which also has the effect of screening out video communication requests from telemarketers and other unknown parties.
Third-party screening may be combined with screening using an authorized caller list, an unauthorized caller list, and/or recipient-specific authorized/unauthorized caller lists. For example, callers not found on an unauthorized caller list may not be automatically rejected. Instead, a third party may be prompted to accept or reject the caller.
In one implementation, outgoing video communication requests are also screened using similar techniques. For example, the identity of the recipient may be obtained and compared with those in an unauthorized recipient list, similar to the unauthorized caller list described above. If the recipient is found in the unauthorized recipient list, the request may be blocked by default (e.g., not forwarded to the recipient). Alternatively, if the recipient is not found in the list, the request may be forwarded to the recipient for rejection or acceptance.
Various other lists may be provided, such as authorized recipient lists, which are used in the same manner as the authorized caller lists previously described. Any of these lists may be caller-specific, to allow different lists for different callers. Also, third-party screening may be provided for outgoing video calls in the same manner that third-party screening is provided for incoming calls.
The remote control 106 is provided for convenient remote operation of the STB 102 and the television 104. In one configuration, the remote control 106 includes a wireless transmitter 202 for transmitting control signals (and possibly audio/video data) to a wireless receiver 203 within the STB 102 and/or the television 104. In certain embodiments, the remote control 106 also includes a wireless receiver 204 for receiving signals from a wireless transmitter 205 within the STB 102.
In one implementation, the wireless transmitters 202, 205 and receivers 203, 204, are configured to use radio frequency (RF) signals. In other embodiments, infrared (IR) or other frequencies along the electromagnetic spectrum may be used. Operational details regarding the wireless transmitters 202, 205 and receivers 203, 204 are generally well known to those of skill in the art.
Referring now to FIG. 3, there is shown a block diagram of physical components of an STB 102 according to an embodiment of the invention. As noted above, the STB 102 includes a wireless receiver 203 and a wireless transmitter 205 for receiving/transmitting control signals from/to the remote control 106.
In one embodiment, an audio/video (A/V) controller 308 is provided for converting digital audio/video signals into analog signals for playback/display on the television 104. The A/V controller 308 may be implemented using one or more physical devices, such as a separate graphics and sound controllers. The A/V controller 308 may include graphics hardware for performing bit-block transfers (bit-blits) and other graphical operations for displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) on the television 104.
As shown in FIG. 8, third-party screening may be combined with any of the screening embodiments using unauthorized/authorized lists 406, 502, as described in connection with FIGS. 4–7. For example, a caller 402 may be pre-screened using an unauthorized caller list 406. If the caller 402 is not found within the list 406, the third party 702 may then be prompted for acceptance or rejection of the request.
FIG. 15 illustrates one embodiment of the invention that allows a third party 702 to interview the caller 402. As with most forms of communication, video communication that employs screening may be susceptible to “spoofing,” where the caller 402 pretends to be another person. For example, the caller 402 may configure his STB 102 a to send a false name or address, or to provide a pre-recorded video clip purported to be live video.
As noted previously, the above-described systems and methods may be applied to outgoing, as well as incoming, video communication requests. Just as it is important for parents to screen calls directed to their children, it is also important for parents to screen calls made by their children. People with criminal intentions may attempt to defeat the unauthorized/authorized caller lists 406, 502 described above by providing children with their video communication addresses (e.g., videophone numbers) and allowing the children to become the callers 402.
FIG. 18 illustrates a system 1800 for screening outgoing video communications according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the caller's STB 102 a may be configured with an interception component 1802 that intercepts an outgoing video communication request generated by a video communication component 1804. The interception component 1802 and the video communication component 1804 may be similar or identical to those described with reference to FIG. 10.
The interception component 1804 may provide the intercepted request to an authorization component 1806, which may include or have access to one or more unauthorized recipient lists 1808, authorized recipient lists 1810, caller-specific unauthorized recipient lists 1812, and/or caller-specific authorized recipient lists 1814. These lists 1808, 1810, 1812, 1814 are similar or identical to the corresponding lists 602, 606, 604, 608 illustrated in FIG. 6, except that they are applied to the recipient's identity rather than the caller's identity. An identification component (not shown) may be provided to determine the identity of the recipient 404 based on information contained within the request, as previously discussed.
For example, the authorization component 1806 may determine whether the recipient 404 is identified within the unauthorized recipient list 1808. If the recipient 404 is in the list 1808, the authorization component 1806 may block the request, e.g., not allow the request to be sent to the recipient's STB 102 b. The authorization component 1806 may notify the caller 402 that the request was blocked due to the recipient 404 being in the list 1808.
Alternatively (or in addition), the authorization component 1806 may determine whether the recipient 404 is identified within the authorized recipient list 1810. In one embodiment, the authorization component 1806 forwards the request to the recipient's STB 102 b for acceptance or rejection only if the recipient 404 is in the list 1810. Thus, the caller 402 may only contact those recipients 404 who are in the list 1810.
Of course, the above-described lists may be caller-specific in certain embodiments. This is advantageous in that certain callers 402, such as older children or adults, may not need any restrictions, while younger callers 402 may be limited to, or restricted from, certain recipients 404.
As shown in FIG. 19, a third party 702 may also be involved in the screening process. For example, the authorization component 1806 may send the request to a third party 702 for acceptance or rejection. If the third party 702 accepts the request, the request may be forwarded to the recipient 404 for acceptance or rejection. If the third party 702 rejects the request, the request is blocked, e.g., not forwarded to the recipient 404.
In an alternative embodiment, the third party 702 notifies the authorization component 1806 whether the request was accepted or rejected. Thereafter, if the request was accepted by the third party 702, the authorization component 1806 forwards the request to the recipient 404; otherwise, the authorization component 1806 blocks the request.
In certain embodiments, the request may include live video of the caller 402 captured by the video camera 246 of FIGS. 2–3. The third party 702 may view the live video to determine whether the caller 402 is, in fact, who he or she claims to be. This prevents, for example, a younger child using an older child's identifier to spoof the screening system.
In some cases, the third party 702 may establish temporary two-way communication with the caller 402 in order, for example, to query the caller 402 regarding the identity of recipient 404 and/or the purpose of the communication. This may allow the caller 402 to ask the third party 702 for permission to contact the recipient 402 where such would not normally be permitted by the unauthorized recipient list 1808 or the authorized recipient list 1810 alone.
As illustrated in FIG. 20, the above-described screening process need not be performed within the STB 102 a. For example, the various components described above may operate within an intermediate network node linking the STBs 102 a, 102 of the caller 402 and recipient 404, respectively. The intermediate network node may be embodied as a cable head-end, a satellite broadcast center, an Internet server, or the like.
Of course, as shown in FIG. 21, screening of both incoming and outgoing video communications may be provided. The authorization component 1806 may be configured to use both unauthorized/authorized caller lists 602, 604 and unauthorized/authorized recipient lists 1802, 1804, as well as recipient/caller-specific variations thereof. The same or different lists may be used for incoming and outgoing calls.
In alternative embodiments of the invention, parents or other responsible persons may block expensive outbound video calls, e.g., the video equivalent of a telephony long distance call, using the above-described techniques. For example, the parent may block all calls that exceed a particular preset rate. Moreover, parents may establish a communication quota based on a set number of minutes per day, a cumulative number minutes per week, or a combination of both. In still other embodiments, parents may tie the above-described limits to a child's spending allowance, which may be redeemed, for example, in video communication minutes, instant messaging minutes, kilobytes of e-mail messages, and the like.
Based on the foregoing, the present invention offers a number of advantages not available in conventional approaches. Incoming/outgoing video communications from/to certain individuals or devices may be selectively restricted. Likewise, incoming/outgoing video communications may be limited to those from/to certain individuals or devices. In addition, a parent or other responsible party may selectively screen incoming/outgoing video communications from/to unknown individuals or devices.
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