Patent ID: 8761585

Claim:
A method comprising: placing a device into a first operational mode; while the device is in the first operational mode: retrieving a list of DVD content titles from a source via a network connection; and presenting the list of DVD content titles and enabling a user to place one or more DVD content titles in the list of DVD content titles on a white list or black list; placing the device into a second operational mode; while the device is in the second operational mode: reading content information from a DVD inserted into a DVD player communicatively connected to the device; in response to the DVD not including content information, retrieving content information for content on the DVD from a source via an Internet connection; comparing at least a portion of the DVD content information or at least a portion of the retrieved DVD content information with restriction criteria associated with the second operational mode, the restriction criteria including at least the black list and the white list; suppressing playback of the DVD content when the at least a portion of the DVD content information or the at least a portion of the retrieved DVD content information satisfies an item on the black list; and allowing playback of the DVD content when the at least a portion of the DVD content information or the at least a portion of the retrieved DVD content information satisfies an item on the white list.