Patent ID: 8869189

Claim:
A method for restricting access to content on a first display device via a television receiver associated with a second display device remote from the first display device, the method comprising: outputting a first menu from the television receiver for display on the second display device, wherein the first menu includes a first display device selection feature, a second display device selection feature, and setting options for the second display device, the setting options having a plurality of enabled restrictions for the second display device, the television receiver having a password that is required to be entered for access to and modification of the setting options for the second display device; receiving an input of the password into the television receiver for access to and modification of the setting options for the second display device; receiving an input modifying at least one restriction of the plurality of enabled restrictions for the second display device; outputting a copy restrictions icon in the first menu; receiving a selection of the copy restrictions icon, and, in response to the selection of the copy restrictions icon, copying the plurality of enabled restrictions for the second display device so as to be enabled on the first display device; receiving a selection of the first display device selection feature of the first menu, and, in response to the selection of the first display device selection feature of the first menu, outputting a second menu from the television receiver for display on the second display device, the second menu including setting options for the first display device, wherein, in an initial state, the setting options for the first display device have the plurality of copied, enabled restrictions for the first display device and the password that is required to be entered for access to and modification of the setting options for the second display device is not required to be entered for access to and modification of the setting options for the first display device; modifying at least one restriction for the first display device upon selection of the at least one restriction through the setting options portion of the second menu, wherein the at least one restriction is configured to accept at least two passwords, wherein entry of a first of the at least two passwords disables only a portion of the at least one restriction, and wherein entry of a second of the at least two passwords disables an entirety of the at least one restriction; upon selection of a menu exit command, determining if password protection has been enabled for the first display device; in the event that password protection has not been enabled, outputting for display a third menu to remind the user that setting changes have been made to the first display device; and in event the event that password protection has been enabled, exiting the second menu without taking further action.