Patent ID: 8352278

Claim:
A computer implemented system for monitoring in a vehicle the hands-free accessibility of a plurality of media items from a media item repository for play at the vehicle, the computer implemented system comprising: a memory; a processor; and an audio output controlled by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive a first plurality of predetermined rules relating to voice-activated access of one or more media items playable at a vehicle entertainment computing system, wherein requests for access to the one or more media items are received by a voice-recognition engine; detect violations of one or more of the first plurality of predetermined rules in relation to the accessibility of the one or more media items based on metadata associated with the one or more media items; if one or more violations are detected, output a prompt at the vehicle entertainment computing system regarding the presence of one or more violations in relation to the accessibility of the one or more media items; retrieve one or more requested media items based on a voice-activated request for the one or more media items; output the one or more requested media items through the audio output; and receive a link connecting a media item repository to the processor, wherein the connecting link facilitates the transmission of a plurality of media items between the media item repository and the processor.