Patent ID: 8321957

Claim:
A method of restricting access to content, comprising: entering a first restriction criterion through an input arrangement, wherein the input arrangement is in communication with a device arrangement, and wherein the device arrangement comprises: a first television receiver connected to a first display device, the first television receiver comprising a memory arrangement; a second television receiver connected to a second display device, the second television receiver being configured to receive electronic data across an electronic network from the first television receiver, wherein the first display device and the second display device are configured to at least display visual images; transmitting the first restriction criterion to the first television receiver of the device arrangement, wherein the first restriction criterion is stored in the memory arrangement as a first lock that prevents access to content specified by the first restriction criterion; and associating the first lock with the first display device through the input arrangement, wherein the first lock prevents content specified by the first restriction criterion from being shown on the first display device, wherein the first television receiver transmits the first lock across the electronic network to the second television receiver, and wherein the first lock does not prevent content specified by the first restriction criterion from being shown on the second display device.