Patent ID: 7181513

Claim:
A method for determining whether to restrict access to network information, the method comprising: receiving a request to access network information that is classified among at least static and dynamic classifications, the network information including content to be presented to a user; after receiving the request, determining whether the network information for which the request is received is classified as one of static and dynamic; if the determination indicates that the network information is classified as dynamic, determining a content rating for the network information by identifying the content to be presented to the user in the network information and determining if the identified content relates to content in one or more categories; if the determination indicates that the network information is classified as static, determining a content rating for the network information by accessing a predetermined content rating associated with the network information, wherein the predetermined content rating includes data that indicates that the content to be presented to the user includes content in one or more categories; and comparing the determined content rating to user access information; and restricting access to the network information based on the comparison of the determined content rating to the user access information.