Patent ID: 7836192

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for enabling user-specific security settings for a media console to enable parental control, the method comprising: establishing a plurality of security profiles by displaying a main dialog screen and receiving input from the main dialog screen for managing security controls, the main dialog screen comprising options for console settings, parental controls, profiles, memory, network, USB devices, media connect, and system setup, each option enabling a user to navigate to at least one other dialog screen associated with the each option; receiving a first user identifier from a user interface of a first media console; determining a first security profile for the first media console based on the first user identifier, the first security profile defining a supervised operating configuration for the first media console that is specific to the first user identifier, the operating configuration comprising a permission level for online purchases, a time limit for media console use, and a control of online contact access; and enabling use of the first media console subject to at least the first security profile, wherein the first security profile establishes a parental control on the use of the first media console by the first user.