Patent ID: 8667524

Claim:
A method of processing rating information in a digital receiver, the method comprising: receiving, by a receiving module, a program and a rating region table (RRT), the rating region table (RRT) comprising both a version number field and a rating region field, wherein the rating region field identifies at least one specific geographical rating region to be associated with the RRT, the rating region field further identifies a dynamic RRT that is independent of the at least one specific geographical rating region; outputting, by a controller, a first option identifying whether the dynamic RRT is to be selected or not; outputting, by the controller, a second option identifying at least one category of the dynamic RRT for selection if the dynamic RRT is selected according to the first option; outputting, by the controller, a third option identifying a blocking level for selection for the at least one category of the dynamic RRT identified in the second option; and controlling, by the controller, the program using the second option and the third option if the dynamic RRT is to be used.