Patent ID: 8356337

Claim:
A method of controlling access to multimedia programs distributed by a digital television content provider, the method comprising: receiving a request from a user to access a multimedia program that is blocked from the user according to at least one predetermined parameter, wherein the multimedia program contains digital television content; in response to receiving the request from the user, generating a user interface that enables the user to choose a media item for inclusion with an electronic permission slip, wherein choices in the user interface for the media item include text and audio; sending the electronic permission slip to a remote electronic device associated with an administrator, wherein the electronic permission slip includes: the media item, identification of the multimedia program, and a textual description of the multimedia program, wherein the electronic permission slip prompts the administrator for approval data indicative of whether the administrator grants permission for the user to access the multimedia program; receiving an indication of the approval data; and determining user access to the multimedia program based on the approval data.