METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING INTERNET CONTENT

摘要

A method and apparatus for managing Internet content is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an Internet content manager (ICM) having a computing element that monitors Internet content supplied to subscribers of an Internet Service Provider (ISP) by one or more Internet content providers according to a process established by the ISP to certify said Internet content of the one or more Internet content providers. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a system including a processor, a group of content from equipment of content providers; analyzing, by the system, the group of content by performing pattern recognition on the group of content to apply classifications to members of the group of content according to a certification policy, wherein at least one of the members of the group of content is certified to generate a group of certified content after completion of the analyzing; receiving, by the system from a communication device, a request for access to target content; responsive to a determination that the target content is not included in the group of certified content, blocking, by the system, the access to the target content by the communication device; and responsive to a determination that the target content is included in the group of certified content, enabling selective access by the communication device to the target content, wherein the selective access is subject to blocking access to the target content according to the classifications.