Methods and apparatus for providing parental or guardian control and visualization over communications to various devices in the home

摘要

Methods and apparatus for providing a supervisor such as a parent or guardian with a way to monitor and control the delivery of content, e.g., video and audio programs, to users of devices within a home. Exemplary embodiments include methods and apparatus for operating a home network monitoring device located in a home including detecting delivery of content to one or more users in the home, storing, in the home, portions of content delivered to a first user, presenting some of the stored portions of content to a person responsible for setting content restrictions applicable to the first user, and subjecting further content delivery to the first user via the home network to restrictions established by the person responsible for setting content restrictions applicable to the first user. Some embodiments also detect and report potential attacks, e.g., cyber attacks, on the home network.

主权项

1. A method of operating a home network monitoring device located in a home including:
setting content restrictions for a first user; detecting, in the home network monitoring device, delivery of content to one or more users in the home, said first user being one of said one or more users; storing, in the home, portions of content delivered to said first user via a home network along with information about the content and its consumption; detecting a request, from a person responsible for setting user content restrictions applicable to said first user, to review content delivered to said first user: presenting, following said request, some of the stored portions of content to the person responsible for setting content restrictions applicable to the first user, said presenting some of the stored portions of content to the person responsible for setting content restrictions applicable to the first user being performed after the delivery of the content to the first user; updating the content restrictions for the first user; and subjecting further content delivery to the first user via the home network to the updated restrictions established by the person responsible for setting content restrictions applicable to the first user.