On-demand content control based on parental control setting

摘要

In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a request receiver, a content selector, and a transmission initiator. The request receiver receives a request from a remote player for a transmission of on-demand content. The request includes a rating control setting. The rating control setting indicates an allowable rating for the on-demand content. The content selector identifies a content file relating to the on-demand content with a rating matching the rating control setting. The content selector also selects, based on the rating control setting, the identified content file for the transmission to the remote player. The transmission initiator initiates the transmission of the selected content file to the remote player.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a request receiver to receive a request from a remote player for a transmission of on-demand content, the request comprising a rating control setting comprising a video rating from a first rating source and an audio rating from a second rating source, the rating control setting to indicate an allowable rating for the on-demand content; a content selector coupled to the request receiver, the content selector to identify a content file relating to the on-demand content with a rating matching the rating control setting, wherein the content file comprises a video component having the video rating and an audio component having the video rating, and to select the identified content file for the transmission to the remote player, the selection based on the request and the rating control setting wherein the content selector being configured to identify the content file comprises the content selector being configured to,
retrieve an unedited version file relating to the on-demand content,retrieve at least one snippet from a plurality of snippets, each of the at least one snippet comprising an edited version of a segment from the unedited version file and having the rating matching the rating control setting,prompt a user for an input indicating a snippet from the at least one snippet to transmit, andreplace the segment with the snippet from the at least one snippet, indicated by the user, to create the identified content file relating to the on-demand content; and a transmission initiator coupled to the content selector, the transmission initiator to initiate the transmission of the selected content file to the remote player.