METHOD AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR CONTROL OF CONSUMPTION OF CONTENT SERVICES

摘要

The present invention relates to a server and a client for providing parental control of media content and methods thereof. In order to achieve a more flexible service deployment of the parental control, the parental control is implemented in the service consumption period according to the present invention. The operator can then offer content services which do not require a specific service order. The server sends a message to the client indicating that a parental control verification code is required in response to a request of a content during the consumption phase. A parental control verification code such as a PIN code is then inserted in a field in an authentication field originally intended for a password for authenticating the user. Thereby, parental control can be achieved even if a specific service order is not performed.