摘要 |
Certain digital technology based consumer media devices such as personal video recorders have the ability to find and watch television shows, and/or automatically record programs of interest. The present disclosure provides systems and methods that allow a user to control the display, pausing or recording of programs based on the user's presence in, or proximity to, a program viewing area. Also disclosed are methods for controlling program display based on a priority or rank assigned to the users. The disclosed methods also allow users to control the programs that certain individuals see or hear, and in particular minor children.
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