Alternative video program display control system

摘要

An arrangement for the control of viewing of a video/television program in which a rating code and an alternative segment code are transmitted with the video/television signal. The codes are decoded and processed via a microcontroller. A viewer of the video signal is able to enter codes of permitted program ratings using a remote control unit. The rating codes are based upon the content of the video signal. Alternative segments for the video/television signal may be substituted for possibly objectionable content based upon a comparison of the received codes and the permitted program ratings segments of video/television signal.