DIGITAL VIDEO APPARATUS USER INTERFACE

摘要

A method and apparatus for processing information stored on a storage medium, such as a digital video disk (21), involves accessing information stored on the medium and determining whether information stored on the storage medium includes unrated program information. If so, a user (31) is given the opportunity to override a control condition of the system that prevents playback of unrated program information. If override is selected, playback of the unrated program information is enabled and, upon completion of playback, the control condition of the system may be restored to prevent playbak of other unrated program information. Override may be conditioned upon the user first entering a password. The mode of operation that permits override of the control condition for preventing playback of unrated program information mode of operation may be selectively enabled.