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Systems and methods for searching for available assets permitted by parental controls are disclosed. Search results may include assets similar to a reference asset, which may be an asset the user has requested, but which is locked by parental control settings in force on the user equipment. Assets m

Systems and methods for searching for available assets permitted by parental controls are disclosed. Search results may include assets similar to a reference asset, which may be an asset the user has requested, but which is locked by parental control settings in force on the user equipment. Assets may be ranked according to their similarity, or relevance, to the requested asset, and they may be accessed directly from the search results. Systems and methods for accessing edited or censored versions of the requested asset are also disclosed. An edited content source may store multiple versions of certain assets available in the media system. The appropriate version of the asset may be accessed and presented to the user automatically depending on the user's parental control settings.

대표청구항 ▼

What is claimed is: 1. A method for searching for assets that are permitted by parental controls, the method comprising:receiving, with a user input device, user input to access a requested asset, wherein the requested asset is selected from the group consisting of a video asset, a music asset, an i

What is claimed is: 1. A method for searching for assets that are permitted by parental controls, the method comprising:receiving, with a user input device, user input to access a requested asset, wherein the requested asset is selected from the group consisting of a video asset, a music asset, an image asset and a text asset;determining, using control circuitry, whether accessing the requested asset violates parental controls; andat the time the user input to access the requested asset is received and in response to determining that accessing the requested asset violates parental controls:presenting, on a display device, a prompt, wherein said prompt comprises:an indication of a type of parental control exceeded or violated by the requested asset;an option to enter a parental control access code; andan option to simultaneously search a local source and a remote source for other available assets that do not violate parental controls.