US 11,936,946 B2
Systems and methods for dynamic content restriction based on a relationship
Rohit Dhiman, Uttarakhand (IN); Vaibhav Gupta, Karnataka (IN); Ashish Gupta, Karnataka (IN); Senthil Kumar Karuppasamy, Bangalore (IN); and Anil Kumar, Haryana (IN)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on May 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/748,434.
Application 17/748,434 is a continuation of application No. 17/186,691, filed on Feb. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,368,751.
Prior Publication US 2023/0030809 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/4223 (2011.01); H04N 21/454 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/44218 (2013.01) [H04N 21/4223 (2013.01); H04N 21/4542 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
detecting a user interface command related to consumption of content from a device associated with a first user authorized to view a type of the content individually;
in response to determining that the user interface command was detected while the first user was in proximity of a second user authorized to view the type of the content individually:
identifying a type of relationship between the first user and the second user; and
adjusting an association of the user interface command with the type of relationship;
determining that a third user authorized to view the type of the content individually is in proximity of the first user; and
in response to determining that the third user has the same type of relationship to the first user as the identified type of relationship between the first user and the second user:
automatically performing the user interface command indicated by the association without the first user or the third user performing the user interface command.