CPC H04N 21/454 (2013.01) [H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2013.01); H04N 21/4751 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01); H04N 21/6543 (2013.01); H04N 21/8453 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
receiving a first input to initiate a locked mode on a media device;
in response to the receiving of the first input, initiating the locked mode on the media device;
receiving a second input to request a media asset while the media device is in the locked mode;
determining whether the second input is associated with a restricted user profile;
in response to the determining that the second input is associated with the restricted user profile, determining that metadata of the requested media asset is similar to metadata of the media asset consumed via the media device when an unrestricted user was present; and
in response to the determining that the metadata of the requested media asset is similar to the metadata of the media asset consumed via the media device when the unrestricted user was present, generating for output the requested media asset in the locked mode on the media device.
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