US 12,452,491 B2
Automatic parental control based on an identified audience
Philip Golyshko, Westminster, CO (US); and Ramesh Babu Anaparti, Leander, TX (US)
Assigned to Roku, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by ROKU, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/344,451.
Prior Publication US 2025/0008187 A1, Jan. 2, 2025
Int. Cl. H04N 21/454 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4542 (2013.01) [H04N 21/42203 (2013.01); H04N 21/44218 (2013.01); H04N 21/4753 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a storage module; and
at least one processor each coupled to the storage module and configured to:
detect, while a content is being played by a media device, a composition change of an audience within a vicinity of the media device based on identification information of the audience received by the media device;
determine a category of the composition changed audience with a user identification system based on the identification information;
identify a parental control setting for the audience based on the category of the audience;
determine a category of the content being played by the media device; and
apply the identified parental control setting to the media device based on the category of the content.