Customization of content for different audiences

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10904618-B2
Application number	US-201816183498-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 7, 2018
Priority date	Dec 27, 2012
Publication date	Jan 26, 2021
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021

Abstract

A first version and a second version of audio visual content are provided via a disc, a web site or a mobile device application to consumers. The second version has audiovisual content removed from the first version that is not appropriate for a type of viewer, such as children. In addition, a menu is provided that allows a user to select the first version or the second version to play on a device. In addition to or instead of the second version, the menu may allow the user to customize the first version for an intended audience.

First claim

We claim:

1. A method comprising:
providing, to a user from a data storage device, a first version of an audiovisual content and a second version of the audiovisual content, wherein the second version has one or more first scenes and one or more second scenes, wherein the first version has the one or more first scenes while the one more second scenes are not included in the first version, and wherein the one more second scenes are deemed not appropriate for a type of viewer without a determination as to whether the one more second scenes are appropriate for the user; and
providing a first menu to allow the user to select the first version or the second version to play on a device, and a second menu to allow the user to select only the one more second scenes, which are not included in the first version, to play on the device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first version has a rating associated with content intended for children.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second version has a rating associated with content intended for teenagers.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing a third menu to allow the user to recommend the first version or the second version to another user.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first version, the second version, the first menu and the second menu are provided to the user from a disc being the data storage device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first version, the second version, the first menu and the second menu are provided to the user from the data storage device via a website.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first version, the second version, the first menu and the second menu are provided to the user via a mobile device application of the device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more second scenes include at least one of violence, sexual content, drug use, or adult language.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing a third menu to allow the user to remove at least a scene from the one or more first scenes or the one or more second scenes.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing a third menu to allow the user to remove an audio segment of the audiovisual content.

11. A data storage device comprising:
a first version of an audiovisual content;
a second version of the audiovisual content, wherein the second version has one or more first scenes and one or more second scenes, wherein the first version has the one or more first scenes while the one more second scenes are not included in the first version, and wherein the one more second scenes are deemed not appropriate for a type of viewer without a determination as to whether the one more second scenes are appropriate for the user; and
a first menu to allow the user to select the first version or the second version to play on a device; and
a second menu to allow the user to select only the one more second scenes, which are not included in the first version, to play on the device.

12. The data storage device of claim 11 , wherein the first version has a rating associated with content intended for children.

13. The data storage device of claim 11 , wherein the second version has a rating associated with content intended for teenagers.

14. The data storage device of claim 11 , further comprising:
a third menu to allow the user to recommend the first version or the second version to another user.

15. The data storage device of claim 11 , wherein the first version, the second version, the first menu and the second menu are provided to the user from a disc being the data storage device.

16. The data storage device of claim 11 , wherein the first version, the second version, the first menu and the second menu are provided to the user from the data storage device via a website.

17. The data storage device of claim 11 , wherein the first version, the second version, the first menu and the second menu are provided to the user via a mobile device application of the device.

18. The data storage device of claim 11 , wherein the one or more second scenes include at least one of violence, sexual content, drug use, or adult language.

19. The data storage device of claim 11 , further comprising:
a third menu to allow the user to remove at least a scene from the one or more first scenes or the one or more second scenes.

20. The data storage device of claim 11 , further comprising:
a third menu is provided to allow the user to remove an audio segment of the audiovisual content.

Assignees

• Disney Entpr Inc

Inventors

• Chen Alexander
• Voris James

Classifications

• H04N21/4542 Primary

  Blocking scenes or portions of the received content, e.g. censoring scenes · CPC title

• H04N21/485

  End-user interface for client configuration · CPC title