Patents by Inventor Kareem A. Choudhry

Kareem A. Choudhry has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Parental controls for entertainment content
    Patent number: 8661508
    Abstract: Parental controls for entertainment digital media are provided that allow a parent to restrict multiple user's access to entertainment content. One or more updatable rating definition files with dynamic data are used to define rating levels and content descriptors for a regional rating system. Entertainment content definition files define the rating level and content descriptors for entertainment content. User permission settings define a particular user's access rating level and content descriptors. The rating definition file can be used to compare the entertainment content definition file and user permission settings in determining if a user is allowed access to particular entertainment content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: C. Shane Evans, Kareem A. Choudhry, Roderick M. Toll, Jonathan D. Hildebrandt
  • PARENTAL CONTROLS FOR ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT
    Publication number: 20120054789
    Abstract: Parental controls for entertainment digital media are provided that allow a parent to restrict multiple user's access to entertainment content. One or more updatable rating definition files with dynamic data are used to define rating levels and content descriptors for a regional rating system. Entertainment content definition files define the rating level and content descriptors for entertainment content. User permission settings define a particular user's access rating level and content descriptors. The rating definition file can be used to compare the entertainment content definition file and user permission settings in determining if a user is allowed access to particular entertainment content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: C. Shane Evans, Kareem A. Choudhry, Roderick M. Toll, Jonathan D. Hildebrandt
  • Parental controls for entertainment content
    Patent number: 8091141
    Abstract: Parental controls for entertainment digital media are provided that allow a parent to restrict multiple user's access to entertainment content. One or more updatable rating definition files with dynamic data are used to define rating levels and content descriptors for a regional rating system. Entertainment content definition files define the rating level and content descriptors for entertainment content. User permission settings define a particular user's access rating level and content descriptors. The rating definition file can be used to compare the entertainment content definition file and user permission settings in determining if a user is allowed access to particular entertainment content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: C. Shane Evans, Kareem A Choudhry, Roderick M. Toll, Jonathan D. Hildebrandt
  • PARENTAL CONTROLS FOR ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT
    Publication number: 20090113519
    Abstract: Parental controls for entertainment digital media are provided that allow a parent to restrict multiple user's access to entertainment content. One or more updatable rating definition files with dynamic data are used to define rating levels and content descriptors for a regional rating system. Entertainment content definition files define the rating level and content descriptors for entertainment content. User permission settings define a particular user's access rating level and content descriptors. The rating definition file can be used to compare the entertainment content definition file and user permission settings in determining if a user is allowed access to particular entertainment content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: C. Shane Evans, Kareem A. Choudhry, Roderick M. Toll, Jonathan D. Hildebrandt
  • Parental controls for entertainment content
    Patent number: 7472424
    Abstract: Parental controls for entertainment digital media are provided that allow a parent to restrict multiple user's access to entertainment content. One or more updatable rating definition files with dynamic data are used to define rating levels and content descriptors for a regional rating system. Entertainment content definition files define the rating level and content descriptors for entertainment content. User permission settings define a particular user's access rating level and content descriptors. The rating definition file can be used to compare the entertainment content definition file and user permission settings in determining if a user is allowed access to particular entertainment content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: C. Shane Evans, Kareem A. Choudhry, Roderick M. Toll, Jonathan D. Hildebrandt
  • Parental controls for entertainment content
    Publication number: 20050081043
    Abstract: Parental controls for entertainment digital media are provided that allow a parent to restrict multiple user's access to entertainment content. One or more updatable rating definition files with dynamic data are used to define rating levels and content descriptors for a regional rating system. Entertainment content definition files define the rating level and content descriptors for entertainment content. User permission settings define a particular user's access rating level and content descriptors. The rating definition file can be used to compare the entertainment content definition file and user permission settings in determining if a user is allowed access to particular entertainment content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: C. Evans, Kareem Choudhry, Roderick Toll, Jonathan Hildebrandt