Abstract: A database includes class fields that can designate contacts in relationship to the database owner, so that when incorporated into the logic of a communication device, the logic can be configured to automatically determine how a communication from that contact is routed. The database thus allows contacts to be sorted by certain criteria or classes. These criteria or classes could include Co-Worker, Boss, Emergency Contact, Family, Friends, etc. The logic can optionally be configured to assign or permit assignment of different priorities to different classes in the database.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of efficient resource-allocation of space on the hard disk of a PVR by furnishing a viewer with an automated content deletion capacity. The system may maintain individual scene segments on the hard disk along with the associated database table. The database table may contain viewer preference information (viewed, skipped, or unviewed) and starting/ending address information for each scene segment. By consulting the database table, the system may know what scene segments would be played or skipped. Further, upon reception of the user's request, the system may update the database table, which results to have more available space on the hard disk. Thus, the system may utilize the hard disk space efficiently.

Abstract: A content control system for limiting access by sensitive users, such as children, or the like, to certain types of content. The content control system provides a user interface for an information handling system, information appliance, content recorder, or the like that provides a single point of user control for parental locks for multiple audio and/or audiovisual devices. In embodiments of the invention, the content control system may employ a method of setting the content rating parameters of a content control system based on content rating of example content. The content control system may also employ a method for modifying the content rating of content received by a content recorder such as a personal video recorder, or the like.