Systems and methods for personalized feature setup and parental guidance sensing
A user receiving device includes a proximity circuit configured to repeatedly detect a proximity of a first mobile device relative to the user receiving device. An interruption circuit is configured to, based on the detection of a first mobile device, generate an interrupt signal to interrupt a program or a video being played out on a display when the proximity is less than a predetermined range and ceasing to generate the interrupt signal when the proximity is greater than the predetermined range. A control circuit is configured to, when the interrupt signal is no longer generated, resume playing the program or video on the display.
1. A user receiving device comprising:
a proximity circuit configured to repeatedly detect a proximity of a first mobile device relative to the user receiving device using a signal strength of a communication signal received at the proximity circuit from the first mobile device, said proximity comprising a user selectable range corresponding to a signal strength indicator value;
an output circuit configured to generate a profile window on a display associated with the user receiving device, said profile window comprising a plurality of settings for a plurality of profiles, each of the plurality of profiles comprising a profile identifier, at least one profile identifier assigned to a plurality of mobile devices, each profile comprising a security level that corresponds to channels permitted to be displayed by each mobile device, a permitted on time, the signal strength indicator value and a playlist of saved videos and, said plurality of profiles comprising a first profile corresponding to the first mobile device;
an interruption circuit configured to, based on comparing the signal strength of the communication signal received from the first mobile device to the signal strength indicator value and the first profile, generate an interrupt signal to interrupt a program or a video being played out on the display when the first mobile device is detected and does not meet the security level, generate a resume message on the display that provides instructions to resume playing of the program or video over the program or video while the interrupt signal is present, and ceasing to generate the interrupt signal when the first mobile device is detected and the proximity is greater than the user selectable range based on comparing; and
a control circuit configured to, when the interrupt signal is no longer generated or a resume signal is present, resume playing the program or video on the display.
2. The user receiving device of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to receive an input signal from a remote-control device or a second mobile device, wherein the interruption circuit is configured to, based on the input signal, generate a resume signal.
3. The user receiving device of claim 2
wherein the interruption circuit is configured to, based on the input signal, no longer generate the interrupt signal.
4. The user receiving device of claim 3 , further comprising a security circuit configured to determine the security level of the second mobile device, wherein:
the interruption circuit is configured to, based on the input signal and the security level of the second mobile device, cease generating the interrupt signal or generate the resume signal.
5. The user receiving device of claim 1 , further comprising a security circuit configured to determine the security level of the first mobile device,
wherein the interruption circuit is configured to, based on the security level of the first mobile device, refrain from generating the interrupt signal.
6. The user receiving device of claim 5 , further comprising:
a profile circuit configured to determine whether the profile of the first mobile device or a user of the first mobile device has a profile value permitting displaying of the program or video and generating a profile determination signal; and
the interruption circuit configured to refrain from generating the interrupt signal based on the profile determination signal.
7. The user receiving device of claim 1 , wherein the interruption circuit is configured to, based on the detection of the first mobile device, record the program or the video.
8. The user receiving device of claim 1 , further comprising a security circuit configured to request a passcode to resume play out of the program or video on the display.
9. The user receiving device of claim 1 , further comprising a Bluetooth transceiver, wherein the proximity circuit is configured to detect the first mobile device via the Bluetooth transceiver.
10. The user receiving device of claim 1 , wherein:
the user receiving device is a set top box; and
the display is a television.
11. A method comprising:
detecting a first mobile device in a proximity of a user receiving device using a signal strength of a communication signal received at a proximity circuit from the first mobile device, said proximity comprising a user selectable range corresponding to a signal strength indicator value;
generating a profile window on a display associated with the user receiving device, said profile window comprising a plurality of settings for a plurality of profiles, each of the plurality of profiles comprising a profile identifier, at least one profile identifier assigned to a plurality of mobile devices, each profile comprising a security level that corresponds to channels permitted to be displayed by each mobile device, a permitted on time, the signal strength indicator value and a playlist of saved videos and, said plurality of profiles comprising a first profile corresponding to the first mobile device;
based on the detection of the first mobile device, generating an interrupt signal to interrupt a program or a video being played out on the display based on comparing the signal strength of the communication signal to the signal strength indicator value and does not meet the security level in the first profile and generating a resume message over the display that provides instructions to resume playing of the program or video while the interrupt signal is present by generating a resume signal; and
when the interrupt signal is no longer generated or the resume signal is present, resuming playing of the program or video on the display.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising
receiving an input signal from a remote-control device or a second mobile device; and
based on the input signal, generating the resume signal.
13. The method of claim 12 further comprising:
based on the input signal, ceasing to generate the interrupt signal.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
determining the security level of the second mobile device; and
based on the input signal and the security level of the second mobile device, ceasing to generate the interrupt signal or generating the resume signal.
15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
determining the security level of the first mobile device; and
based on the security level of the first mobile device, refraining from generating the interrupt signal.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
determining whether the profile of the first mobile device or the user of the first mobile device has a profile value permitting displaying of the program or video and generating a profile determination signal; and
refraining from generating the interrupt signal based on the profile determination signal.
17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising, based on the detection of the first mobile device, recording the program or the video.
18. The method of claim 12 , further comprising requesting a passcode to resume play out of the program or video on the display.
19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first mobile device is detected via a Bluetooth transceiver.
20. The method of claim 12 , wherein:
the user receiving device is a set top box; and
the display is a television.