IP Library Granted Patent US 12,231,435
Granted Patent B2
US 12,231,435 · App. 17/568,887 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Electronic device, method, medium, and program for switching parental control modes

Inventors: Jie Li (Shenzhen, CN); Hailiang Zheng (Shenzhen, CN); Na Zhou (Shenzhen, CN); Jun Tao (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
H04L63/105H04L63/107
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,231,435
App. No.
17/568,887
Filed
Jan 5, 2022
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2499
USPC
726/3
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a method, a medium, and a program for switching parental control modes. The electronic device includes: a memory having an instruction stored thereon; and a processor configured to execute the instruction stored on the memory to cause the electronic device to carry out the following operations: determining which control mode of a plurality of control modes a first terminal device connected to the electronic device should be in, the plurality of control modes including a first parental control mode set with a first parental control profile, a second parental control mode set with a second parental control profile, and a common mode set with a common profile; and enabling the determined control mode by applying the profile of the determined control mode to the first terminal device.

Claims (40)

1. An electronic device, including:

a memory having an instruction stored thereon; and

a processor configured to execute the instruction stored on the memory to cause the electronic device to carry out the following operations:

determining which control mode of a plurality of control modes a first terminal device connected to the electronic device should be in, the plurality of control modes including a first parental control mode set with a first parental control profile, a second parental control mode set with a second parental control profile, and a common mode set with a common profile; and

enabling the determined control mode by applying the profile of the determined control mode to the first terminal device.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute an instruction stored on the memory to cause the electronic device to carry out the following operation:

setting a second terminal device as a parental control device, the parental control device having an authority to configure the electronic device.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute an instruction stored on the memory to cause the electronic device to carry out the following operations:

receiving a user input on a configuration interface of the electronic device through the parental control device; and

activating the corresponding profile in response to the user input.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the configuration interface of the electronic device is a page accessed through a browser.

5. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the configuration interface of the electronic device is an interface of an application program installed on the parental control device for configuring the electronic device.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute an instruction stored on the memory to cause the electronic device to carry out the following operations:

recording the location of the electronic device when initially configuring the electronic device through the application program;

positioning the parental control device; and

applying the first parental control profile to the first terminal device when the distance between the position of the parental control device and the recorded position of the electronic device is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, otherwise applying the second parental control profile to the first terminal device.

7. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute an instruction stored on the memory to cause the electronic device to carry out the following operations:

applying the first parental control profile to the first terminal device when it is detected that the parental control device is connected to the electronic device, otherwise applying the second parental control profile to the first terminal device.

8. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the first terminal device and the second terminal device are each identified by a MAC address.

9. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a router.

10. A method for switching parental control modes, including:

determining which control mode of a plurality of control modes a first terminal device connected to the electronic device should be in, the plurality of control modes including a first parental control mode set with a first parental control profile, a second parental control mode set with a second parental control profile, and a common mode set with a common profile; and

applying the profile of the determined control mode to the first terminal device to enable the determined control mode.

11. The method according to claim 10 , further including:

setting a second terminal device as a parental control device, the parental control device having an authority to configure the electronic device.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein determining which control mode of a plurality of control modes the first terminal device of the electronic device should be in includes:

receiving a user input on a configuration interface of the electronic device through the parental control device; and

activating the corresponding profile in response to the user input.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the configuration interface of the electronic device is a page accessed through a browser.

14. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the configuration interface of the electronic device is an interface of an application program installed on the parental control device for configuring the electronic device.

15. The method according to claim 14 , further including:

recording the location of the electronic device when initially configuring the electronic device through the application program;

positioning the parental control device; and

applying the first parental control profile to the first terminal device when the distance between the position of the parental control device and the recorded position of the electronic device is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, otherwise applying the second parental control profile to the first terminal device.

16. The method according to claim 11 , further including:

applying the first parental control profile to the first terminal device when it is detected that the parental control device is connected to the electronic device, otherwise applying the second parental control profile to the first terminal device.

17. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first terminal device and the second terminal device are each identified by a MAC address.

18. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the electronic device is a router.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, the non-transitory computer-readable medium having an instruction stored thereon to be executed by a processor so as to execute a step of the method according to claim 10 .

20. A computer program product including a computer program, when executed by a processor, the computer program executing a step of the method according to claim 10 .

Assignments (7)
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT REEL/FRAME NO. 59710/0506 Recorded Jan 9, 2026
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE NORTH CAROLINA, LLC (F/K/A COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
Reel/Frame 074282/0522 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 059350/0921 Recorded Dec 19, 2024
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC (F/K/A ARRIS ENTERPRISES, INC.); COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 069743/0704 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2024
From: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE INC., OF NORTH CAROLINA; OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC; RUCKUS IP HOLDINGS LLC
To: APOLLO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY LLC
Reel/Frame 069889/0114 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2022
From: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA
To: WILMINGTON TRUST
Reel/Frame 059710/0506 →
ABL SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 8, 2022
From: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 059350/0743 →
TERM LOAN SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 8, 2022
From: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 059350/0921 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2022
From: LI, JIE; ZHENG, HAILIANG; ZHOU, NA; TAO, JUN
To: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
Reel/Frame 058558/0707 →