Unique protection of recorded content
Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate a unique protection of recorded content. A central device may be configured to establish and maintain associations between unique passwords and one or more individual recordings. A user may provide a unique password to be associated with one or more individual recordings. When a recording is associated with a unique password, the central device may require entry of the unique password before carrying out an action such as playback or deletion of the recording.
1. A method comprising:
when a user designates a piece of content for recording at a central device, designating one or more portions of the recording for password-protection and establishing an association between a password and the one or more portions of the recording;
receiving a request for an action to be carried out on a portion of the recording that is designated for password-protection;
prompting a user for input of the password associated with the portion of the recording;
receiving a user-input password;
comparing the user-input password with the password associated with the portion of the recording; and
if the user-input password matches the password associated with the portion of the recording, carrying out the requested action on the recording.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the requested action comprises a playback of the recording.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the requested action comprises a deletion of the recording.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
if the user-input password does not match the password associated with the portion of the recording, skipping the portion of the recording during a playback of the recording.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
if the user-input password does not match the password associated with the portion of the recording, replacing the portion of the recording with alternate content.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein establishing an association between a password and a recording comprises:
receiving a user request to associate a recording with a password;
prompting a user for input of a personal identification number;
receiving a user-input personal identification number;
comparing the user-input personal identification number with a valid personal identification number; and
if the user-input personal identification number matches the valid personal identification number, accepting a user-input password to be associated with the recording.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
associating a lifetime duration with the recording, wherein the lifetime duration comprises a period of time for which the recording is to be stored before being deleted.
8. An apparatus comprising:
a module configured to, when a user designates a piece of content for recording at a central device, designate one or more portions of the recording for password-protection and establish an association between a password and the one or more portions of the recording;
one or more interfaces configured to be used to:
receive a request for an action to be carried out on a portion of the recording that is designated for password-protection;
prompt a user for input of the password associated with the portion of the recording;
receive a user-input password;
a module configured to:
compare the user-input password with the password associated with the portion of the recording; and
if the user-input password matches the password associated with the portion of the recording, carry out the requested action on the recording.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the requested action comprises a playback of the recording.
10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the requested action comprises a deletion of the recording.
11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the module is further configured to:
if the user-input password does not match the password associated with the portion of the recording, skip the portion of the recording during a playback of the recording.
12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the module is further configured to:
if the user-input password does not match the password associated with the portion of the recording, replace the portion of the recording with alternate content.
13. One or more non-transitory computer readable media having instructions operable to cause one or more processors to perform the operations comprising:
when a user designates a piece of content for recording at a central device, designating one or more portions of the recording for password-protection and establishing an association between a password and the one or more portions of the recording;
receiving a request for an action to be carried out on a portion of the recording;
prompting a user for input of the password associated with the portion of the recording;
receiving a user-input password;
comparing the user-input password with the password associated with the portion of the recording; and
if the user-input password matches the password associated with the portion of the recording, carrying out the requested action on the recording.
14. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the requested action comprises a playback of the recording.
15. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the requested action comprises a deletion of the recording.
16. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the instructions are further operable to cause one or more processors to perform the operations comprising:
if the user-input password does not match the password associated with the portion of the recording, skipping the portion of the recording during a playback of the recording.
17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the instructions are further operable to cause one or more processors to perform the operations comprising:
if the user-input password does not match the password associated with the portion of the recording, replacing the portion of the recording with alternate content.