METHOD AND ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE SERVER FOR INTERACTIVE INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION CHILD LOCK CONTROL

摘要

A method and an electronic program guide server for interactive internet protocol television child lock control are disclosed in the present invention. The method includes that: an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) server provides a user with a child lock configuration interface, and receives the child lock configuration that the user sets via the child lock configuration interface; after the EPG server receives the information of the video-On-Demand (VOD) or switching to a predetermined channel from the user, according to the child lock configuration, the EPG server determines whether to play the predetermined channel directly for the user. The invention conveniently realizes different functions of child lock without depending on a set-top box of a user terminal, and has universal applicability.