RATINGS CONTROL SYSTEM WITH TEMPORARY OVERRIDE CAPABILITY AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION FEATURE

摘要

Video processing system having a blocking system which prevents viewing orrecording of programs which exceed ratings, spending, and/or view time limitsset by a supervisor who has entered a password accepted by the control system,an override system for entering instructions to temporarily override ratings,spending, and/or view time limits, and/or to permit specific programs to beviewed, and a conflict resolution system for resolving conflicts between oramong multiple instructions. Related apparatus and processor are alsodisclosed.