Implementing Parental Controls by Using PBDA
Updated: June 29, 2009
This white paper provides guidelines to independent hardware vendors (IHVs) and independent software vendors (ISVs) for implementing parental control solutions through Windows Protected Broadcast Driver Architecture (PBDA). PBDA is supported by Windows Media Center in Windows 7.
This paper describes the different parental control rating systems that can be implemented by using PBDA.
This information applies to the Windows 7 operating system.
Included in this white paper:
| • | Overview of the PBDA Parental Control TAG Table |
| • | Specifying Age-Based Rating Attributes |
| • | Specifying Time-Based Rating Attributes |
| • | Specifying Parental Controls for Multiple Countries or Regions |
| • | Resetting the Parental Control PIN |
| • | Requiring Parental Controls during Live TV Setup |
