http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/ Engadget Comments for Microsoft patents real-time audio obscenity mask http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/May 7th 2006 3:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/May 7th 2006 3:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/
'Props on Pryor though, that's the kind of style I like, instead of the trendy non-conformist crap.]]>May 7th 2006 4:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/May 7th 2006 5:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/May 7th 2006 6:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/
GTA is directly responsible for every crime commited by someone under the age of 18.

Do you know their is a direct correlation between the fall of spirograph and the rise in gang activity? Think about it...]]>May 7th 2006 6:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/May 7th 2006 7:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/
Good point Si, but I don't know if it'l help with his violent actions.
As for Ale (and those whom agree) - although no-one attacked GTA, it is part of the problem that todays parents faced. When you and I were kids it was hard to see blood on TV, when our parents were kids there was a "Bang" or "Smash" on screen instead of todays imagery.
Think logically for a minute, are todays kids better social beings than those of 20yrs ago? The answer is a resounding no.]]>May 7th 2006 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/
Are you serious? Society has continued to get better and better with every generation.

40 years there was no blood on TV, or GTA, but were they better people? No, they made blacks drink from a different water fountain and sit in the back of the bus.

Swearing on TV, nudity, violence, blood, etc, do not harm society in the very least.

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But then again, since they have patented it, does that mean if Nintendo or Sony want to implement similar technology into their ingame voice chat that they would have to license it from Microsoft? And perhaps Microsoft would refuse?

Interesting ramifications...]]>May 7th 2006 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/May 7th 2006 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/
And if they do stick this in DVD players or whatever, I'm sure it won't be any more "secure" than parental controls, so don't get too upset over that.]]>May 7th 2006 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/May 7th 2006 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/May 7th 2006 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/
They have invented something and they've APPLIED for a patent. Nothing more. In time (a few years) the USPTO may or may not grant them a patent.]]>May 7th 2006 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/Sep 19th 2006 2:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/May 7th 2006 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/May 7th 2006 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/
That all aside, who the heck wants some fricking censor watching over their gosh darn backs all the time. If there's a chance for kids to hear naughty words, let the parents BE parents and stand between their kids and the real, dark, dirty world. Stop the cyber nannys.]]>May 7th 2006 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/Can we just call it what it is - censorship. I barely trust Microsoft with my OS.....]]>May 7th 2006 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/May 7th 2006 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/
'Curse' words dont hurt people, pretentious grammar freaks hurt people. ]]>May 7th 2006 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/May 7th 2006 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/May 7th 2006 11:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/May 8th 2006 4:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/Dec 31st 2006 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/microsoft-patents-real-time-audio-obscenity-mask/
TVguardian (www.tvguardian.com) mutes the tv, then displays a caption with a substitute for the word or phrase.

They even have it built in to some dvd players like this- http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4810675]]>Dec 31st 2006 1:19PM