ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,262,086, issued on March 25, was assigned to Black Wave Adventures LLC (Rochester, Mich.).

"Digital content controller" was invented by Daniel B. Cobb (Rochester, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A digital content controller system and interface limits media content from being viewed by using a rated numerical value system. Users will be able to block specific offensive content such nudity without blocking specific content such as violence. This system will simultaneously work with movies, music and video games."

The patent was filed on Jan. 30, 2019, under Application No. 16/262,397.

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