Apple過濾色情簡訊的專利

Apple於2010.10.12.獲得可用來控制通訊裝置所發送或接收的文字簡訊的專利，該專利於2008.1.3.申請。
該專利技術可對一個包含了被禁止的內容的訊息，加以封鎖，或者是在訊息尚未進入接收過程就會被刪除，會被過濾掉的內容都是根據既定的準則，這些準則可能是由家長控制軟體所定義。

US 7814163
Title : Text-based communication control for personal communication device
Filing Date : 2008.1.3.
Issue Date : 2010.10.12.
Abstract :
Systems, devices, and methods are provided for enabling a user to control the content of text-based messages sent to or received from an administered device. In some embodiments, a message will be blocked (incoming or outgoing) if the message includes forbidden content. In other embodiments, the objectionable content is removed from the message prior to transmission or as part of the receiving process. The content of such a message is controlled by filtering the message based on defined criteria. The criteria may be defined according to a parental control application. These techniques also may be used, in accordance with instructional embodiments, to require the administered devices to include certain text in messages. These embodiments might, for example, require that a certain number of Spanish words per day be included in e-mails for a child learning Spanish.