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Sharing access to a media service

  • US 10,116,652 B2
  • Filed: 01/22/2018
  • Issued: 10/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, via one or more first computing devices from a second computing device over a wide area network (WAN), a first message comprising an authorization code associated with a media service;

    determining, via the one or more first computing devices, that the authorization code of the first message is valid;

    responsive to determining that the authorization code is valid, generating, via one or more first computing devices, a first authorization token;

    transmitting, via the one or more first computing devices, the first authorization token;

    receiving, via the one or more first computing device from a media playback system, a second message comprising a second authorization token;

    determining that the second authorization token is valid based on the first authorization token;

    responsive to determining that the second authorization token is valid, providing the media playback system with temporary access to media content of the media service;

    receiving, via the one or more first computing devices from the media playback system, a media request for media content; and

    responsive to the media request, transmitting, via the one or more first computing devices to the media playback system, the media content.

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