System and method providing a frequently-accessed service or asset list on a second display
First Claim
1. A method of creating a list of frequently-accessed services or assets or both, comprising:
- i. in a management server infrastructure where a selected display associated with a user account communicates with the management server infrastructure to allow access to a plurality of services and assets for playback of assets by a content playback device distinct from the selected display, the selected display using an authentication credential of the content playback device to authenticate the selected display with the management server infrastructure and such that the selected display appears to the management server infrastructure as an authenticated content playback device, at least a portion of the services and assets having counters associated therewith for enumerating a number of accesses, upon access of a service or asset on the selected display, causing a counter associated with the service or asset, respectively, to be incremented; and
ii. displaying a list of frequently-accessed services or assets or both on the selected display, the list including services or assets or both having a highest number of accesses according to the respective counters.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided to implement a technique for using a second display with a content playback device. In one implementation, this feature provides users a frequently-accessed service or asset list when browsing on a second display. Such systems and methods may be particularly advantageous when a user normally only visits a few services in an entire list of available services on a regular basis. The frequently-accessed list of services or assets may be populated by the user through the second display or may be populated by the server that is tracking service access by the user. The frequently-accessed service or asset list (or both) may be specific to the user account, a user profile within the user account, the second display, or the content playback device. In some implementations, the second display may be a smart phone that can often be found beside the user, a laptop or tablet PC, or the like.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of creating a list of frequently-accessed services or assets or both, comprising:
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i. in a management server infrastructure where a selected display associated with a user account communicates with the management server infrastructure to allow access to a plurality of services and assets for playback of assets by a content playback device distinct from the selected display, the selected display using an authentication credential of the content playback device to authenticate the selected display with the management server infrastructure and such that the selected display appears to the management server infrastructure as an authenticated content playback device, at least a portion of the services and assets having counters associated therewith for enumerating a number of accesses, upon access of a service or asset on the selected display, causing a counter associated with the service or asset, respectively, to be incremented; and ii. displaying a list of frequently-accessed services or assets or both on the selected display, the list including services or assets or both having a highest number of accesses according to the respective counters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of enabling a user to access a frequently-accessed service or asset on a selected display, comprising:
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i. in a management server infrastructure where a selected display associated with a user account communicates with the management server infrastructure to allow access to a plurality of services or assets for playback of assets by a content playback device distinct from the selected display, the selected display using an authentication credential of the content playback device to authenticate the selected display with the management server infrastructure and such that the selected display appears to the management server infrastructure as an authenticated content playback device, at least a portion of the services or assets, respectively, having a counter associated therewith for enumerating a number of accesses, upon access of a service or asset on the selected display, receiving a signal about the accessed service or asset, respectively, at a management server; and ii. causing the display on the selected display of a list of the most frequently-accessed services or assets or both, the list including services or assets or both, respectively, associated with the user account having a highest number of accesses according to the respective counters. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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