DELIVERY OF MULTIPLE THIRD-PARTY SERVICES TO NETWORKED DEVICES
First Claim
1. In a system including a media device that receives content or services from one or more media content providers, a method for providing authentication to the media device so that the media device may receive the content or services from the one or more media content providers, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a media device for content or services provided by a selected media content provider;
determining authentication information that is required by the selected media content provider in order for the media device to communicate with the selected media content provider;
generating an authentication token based on the authentication information; and
providing the authentication token to the media device, wherein the authentication token is configured to allow the media device to receive the content or services directly from the selected media provider without the need for additional authentication from the selected media content provider.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for authenticating a media device or other information handling system so as to be able to receive content from one or more media content providers. Authenticating the device includes determining what authentication information the media content providers require for access and then to generating and providing to the media device an authentication token that includes the required information. In some embodiments this may be accomplished by a service center, which removes the need for additional authentication steps to be performed by the media device or the media content providers. In addition, the service center may also determine when changes are made to the authentication information and may then ensure that the authentication token is changed or updated to reflect these changes. This ensures that the media device is at least partially immune to changes to authentication.
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21 Claims
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1. In a system including a media device that receives content or services from one or more media content providers, a method for providing authentication to the media device so that the media device may receive the content or services from the one or more media content providers, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a media device for content or services provided by a selected media content provider; determining authentication information that is required by the selected media content provider in order for the media device to communicate with the selected media content provider; generating an authentication token based on the authentication information; and providing the authentication token to the media device, wherein the authentication token is configured to allow the media device to receive the content or services directly from the selected media provider without the need for additional authentication from the selected media content provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a system including a media device that receives content or services from one or more media content providers, a method for the media device to receive authentication for access to the content or services from the one or more media content providers, the method comprising:
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requesting content or services provided by a particular media content provider from an external service center; receiving an authentication token for the particular media content provider from the external service center, the authentication token authenticating access to the content or services provided by the particular media content provider without the need for additional authentication from the particular media content provider; and requesting access to the content or services from the particular media content provider. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A service center for providing authentication between one or more media devices and one or more media content providers, comprising:
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a processor; one or more transceivers for transferring data between the service center and the one or more media devices and between the service center and the one or more media content providers; one or more memory modules for storing information required to authenticate the one or more media devices to receive content or services from the one or more media content providers; and an authentication module configured to generate one or more authentication tokens based on the information required to authenticate the one or more media devices and configured to provide the one or more authentication tokens to the one or more media devices, the one or more authentication tokens configured to authenticate the one or more media devices to receive the content or services from the one or more media content providers without additional authentication steps by the one or more media devices and the one or more media content providers. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A media device comprising:
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a processor; a display; an interface for receiving and transmitting digital media; one or more memory modules for storing information; and a user interface; the media device configured to; request content or services provided by a particular media content provider from an external service center; receive an authentication token for the particular media content provider from the external service center, the authentication token authenticating access to the content or services provided by the particular media content provider without the need for additional authentication from the particular media content provider; and request access to the content or services from the particular media content provider.
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