AUTHENTICATED CONTENT DISCOVERY

• US 20120084804A1
• Filed: 10/05/2010
• Published: 04/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Simmons, John C.
• Granted Patent: US 9,445,139 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/28
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/63345 by transmitting keys key distribution for secret or secure communication H04L9/08; network support of key management H04L63/06

Abstract

Embodiments are disclosed herein that relate to facilitating the discovery of authenticated content from a variety of sources. One embodiment provides a method comprising receiving a plurality of authentication tokens from the media presentation device, where each of the plurality of authentication tokens represents an established authenticated relationship between a user and a corresponding content source. The method further comprises receiving a request from the media presentation device for an electronic programming guide and sending the electronic programming guide to the media presentation device, where the electronic programming guide comprises a listing of content from a plurality of content sources corresponding to the plurality of authentication tokens.

Claims

1. A method of providing an electronic programming guide to a media presentation device, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of authentication tokens from the media presentation device, each of the plurality of authentication tokens representing an established authenticated relationship between a user and a corresponding content source;

receiving a request from the media presentation device for an electronic programming guide; and

sending the electronic programming guide to the media presentation device, the electronic programming guide comprising a listing of content from a plurality of content sources corresponding to the plurality of authentication tokens.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the media presentation device is a first media presentation device, and further comprising receiving from a second media presentation device associated with the user a request for an electronic programming guide, and sending the electronic programming guide to the second media presentation device associated with the user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first media presentation device and the second media presentation device are registered with a federated identity service.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an additional authentication token from the media presentation device and sending an updated electronic programming guide to the media presentation device, the updated programming guide comprising a listing of content from an additional content source corresponding to the additional authentication token.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising updating the electronic programming guide continuously.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating the electronic programming guide based on the plurality of authentication tokens.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein generating the electronic programming guide comprises comparing the plurality of authentication tokens to a collection of known content sources utilizing authentication.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising performing network searching for content sources utilizing authentication and updating the collection of known content sources utilizing authentication with newly discovered content sources utilizing authentication.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising aggregating identity metadata associated with the user based on the plurality of authentication tokens to form aggregated identity metadata, and providing the aggregated identity metadata to an advertising service.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of content sources includes a computer network content source and a broadcast content source.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein one or more of the plurality of content sources are provided by a multichannel video program distributor (MVPD).

12. The method of claim 10, wherein one or more of the plurality of content sources are Internet-accessible.

13. A method of providing advertising content in a computer network media consumption environment, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of authentication tokens from one or more media presentation devices associated with a user, each of the plurality of authentication tokens representing an established authenticated relationship between the user and a content source; and

providing advertising content to one or more of the media presentation devices associated with the user based upon the authentication tokens.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising aggregating identity metadata associated with the user based on the plurality of authentication tokens to form aggregated identity metadata, and wherein the advertising content is selected based on the aggregated identity metadata.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising performing network searching for content sources utilizing authentication and maintaining a collection of the content sources utilizing authentication.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising sending an electronic programming guide to the media presentation device, the electronic programming guide comprising a listing of content from a plurality of content sources corresponding to the plurality of authentication tokens.

17. A media presentation device, comprising:

a display;

a logic subsystem configured to execute instructions; and

a data-holding subsystem holding instructing executable by the logic subsystem to;

establish authenticated relationships with a plurality of content sources;

in response, receive for each authenticated relationship an authentication token representing the authenticated relationship, thereby receiving a plurality of authentication tokens;

send the plurality of authentication tokens to a federated identity service;

send a request to the federated identity service for an electronic programming guide; and

receive the electronic programming guide from the federated identity service, the electronic programming guide comprising a listing of content from the content sources corresponding to the authentication tokens.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising registering the media presentation device with the federated identity service.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the authentication token provides information about one or more of the media presentation device, a user of the media presentation device, and the content source from which the authentication token was received.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising receiving advertising content based on one or more of the plurality of authentication tokens.