Method and system for authenticating a user receiving device into a primary service provider system to communicate with a partner service provider
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- generating a request for a first encrypted token at a user receiving device;
communicating the request for the first encrypted token to an authentication web service associated with a primary service provider;
generating the first encrypted token at the authentication web service, wherein the first encrypted token comprises a site identifier encrypted therein that identifies a partner service provider;
communicating the first encrypted token from the authentication web service to the primary service provider;
communicating the first encrypted token from the primary service provider to the user receiving device;
communicating the first encrypted token from the user receiving device to the partner service provider;
validating a request for data from the user receiving device at the partner service provider by decrypting the first encrypted token and validating the site identifier; and
receiving the data from the partner service provider at the user receiving device after validation of the first encrypted token.
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Abstract
A method and system for authenticating a user receiving device to communicate with a partner service device includes a primary service provider. A user receiving device generates a request for a first encrypted token. The user receiving device communicates the request for the first encrypted token to an authentication web service of the primary service provider. The authentication web service generates the first encrypted token. The primary service provider communicates the first encrypted token to the user receiving device. The user receiving device communicates the first encrypted token to the partner service provider. The partner service provider communicates data to the user receiving device after receiving the first encrypted token.
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1. A method comprising:
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generating a request for a first encrypted token at a user receiving device; communicating the request for the first encrypted token to an authentication web service associated with a primary service provider; generating the first encrypted token at the authentication web service, wherein the first encrypted token comprises a site identifier encrypted therein that identifies a partner service provider; communicating the first encrypted token from the authentication web service to the primary service provider; communicating the first encrypted token from the primary service provider to the user receiving device; communicating the first encrypted token from the user receiving device to the partner service provider; validating a request for data from the user receiving device at the partner service provider by decrypting the first encrypted token and validating the site identifier; and receiving the data from the partner service provider at the user receiving device after validation of the first encrypted token. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a primary service provider; a partner service provider; a user receiving device in communication with the primary service provider and the partner service provider and generating a request for a first encrypted token, said user receiving device communicating the request for the first encrypted token to an authentication web service of the primary service provider; said authentication web service generating the first encrypted token, wherein the first encrypted token comprises a site identifier encrypted therein that identifies the partner service provider; said authentication web service communicating the first encrypted token to the primary service provider; said primary service provider communicating the first encrypted token to the user receiving device; said user receiving device communicating the first encrypted token to the partner service provider; said partner service provider validating a request for data from the user receiving device by decrypting the first encrypted token and validating the site identifier; and said partner service provider communicating the data to the user receiving device after validating the first encrypted token. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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