Authenticated content discovery

• US 9,445,139 B2
• Filed: 10/05/2010
• Issued: 09/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Simmons, John C.
• Primary Examiner(s): SALCE, JASON P
• Application Number:
  US12/898,553
• Publication Number:
  US 20120084804A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,170 Days
• Field of Search: 725 27- 31, 725 48- 49, 725 53- 54
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of authentication tokens from the first media presentation device, each of the plurality of authentication tokens representing an established authenticated relationship between a user and a corresponding content source with which the user has previously registered with an online account, the established authenticated relationship for accessing content from the corresponding content source;

receiving a request from the first media presentation device for an electronic programming guide presenting a list of content including content available via a computer network and content available via broadcast sources;

receiving a request from a second media presentation device associated with the user for the electronic programming guide, the first and second media presentation devices being registered with a federated identity service;

sending the electronic programming guide to the first 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; and

sending the electronic programming guide to the second media presentation device.

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

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

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

5. The method of claim 4, wherein generating the electronic programming guide comprises comparing the plurality of authentication tokens to a collection of known content sources utilizing authentication.

6. The method of claim 5, 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.

7. 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.

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

9. The method of claim 8, wherein one or more of the plurality of content sources are provided by a multichannel video program distributor (MVPD).

10. The method of claim 8, wherein one or more of the plurality of content sources are Internet-accessible.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending advertising content to one or both of the first and second media presentation devices based on the plurality of authentication tokens.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of authentication tokens is received at the federated identity service.

11. A media presentation device, comprising:

a display;

a logic subsystem configured to execute instructions; and

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

establish authenticated relationships with a plurality of content sources with which the user has previously registered with an online account, the established authenticated relationships for accessing content from the 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, the listing of content including content available via a computer network and content available via one or more broadcast sources.

12. The media presentation device of claim 11, wherein the data-holding subsystem holding instructions executable by the logic subsystem further comprises instructions executable to register the media presentation device with the federated identity service.

13. The media presentation device of claim 11, 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.

14. The media presentation device of claim 11, wherein the data-holding subsystem holding instructions executable by the logic subsystem further comprises instructions executable to receive advertising content based on one or more of the plurality of authentication tokens.

15. A method of receiving an electronic programming guide at a media presentation device, the method comprising:

establishing authenticated relationships with a plurality of content sources with which a user has previously registered with an online account, the established authenticated relationships for accessing content from the content sources;

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

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

sending a request to the federated identity service for an electronic programming guide comprising a listing of content from the content sources corresponding to the authentication tokens, the listing of content including content available via a computer network and content available via one or more broadcast sources; and

receiving the electronic programming guide from the federated identity service.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising receiving advertising content based on the plurality of authentication tokens, the advertising content selected based on aggregated identity metadata, the aggregated identity metadata formed by aggregating identity metadata associated with the user based on the plurality of authentication tokens.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein one or more of the content sources utilize authentication, the one or more content sources utilizing authentication discovered via network searching.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising receiving advertising content based on one or more of the plurality of authentication tokens.