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Methods and systems for use in providing access through a secondary device to services intended for a primary device

US9185116B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 2010
Grant dateNov 10, 2015
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/5651
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Some embodiments provide methods of providing access to services comprise: receiving, from over a distributed network, a request from a secondary device to access an account; confirming authorization to access the account; identifying one or more primary devices registered with and corresponding to the account in response to confirming authorization to access to the account, where the one or more primary devices are multimedia playback devices; receiving, from the secondary device, a selection of a first primary device of the one or more primary devices, where the first primary device is separate and distinct from the secondary device; identifying services available to the first primary device and configured to be utilized through the first primary device; and providing access, through the secondary device, to the identified services.

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