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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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2032 |
Classification
- 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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