- Number
- 12184629
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- Filed
- 2020-03-13
- Assignee
- Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Inventors
- VanBeek; Eric S. et al.
- CPC
- G06F16/9566; G06Q20/123; G06Q20/322; G06Q20/407; G06Q20/127; H04L63/08; G06F16/2379; H04L63/0807
- Verdict
- Set aside cross-account content access security, business
- Source
- Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline
Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods to enable users to access content authorized to other users. A method for accessing content may include receiving an access activation request from a primary device or a primary user account corresponding to a content item accessible by the primary user account, generating an access identifier corresponding to the content item, where the access identifier identifies the content item and includes access information, receiving an access request including the access identifier from a secondary device or a second user account, determining that the access identifier is valid, and delivering the content item to the secondary device.
Background
FIELD (1) The present disclosure relates generally to systems and method for viewing and accessing content. BACKGROUND (2) Many people purchase or otherwise have access to digital content, such as movies, television shows, electronic books, and the like. The digital content may be stored locally on a user's device (e.g., hard drive) or in many instances, is stored on a database and accessible via a network. For example, certain content managers or providers store a copy of a particular content item and stream the content to the user's playback device once the user has provided the proper credentials (e.g., user name and password). (3) Currently, to access content not authorized for their use, many users will use another user's login credentials in order to access content items licensed to and accessible by another user. This type of credential sharing can generate security risks, prevent proper users from accessing their content (e.g., due to an improper user changing a password), and interferes with content owners' and platforms' abilities to control distribution. SUMMARY (4) In one embodiment, a method for accessing content is disclosed. The method includes receiving an access activation request from a primary device corresponding to a content item authorized for use by the primary device, generating an access identifier corresponding to the content item, wherein the access identifier identifies the content item and includes access information, receiving an access request i
Claims
1. A method for accessing content comprising: presenting, via a user interface at a primary device, a content item and a number of access credits remaining for the content item, wherein the content item is accessible by the primary device associated with a primary user, wherein the primary user has access to stream the content item from a content database, wherein the primary user has the ability to allow a secondary user to access and stream the content item, wherein the content item is exclusively managed by one or more third parties separate from the primary user and the secondary user; receiving, via the user interface, an access activation request from the primary user associated with the primary device corresponding to the content item; generating an access identifier corresponding to the content item, wherein the access identifier identifies the content item and includes access information, wherein the access information includes a temporal access window, wherein the access identifier is valid during the temporal access window; receiving an access request including the access identifier from the secondary user on a secondary device; determining that the access identifier is valid; providing access to the content item to the secondary device by providing the secondary user with access to stream the content item from the content database; reducing the number of access credits for the content item; and presenting, via the user interface, a status of the access request and the reduced number of access credits. ||
6. A method for providing access to content comprising: presenting, via a user interface at a primary device, a content item and a number of access credits remaining for the content item, wherein the content item is accessible by a primary device associated with a primary user, wherein the primary user has access to stream the content item from a content database, wherein the primary user has the ability to allow a secondary user to access and stream the content item, wherein the content item is exclusively managed by one or more third parties separate from the primary user and the secondary user; receiving, via the user interface, an access activation request from the primary user at the primary device for the content item including an access identifier; comparing the access identifier to a database of active content access transactions to determine that the access identifier is valid and the access activation request is received at a time within a temporal access window associated with the access identifier; transmitting access information corresponding to the content item and the access identifier to the secondary user; receiving a playback request from a secondary device associated with the secondary user based on the access data and the access identifier; providing access to the content item to the secondary device by providing the secondary user with access to stream the content item from the content database; reducing the number of access credits for the content item; and presenting, via the user interface, a status of the access request and the reduced number of access credits. ||
10. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions that when executed by at least one processor of a computing system cause the computing system to perform a method comprising: presenting, via a user interface at a primary device, a content item and a number of access credits remaining for the content item, wherein the content item is accessible by the primary device associated with a first user, wherein the first user has access to stream the content item from a content database, wherein the first user has the ability to allow a second user to access and stream the content item, wherein the content item is exclusively managed by one or more third parties separate from the first user and the second user; Receiving, via the user interface, an access activation request from the first user associated with the primary device for a content platform and the content item; generating an access key corresponding to the content item based on the first user authorized access to the content item, wherein the access key identifies the content item and a temporal access window for accessing the content item by the receiving device; transmitting the access key corresponding to the content item to the receiving device; receiving an access request from the receiving device including the access key from the receiving device; determining that the access key is valid; providing access to stream the content item from the content database to the receiving device; reducing the number of access credits for the content item; and presenting, via the user interface, a status of the access request and the reduced number of access credits.