Patent ID: 11960539
Assignee: TOUCHSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: nan (nan)
Classification: CPC nan | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A method of providing a video service, the method comprising:
receiving, at a server system, one or more content search parameters from a first device having a first display;
identifying, by the server system, content based on the one or more content search parameters;
providing, from the server system, content metadata to the first device based on identified content, the content metadata including display metadata for presenting corresponding content on the first display;
receiving, at the server system and from the first device, one or more requests for video content associated with the corresponding content;
receiving, at the server system and from the first device, one or more indications of a unique code that (1) is displayed on second display of a target device remote from the first device, that (2) is subsequently authenticated by the first device, and that (3) comprises at least one of: an account, an IP address, a media access control (MAC) address, a user identification, or a user information;
verifying, by the server system, the one or more requests based on the requested video content and the one or more indications of the unique code;
verifying, by the server system, the target device based on at least the unique code of the target device in the one or more indications;
subsequent to verifying the one or more requests and verifying the target device, generating, by the server system, one or more messages including instructions for the target device to access the requested video content via a content provider code; and
transmitting, from the server system and to the target device, the one or more messages to cause the target device to present the requested video content identified with the first device.