Patent ID: 9560034
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q,G09B,H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A method of limiting account sharing, said method comprising: receiving login information via a first computing device for an account of a user and logging in said first computing device to a server application, wherein streaming video of said server application is available to any computing device logged in using said login information of said user; deducting a number of tokens from said user account in a computer database corresponding to a price of a video of said server application; starting to stream said video from a computer server to said first computing device of said user, wherein said streamed video is not downloaded to said first computing device; receiving a request from a second computing device to start streaming of said video to said second computing device after a time has elapsed since said starting; comparing said elapsed time to a stated time limit and granting said request when said elapsed time is less than said stated time limit or when said elapsed time is greater than said stated time limit but less than an actual time limit, whereby said streamed video continues to be available for viewing via said user account; and when it is determined that said elapsed time is greater than said actual time limit, said actual time limit being greater than said stated time limit, denying said request, whereby said streamed video is no longer available to be streamed to said any computing device logged in using said login information of said user.