Patent ID: 8549605
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a video display; a processor configured for controlling the display and accessing computer readable instructions to cause the processor to: responsive to a viewer selection of a service, access, over a network, a server associated with the service; without any viewer interaction including without user manual input of any further information to establish a session with the service, execute authentication with the server; responsive to successful authentication, provide the service to said viewer at least in part by presenting an image associated with the service on the display; and responsive to said viewer selection of an asset from the service, automatically and without viewer input determine whether a session for which the authentication is valid is expired and responsive to the determination that the session is expired, repeating authentication with the server to establish a new session, responsive to the server indicating that the session for which the authentication is valid is expired, further presents a message on the display informing the viewer that the session has expired and is being reestablished, wherein responsive to successful authentication repeat to establish a new session responsive to the server indicating that the session for which the authentication is valid is expired, the processor receives from the server an updated asset list, at least some assets representing respective audio video programs.