Patent ID: 8255942
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: H04H

Abstract:
1. A method for authenticating a local device in a broadcast area, the method comprising: broadcasting, via a broadcast station, a first over-the-air broadcast, wherein (a) the broadcast station is associated with a broadcast area and (b) the first over-the-air broadcast comprises a token; receiving, via the broadcast station, a unique broadcast identifier from an authentication server, wherein (a) the unique broadcast identifier is generated based at least in part on (i) the token in the first over-the-air broadcast and (ii) at least a portion of user information transmitted from a local device that received the token in the first over-the-air broadcast, and (b) the unique broadcast identifier is transmitted by the authentication server to be received by the local device; and broadcasting, via the broadcast station, a second over-the-air broadcast in the broadcast area, wherein the second over-the-air broadcast comprises the unique broadcast identifier to be received by the local device.