Patent ID: 8255940
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: H04H

Abstract:
1. A method for authenticating a local device in a broadcast area, the method comprising: receiving, via an authentication server, a token and user information from a local device, wherein the token was received by the local device via a first over-the-air broadcast; after receiving the token and the user information from the local device, generating a unique broadcast identifier based at least in part on the token and at least a portion of the user information; transmitting, via the authentication server, the unique broadcast identifier to a broadcast station, wherein the unique broadcast identifier is to be broadcast by the broadcast station via a second over-the-air broadcast; transmitting, via the authentication server, the unique broadcast identifier to the local device; and receiving a notification that the local device has been authenticated after the local device receives (a) the unique broadcast identifier from the authentication server and (b) the unique broadcast identifier via the second over-the-air broadcast from the broadcast station.