Patent ID: 9106954
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a request related to a media device, the request including a public identifier of the media device and a user account identifier, wherein the public identifier is accessible by a user associated with the media device; accessing, based on the user account identifier, a user record from a database of user records, wherein the user record is associated with a user account corresponding to a location; determining, from the user record, a private identifier of the media device corresponding to the public identifier of the media device, wherein the private identifier is unique to the media device among a set of media devices associated with the user record and the private identifier is inaccessible by the user; using the private identifier to perform an action related to the media device in response to the request; receiving a user request to delete the public identifier from the database; removing the private identifier from the database; and in response to removing the private identifier from the database, deleting the public identifier from the database.