Patent ID: 9210144
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a media playback device from a server, a temporary authentication token that enables access to an account accessible by a first device, wherein the temporary authentication token is generated after validation by the server of a particular authentication token received at the server from the first device, wherein the first device is distinct from the media playback device, and wherein the temporary authentication token is received from the server via a communication path that does not include the first device; initiating a prompt to input a media playback device authentication token; generating a second temporary authentication token at the media playback device in response to a determination that the media playback device authentication token received at the media playback device is invalid or in response to a request received at the media playback device, the request associated with the second temporary authentication token, wherein the second temporary authentication token enables access to an interactive television system via the media playback device; transmitting the second temporary authentication token to the server; and initiating, at the media playback device, presentation of the temporary authentication token in response to a determination that the media playback device received the second temporary authentication token.