Patent ID: 6871188

Claim:
A method for providing access to a consumer device ( 101 ), comprising the acts of: electronically presenting to a consumer representations of services from a plurality of content providers ( 107 , 108 , 109 ), each service being respectively offered by one content provider from among said plurality of content providers ( 107 , 108 , 109 ), receiving a selection ( 203 ) from the consumer for a demonstration of the features of the service offered by a specific one of content providers from among the plurality of content providers ( 107 , 108 , 109 ): and responsive to receiving said selection ( 203 ), initiating a demonstration of said service features for the specific one of content providers; querying the consumer at the termination of said demonstration to determine if the consumer wishes to subscribe to the services of the specific one of content providers; and providing the specific one of content providers access to the consumer device ( 101 ), responsive to determination that the consumer wishes to subscribe to the service of the specific one of said content providers.