Patent ID: 8775553

Claim:
A method for managing signal delivery to a plurality of display platforms, comprising: logging a first client into a user account of a data provider; creating a first data session between the first client and a first point of presence, wherein: during the first data session, the first client has access to data services and data associated with the user account; the first data session is associated with a first session ID; and a number of sessions that are active for the user account are controlled; storing the first session ID in a centralized database; receiving a request for data from the first client; and ensuring that the first data session is active based on a comparison of the request for data and the first session ID, wherein: the comparison is based on a search of the local data cache of the first point of presence for the first session ID; and if the local data cache does not contain the first session ID, the comparison further includes a search of centralized database for the first session ID.