Patent ID: 8239546

Claim:
A method for controlling access to streaming media assets during streaming, the method comprising: commencing transmission of a media asset to a first user device, wherein the first user device is linked with a user account, and transmission of the media asset comprises sequential transmission of a plurality of media segments; receiving during transmission of the media asset to the first user device, beaconing data from the first user device; storing session information linked with the first user device and the user account, wherein: the session information is at least partially based on the beaconing data received from the first user device, and the session information indicates the first user device and the user account have an active session of receiving the media asset; receiving authentication information linked with a second user device and the user account while transmission of the media asset to the first user device is occurring; determining the first user device is no longer permitted to receive the media asset at least partially due to the first user device no longer being permitted access to the media asset based on at least the session information; and ceasing transmission of a remainder of the plurality of media segments to the first user device, wherein ceasing transmission of the remainder of the plurality of media segments results in the first user device not receiving the media asset in its entirety.