System for managing media services

摘要

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media content processor (MCP) having a controller to detect a communication device roaming into a personal area network, receive a communication identifier from the communication device, authenticate the communication device responsive to validating the communication identifier, and enable the communication device to manage operations of the MCP according to a profile of a subscriber of the communication device responsive to a successful authentication of the communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A machine-readable storage device, comprising executable instructions, which when executed by a processor operating in a network element of a multimedia communication system, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving an identifier of a communication device that has established communications with a media processor by way a personal area network responsive to the communication device having accepted from the media processor an offer to access media content services; determining an association between the identifier of the communication device and the media processor; facilitating communications with the communication device responsive to the association between the identifier and the media processor; authenticating the communication device according to the identifier; and transmitting to the media processor, information to enable the communication device to manage media services provided by the media processor.