TEMPORARY SUBSCRIPTION ACCESS VIA AN ALTERNATE TELEVISION RECEIVER

摘要

Various arrangements that permit temporary subscription porting are presented. A temporary subscription port request may be submitted by a subscriber. The temporary subscription port request may include an identifier of a visitor television receiver and authentication information for the subscriber. In response to the temporary subscription port request, a first command to a home television receiver may be transmitted that disables viewing a first set of television channels linked with the subscriber's subscription account. In response to the temporary subscription port request, a second command to the visitor television receiver may be transmitted that enables viewing the first set of television channels linked with the subscriber's subscription account.

主权项

1. A system for subscription porting, the system comprising:
a first television receiver that controls access to television channels based on received instructions; and a second television receiver that:
controls access to television channels based on received instructions; andoutputs, to a television for presentation, a graphical representation of an identifier of the second television receiver; a subscription management computer system, configured to:
receive, from a mobile device, a temporary subscription port request, wherein:
the temporary subscription port request comprises the identifier of the second television receiver output to the television for presentation and authentication information linked with a subscriber associated with the first television receiver;in response to the temporary subscription port request, transmit a first command to the first television receiver that disables viewing of a first set of television channels linked with a subscription account of the subscriber; andin response to the temporary subscription port request, transmit a second command to the second television receiver that enables viewing the first set of television channels linked with the subscription account.