Method and system for TV everywhere authentication based on automatic content recognition

摘要

An automatic content recognition (ACR)-enabled connected TV device may be operable to identify, utilizing an ACR system, a network which is being tuned to. An authentication may be performed by the ACR-enabled connected TV device for receiving content through a TV everywhere service associated with the identified network based on information identified by the ACR system. The ACR-enabled connected TV device may be operable to pair with a paired device utilizing a companion application downloaded in the paired device. The paired device may communicate with the ACR-enabled connected TV device using near field communication (NFC). In instances when the ACR-enabled connected TV device has been authenticated for receiving the content through the TV everywhere (TVE) service, the paired device may also be authenticated. The performing of the authentication may comprise identifying a set-top box (STB) coupled to the ACR-enabled connected TV device as well as determining a service provider.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
in an automatic content recognition (ACR)-enabled connected TV device, wherein:
said ACR-enabled connected TV device comprises an ACR module that communicates with an ACR system that is external to said ACR-enabled connected TV device, and said ACR system assigns same interactive event identifiers to different sets of video fingerprints that are generated from same video content by different video fingerprint technologies from multiple vendors based on timing of assignment of the interactive event identifiers to multiple sequences of the video fingerprints that are generated from the same video content;said ACR module providing fingerprints to said ACR system for matching; andsaid ACR module receiving information and/or content from said ACR system based on said matching;identifying by said ACR module, utilizing the information received from said ACR system, a network to which said ACR-enabled connected TV device is being tuned, wherein said received information identifies one or more locations to take fingerprints of content being displayed on said ACR-enabled connected TV device; andperforming by said ACR module, an authentication for presenting content through a TV everywhere (WE) service associated with said identified network based on information identified by said ACR system.