Service credential distribution

摘要

Described are techniques and systems for providing service account credentials to a media device. A remote control configured to control the media device may include a remote identifier, service account credentials, or both to the media device. The media device may acquire the service account credentials, and configure the media device to perform one or more operations using the service account credentials. As different remote controls associated with different service account credentials are used, the media device is reconfigured according to the inputs from those remote controls.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a media device comprising:
a communication interface;a memory storing computer-executable instructions; anda hardware processor communicatively coupled to the communication interface and the memory, the hardware processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
receive a remote identifier from a remote control device;receive play control data from the remote control device, wherein the play control data is indicative of one or more user inputs to the remote control device associated with playing content from a service provider;provide the remote identifier to a server via the Internet using the communication interface;receive, by the media device, service account credentials associated with the remote identifier, wherein the service account credentials are configured to convey permission to access the content;establish, by the media device, communication with the service provider using the service account credentials, wherein the service provider is configured to provide to the media device access to the content based on the service account credentials;based at least on the play control data, request, by the media device, the content from the service provider using the service account credentials;receive, at the media device, the content from the service provider; andcause the content to be played on a display screen.