摘要 |
An account management server (130), a communication device (140) and a service device (110) are provided for managing access to an account. The account management server (130) includes a storage device configured to store identifying information for each of a plurality of service devices (110) and configured to store an account associated with each of the plurality of service devices (110). The account management server is configured to: receive identifying information from a communication device (140); identify at least one service device (110) whose stored identifying information matches the received identifying information; and grant management access to the account associated with the identified at least one service device to the communication device. The service device (110) may be a set-top box and the communication device (140) may be a cellular phone. The identifying information may be unique or may be the IP address of the service device. |