Method and system for authorizing playback from multiple devices

摘要

A system and method for using content on multiple devices includes a head end associating a first user device and a second user device with a user account and authorizing the first user device and the second user device to receive content. The first user device forms a selection signal corresponding to a first content. The head end communicates the first content to the first user device corresponding to the selection signal. The first user device displays the first content on a first display associated therewith. The second user device receives the first content and displays the first content on a second display associated with the second user device.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
associating a first user device and a second user device with a user account at a head end; authorizing the first user device and the second user device to receive content; selecting a first content title for a first content from the first user device to form a selection signal; communicating the first content to the first user device corresponding to the selection signal; storing the first content in a memory of the first user device; displaying the first content on a first display associated with the first user device by playing back the first content from the memory; while displaying the first content on the display associated with the first user device, periodically communicating a playback position status signal corresponding to a last viewed playback position of the first content and a first user device identifier from the first user device to the head end; generating a position selection screen display at the second user device comprising the first user device identifier for selecting the last viewed playback position of the first user device; communicating a playback position selection signal to the head end; communicating the first content to the second user device beginning at the last viewed position in response to the playback position selection signal; communicating metadata to the second user device to decode the content; decoding the first content to form first decoded content; and displaying the first decoded content on a second display associated with the second user device.