摘要 |
A method and apparatus (100) for managing and linking multiple network accounts (125), so as to share access privileges among the multiple accounts, includes linking a first, basic account (115) to a second, premium account (110), the basic account (115) having only general access to basic content, but the second account (110) having privileged access to premium content by virtue of a paid subscription to the premium content, the account linkage thereby effecting a free upgrade of the basic account by according it all the privileged access enjoyed by the premium account without having to purchase any additional subscription from the content provider (105). |