Apparatus, systems and methods to communicate authorized programming between a receiving device and a mobile device

摘要

A mobile device embodiment communicates program distribution account information to a program distributor. The mobile device embodiment receives from the program distributor, authorization to use programming that is conditioned on the communicated program distribution account information. The mobile device embodiment communicates the authorization to a receiving device.

主权项

1. A method to receive authorization to use programming, comprising:
receiving at a mobile device, a first request command to use authorized programming; communicating a second request to use the authorized programming and program distribution account information from the mobile device to a program distributor; receiving at the mobile device, from the program distributor, authorization to use the authorized programming, the authorization conditioned on the communicated program distribution account information; communicating the authorization to a receiving device via the mobile device; and receiving the authorized programming at the mobile device from the receiving device.