METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING CONTENT SUBSCRIPTION USAGE ON MANY DEVICES
In some embodiments, control circuitry logs, at a memory, over a particular time period, a number of instances of simultaneous streaming of media requests from a media streaming service by different devices using authentication information associated with a same user account. The control circuitry identifies a threshold number of instances of simultaneous streaming of media requests from the media streaming service by different devices using the authentication information associated with the same user account based on user account data. In response to determining that the number of instances of simultaneous streaming exceeds the identified threshold, input/output circuitry transmits a message via a graphical user interface of a user device associated with the user account. The message includes a user-selectable option to increase the threshold. In response to receiving a user selection of the option, the control circuitry increases the threshold.
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51 . A method comprising:
logging, over a particular time period, a number of instances of simultaneous streaming of media requests from a media streaming service by different devices using authentication information associated with a same user account;
identifying a threshold number of instances of simultaneous streaming of media requests from the media streaming service by different devices using the authentication information associated with the same user account based on user account data;
in response to determining that the number of instances of simultaneous streaming exceeds the identified threshold:
causing a message to be displayed via a graphical user interface of a user device associated with the user account, the message comprising a user-selectable option to increase the threshold; and
in response to receiving a user selection of the option, increasing the threshold.
52 . The method of claim 51 , wherein the different devices requesting simultaneous streaming of the media from the media streaming service are associated with different user profiles.
53 . The method of claim 51 , wherein the user account data comprise a number of streams available to the user account from the media streaming service.
54 . The method of claim 51 , wherein the particular time period comprises a subscription period that the user account has been subscribed to the media streaming service.
55 . The method of claim 51 , wherein the particular time period comprises a subscription period that the user account has been subscribed to the media streaming service, and wherein the user account data comprise a length of time of the subscription period.
56 . The method of claim 51 , wherein the user account data comprise a date, and wherein only a certain number of instances of simultaneous streaming is allowed during the date.
57 . The method of claim 51 , wherein the user account data comprise a time of day, and wherein only a certain number of instances of simultaneous streaming is allowed during the time of day.
58 . The method of claim 51 , wherein the particular time period comprises a subscription period that the user account has been subscribed to the media streaming service, and wherein the user account data comprise a number of media assets that became available from the media streaming service during a portion of the subscription period.
59 . The method of claim 51 , wherein the particular time period comprises a subscription period that the user account has been subscribed to the media streaming service, and wherein the message further comprises names of media assets, names of users, a number of streaming conflicts occurring during the subscription period, instructions for increasing or decreasing a number of streams in a subscription, and recommendations of how to minimize a number of future streaming conflicts.
60 . A system comprising:
memory;
control circuitry configured to:
log, at the memory, over a particular time period, a number of instances of simultaneous streaming of media requests from a media streaming service by different devices using authentication information associated with a same user account;
identify a threshold number of instances of simultaneous streaming of media requests from the media streaming service by different devices using the authentication information associated with the same user account based on user account data; and
input/output circuitry configured to, in response to the control circuitry determining that the number of instances of simultaneous streaming exceeds the identified threshold:
transmit a message via a graphical user interface of a user device associated with the user account, the message comprising a user-selectable option to increase the threshold; and
wherein the control circuitry is further configured to, in response to receiving a user selection of the option, increase the threshold.
61 . The system of claim 60 , wherein the different devices requesting simultaneous streaming of media from the media streaming service are associated with different user profiles.
62 . The system of claim 60 , wherein the user account data comprise a number of streams available to the user account from the media streaming service.
63 . The system of claim 60 , wherein the particular time period comprises a subscription period that the user account has been subscribed to the media streaming service.
64 . The system of claim 60 , wherein the particular time period comprises a subscription period that the user account has been subscribed to the media streaming service, and wherein the user account data comprise a length of time of the subscription period.
65 . The system of claim 60 , wherein the user account data comprise a date, and wherein only a certain number of instances of simultaneous streaming is allowed during the date.
66 . The system of claim 60 , wherein the user account data comprise a time of day, and wherein only a certain number of instances of simultaneous streaming is allowed during the time of day.
67 . The system of claim 60 , wherein the particular time period comprises a subscription period that the user account has been subscribed to the media streaming service, and wherein the user account data comprise a number of media assets that became available from the media streaming service during a portion of the subscription period.
68 . The method of claim 60 , wherein the particular time period comprises a subscription period that the user account has been subscribed to the media streaming service, and wherein the message further comprises names of media assets, names of users, a number of streaming conflicts occurring during the subscription period, instructions for increasing or decreasing a number of streams in a subscription, and recommendations of how to minimize a number of future streaming conflicts.
69 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
instructions that when executed by a control circuitry cause the control circuitry to:
log, over a particular time period, a number of instances of simultaneous streaming of media requests from a media streaming service by different devices using authentication information associated with a same user account;
identify a threshold number of instances of simultaneous streaming of media requests from the media streaming service by different devices using the authentication information associated with the same user account based on user account data;
instructions that when executed by an input/output circuitry cause the input/output circuitry to:
cause a message to be displayed via a graphical user interface of a user device associated with the user account, the message comprising a user selectable option to increase the threshold, in response to the control circuitry determining that the number of instances of simultaneous streaming exceeds the identified threshold; and
instructions that when executed by the control circuitry further cause the control circuitry to:
increase the threshold, in response to receiving a user selection of the option.
70 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 69 , wherein the different devices requesting simultaneous streaming of the media from the media streaming service are associated with different user profiles.
71 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 69 , wherein the user account data comprise a number of streams available to the user account from the media streaming service.
72 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 69 , wherein the particular time period comprises a subscription period that the user account has been subscribed to the media streaming service.
73 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 69 , wherein the particular time period comprises a subscription period that the user account has been subscribed to the media streaming service, and wherein the message further comprises names of media assets, names of users, a number of streaming conflicts occurring during the subscription period, instructions for increasing or decreasing a number of streams in a subscription, and recommendations of how to minimize a number of future streaming conflicts.