Granted Patent B2

US 12,519,780 · App. 18/407,659 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Inventors: Laxminarayana Dalimba (Bengaluru, IN); Himanshu Jain (Bengaluru, IN)

Assignee: DISH Network Techonlogies India Private Limited

H04L63/083

Abstract

Claims (101)

1 . A system comprising:

a fixed device;

an account management system (“AMS”) server coupled to the fixed device;

a property management system (“PMS”) server coupled to the fixed device and the AMS server;

wherein the PMS server associates, at a given time, the fixed device with a given user;

a personal user device (“PUD”) coupled to the AMS server and the fixed device; and

a content server coupled to the fixed device, the AMS server and the PUD;

wherein the fixed device comprises:

a fixed device processor; and

a non-transitory fixed device data store, coupled to the fixed device processor, storing first computer instructions which, when executed by the fixed device processor, instantiate a presence application; and

wherein the presence application configured the fixed device to perform presence operations including:

receiving a 1 st user code from the PMS server;

receiving a 1 st user access code from the AMS server; and

communicating the 1 st user access code as a 2 nd user access code to the PUD; and

wherein the 2 nd user access code is utilized by the AMS server to verify the PUD can access data stored by the AMS server;

wherein the content server receives the 2 nd user access code from the PUD;

wherein the content server verifies the 1 st user access code against a 2 nd user access code;

wherein the content server grants the PUD access to at least one content when a result of the verifying of the 1 st user access code against the 2 nd user access code yields a positive result; and

wherein the 2 nd user access code is utilized by the content server to validate a request, from the PUD, to receive content from the content server.

2 . The system of claim 1 ,

wherein the presence operations further comprise:

communicating a 2 nd user code to the AMS server;

wherein the AMS server receives the 1 st user code from the PMS server; and

wherein the 1 st user code and the 2 nd user code are utilized by the AMS server to verify the fixed device can execute one or more content operations including providing at least one of content control activity data and content preference data to the AMS server for storage by the AMS server.

3 . The system of claim 2 ,

wherein the PMS server associates the 1 st user code with log-in information for the given user.

4 . The system of claim 3 ,

wherein the 1 st user code does not contain the log-in information.

5 . The system of claim 4 ,

wherein the PMS server independently communicates the 1 st user code to the AMS server;

wherein the presence operations further comprise:

receiving, in a combined data transmission, the 1 st user code and the 1 st user access code from the AMS server; and

wherein the AMS server comprises:

an AMS processor executing non-transitory computer instructions, which instantiate an AMS app which performs AMS operations including:

comparing the 1 st user code against the 2 nd user code; and

verifying the fixed device when a result of the comparing of the 1 st user code against the 2 nd user code indicates that operative data in the 1 st user code matches operative data in the 2 nd user code.

6 . The system of claim 5 ,

wherein the AMS operations further comprise:

receiving content control activity data from the fixed device at the given time; and

associating the content control activity data with the 1 st user access code.

7 . The system of claim 6 ,

wherein the AMS operations further comprise:

receiving content preference data from the fixed device at the given time; and

associating the content preference data with the 1 st user access code.

8 . The system of claim 7 ,

wherein the AMS operations further comprise:

verifying the 2 nd user access code against the 1 st user access code; and

when verified, allowing the PUD to access one or more of content control activity data and the content preference data.

9 . An account management system (“AMS”) server comprising:

an AMS processor; and

a non-transitory AMS data store, coupled to the AMS processor, storing non-transitory computer instructions which, when executed by the AMS processor, instantiates an AMS application that performs AMS operations comprising:

receiving a 1 st user code independently communicated by a property management system (“PMS”) server to the AMS;

generating a user access code;

communicating, in a combined data transmission, the 1 st user code and a 1 st user access code to a fixed device coupled to the AMS server;

receiving a 2 nd user access code from a personal user device (“PUD”) coupled to the fixed device and the AMS server;

wherein the 1 st user access code has been previously provided by the fixed device, as the 2 nd user access code, to the PUD;

comparing the 1 st user access code with the 2 nd user access code; and

verifying the PUD can access data stored by the AMS server when the 1 st user access code and the 2 nd user access code contain identical operative data.

10 . The AMS server of claim 9 ,

wherein the data stored by the AMS server includes content control activity data corresponding to one or more interactions by a given user of the fixed device; and

wherein the content control activity data has been previously communicated by the fixed device to the AMS server in at least one data packet that includes the 1 st user access code.

11 . The AMS Server of claim 10 ,

wherein the content control activity data includes data indicative of at least one trick-play operation previously requested by the given user of the fixed device.

12 . The AMS server of claim 9 ,

wherein the data stored by the AMS server includes content preference data corresponding to one or more preferences for a given user of the fixed device; and

wherein the content preference data has been previously determined by at least one of the fixed device and AMS server based on previous preference indications by the given user.

13 . The AMS server of claim 9 ,

wherein the AMS operations further comprise:

communicating the 1 st user access code to a content server;

wherein the content server verifies the 1 st user access code against a 2 nd user access code received from the PUD; and

wherein the content server grants the PUD access to at least one content when a result of the verifying of the 1 st user access code against the 2 nd user access code yields a positive result.

14 . The AMS server of claim 9 ,

wherein the data stored by the AMS server includes content control activity data received from the fixed device; and

wherein the 2 nd user access code is associated by the AMS server with the content control activity data.

15 . The AMS server of claim 14 ,

wherein the content control activity data identifies at least one trick-play operation initiated by the given user and with respect to a given content and enables the PUD to release the trick-play operation and resume presentation of the given content on the PUD.

16 . The AMS server of claim 15 ,

wherein the trick-play operation is a pause in a presentation of the given content on the fixed device; and

wherein the release of the trick-play operation is a resumption of the presentation of the given content one at least one of the fixed device and the PUD.

17 . The AMS server of claim 9 ,

wherein the data stored by the AMS server includes content preference data generated by the AMS server based on content requested by the fixed device from the content server; and

wherein the 2 nd user access code is associated by the AMS server with the content preference data.

18 . The AMS server of claim 17 ,

wherein the content preference data limits content the PUD can receive from the content server by at least one of content rating, genre, and subject matter.

19 . A non-transitory computer readable medium, having stored thereon computer instructions which, when executed by a processor of an account management system (“AMS”) server, causes the AMS server to perform operations comprising:

generating a user access code;

communicating a 1 st user access code to a fixed device coupled to the AMS server;

receiving a 2 nd user access code from a personal user device (“PUD”) coupled to the fixed device and the AMS server;

wherein the 1 st user access code has been previously provided by the fixed device, as the 2 nd user access code, to the PUD;

verifying the PUD can access data stored by the AMS server when the 1 st user access code and the 2 nd user access code contain identical operative data; and

communicating the 1 st user access code to a content server;

wherein the content server verifies the 1 st user access code against a 2 nd user access code received from the PUD; and

wherein the content server grants the PUD access to at least one content when a result of the verifying of the 1 st user access code against the 2 nd user access code yields a positive result.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 ,

wherein the data stored by the AMS server includes content control activity data received from the fixed device;

wherein the 2 nd user access code is associated by the AMS server with the content control activity data;

wherein the content control activity data includes data indicative of at least one trick-play operation previously requested by a given user of the fixed device;

wherein the trick-play operation is a pause in a presentation of a given content on the fixed device;

wherein a release of the trick-play operation is a resumption of the presentation of the given content one at least one of the fixed device and the PUD;

wherein the data stored by the AMS server further includes content preference data corresponding to one or more preferences for a given user of the fixed device; and

wherein the content preference data has been previously determined by at least one of the fixed device and AMS server based on previous preference indications by the given user.

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