Methods and devices for distributing content to an electronic device

1. A method performed by one or more processors, the method comprising:

receiving content access information for accessing content from by a first electronic device from a second electronic device, the content access information including at least one of the content to be output on an output device associated with the first electronic device or a reference to the content to allow the first electronic device to retrieve the content to be output on the output device associated with the first electronic device, and the content access information including authorization information;

determining, based on a type of connection between the first electronic device and the second electronic device, that the type of connection is a short range connection and not a long range connection; and

adjusting a security state of the first electronic device based on the authorization information and the type of connection being the short range connection.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the security state of the first electronic device to transition comprises transitioning from a higher level security state to a lower level security state.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the higher level security state is a locked state and the lower level security state is an unlocked state, and wherein the locked state is a state in which one or more features of the first electronic device are disabled and in which authentication information may be input into the first electronic device to transition the first electronic device from the locked state to the unlocked state.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

establishing a trusted relationship between the first electronic device and the second electronic device.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

establishing the trusted relationship in response to receiving input on the first electronic device and on the second electronic device, the input instructing the first electronic device and the second electronic device to establish the trusted relationship.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content access information is provided to the first electronic device from the second electronic device in response to receiving a command by the first electronic device to output the content on the output device associated with the second electronic device.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the command is received on the second electronic device via a user interface of the second electronic device.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising, prior to receiving the command to output the content on the output device associated with the first electronic device:

displaying one or more selectable content viewing options on the second electronic device including a selectable option to output the content on the output device associated with the first electronic device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the short range connection is where the first electronic device is proximate the second electronic device.

10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising processor-executable instructions which, when executed, configure a processor to:

receive content access information for accessing content by a first electronic device from a second electronic device, the content access information including at least one of the content to be output on an output device associated with the first electronic device or a reference to the content to allow the first electronic device to retrieve the content to be output on the output device associated with the first electronic device, and the content access information including authorization information;

determine, based on a type of connection between the first electronic device and the second electronic device, that the type of connection is a short range connection and not a long range connection; and

adjust a security state of the first electronic device based on the authorization information and the type of connection being the short range connection.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein adjust the security state of the first electronic device further comprises transitioning from a higher level security state to a lower level security state.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the higher level security state is a locked state and the lower level security state is an unlocked state, and wherein the locked state is a state in which one or more features of the first electronic device are disabled and in which authentication information may be input into the first electronic device to transition the first electronic device from the locked state to the unlocked state.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed, further configure the processor to:

establish a trusted relationship between the first electronic device and the second electronic device.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed, further configure the processor to:

establish the trusted relationship in response to receiving input on the first electronic device and on the second electronic device, the input instructing the first electronic device and the second electronic device to establish the trusted relationship.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the content access information is provided to the first electronic device by the second electronic device in response to receiving a command by the second electronic device to output the content on the output device associated with the first electronic device.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the short range connection is where the first electronic device is proximate the second electronic device.

17. A first electronic device comprising:

a communication subsystem for communicating with a second electronic device;

one or more processors; and

a memory containing processor readable instructions for causing the one or more processors to:

receive content access information for accessing content from a second electronic device to the first electronic device, the content access information including at least one of the content to be output on an output device associated with the first electronic device or a reference to the content to allow the first electronic device to retrieve the content to be output on the output device associated with the first electronic device, and the content access information including authorization information;

determine, based on a type of connection between the first electronic device and the second electronic device, that the type of connection is a short range connection and not a long range connection; and

adjust a security state of the first electronic device based on the authorization information and the type of connection being the short range connection.

18. The first electronic device of claim 17 , wherein adjusting the security state of the first electronic device further comprises transitioning from a higher level security state to a lower level security state.

19. The first electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the higher level security state is a locked state and the lower level security state is an unlocked state, and wherein the locked state is a state in which one or more features of the first electronic device are disabled and in which authentication information may be input into the first electronic device to transition the first electronic device from the locked state to the unlocked state.

20. The first electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the processor readable instructions are further for causing the one or more processors to:

establish a trusted relationship between the first electronic device and the second electronic device.

21. The first electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the short range connection is where the first electronic device is proximate the second electronic device.