Audio-Based Secondary Receiver Authorization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for authorizing media program reception on secondary devices require users to possess and enter login credentials or create accounts, which can be cumbersome and deter users from accessing content remotely.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses audio recognition to authenticate secondary receivers by comparing audio content from a primary receiver to authorized channels, allowing users to receive media programs without needing to enter credentials, by sensing and synchronizing audio data from the primary receiver.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users are required to enter login credentials or create accounts to access media programs on secondary devices, then security is maintained, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic authorization by having the secondary device capture audio from the primary device and automatically compare it with stored authorized channel audio signatures. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for users to manually enter credentials while maintaining security through automated verification.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical interaction of manually entering credentials with an acoustic field-based authentication system. The secondary device uses its microphone to capture audio waves from the primary device, transforming the authentication process from a manual input task to an automatic acoustic recognition process.
2Reliability
If manual credential entry is required for secondary device authorization, then security is maintained, but productivity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-storing audio signatures from authorized channels and devices. When authorization is needed, the secondary device simply captures and compares audio in real-time, eliminating the need for users to perform time-consuming credential entry procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The automated audio comparison and authorization process enables the system to self-verify device legitimacy without requiring user intervention, thereby improving productivity by eliminating manual authentication steps while maintaining security protocols.
3Reliability
If users must create accounts with service providers to obtain login credentials, then security is maintained, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the authentication verification process from the traditional account creation and credential management system. By using audio signature comparison, the system removes the need for users to interact with service provider account systems, simplifying the device experience while maintaining security through decentralized audio-based verification.
Data Source
AI summary
There is provided a method that includes initiating a transmission of a first media program of one or more media programs from a provider to a primary receiver authorized to receive the first media program, the first media program having media content, and receiving media data from a secondary receiver, the media data generated by the secondary receive from the media content reproduced and provided by the primary receiver to the secondary receiver. The method also includes comparing the media data received from the secondary receiver with the media content transmitted by the provider to the primary receiver to determine a match between the media data received from the secondary receiver and the media content transmitted by the provider to the primary receiver, and authorizing reception of the one or more media programs by the secondary receiver when the comparing determines the match.