Media Device Purchase Authentication via Mobile Intermediary
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in accessing and purchasing media content on media devices like TVs due to the cumbersome process of entering user account and payment information using remote controls, which is time-consuming and prone to errors.
Innovation Solution
A method that utilizes connected mobile devices to facilitate the purchase process by encoding offer data for payment interfaces on mobile devices, allowing users to authenticate and complete transactions securely without needing to input information on the media device, leveraging the mobile device's data entry capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users enter user account and payment information using remote controls on media devices, then media content can be accessed and purchased, but the process becomes time-consuming and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
A mobile device serves as an intermediary between the user and the media device. The mobile device receives offer data from the media device, presents the payment interface to the user, and transmits authentication information back to the media device. This intermediary approach allows users to leverage the mobile device's sophisticated data entry capabilities while the media device focuses on content delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The payment and authentication functions are extracted from the media device and relocated to the mobile device. The media device only needs to present the offer and receive authentication confirmation, while the mobile device handles the complex tasks of data entry, payment processing, and authentication information transmission.
2Reliability
If users enter payment information using remote controls on media devices, then purchases can be completed, but the process is prone to errors
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device acts as an intermediary that leverages its sophisticated keyboard and data entry capabilities to accurately capture payment information. The mobile device's interface is optimized for data input, reducing errors compared to remote control interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses encoded offer data that is transmitted to the mobile device. The mobile device receives and processes this encoded data, ensuring accurate transmission of purchase information without requiring manual entry on the media device itself.
3Reliability
If the media device handles authentication and payment processing, then content can be accessed, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device serves as an intermediary that handles the complex authentication and payment processing tasks. The media device maintains a simple role of presenting offers and receiving authentication confirmations, thereby avoiding the need for sophisticated data entry interfaces or payment processing capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is segmented into distinct functional components: the media device handles content delivery and offer presentation, while the mobile device handles authentication, payment processing, and data entry. This segmentation allows each device to be optimized for its specific function without unnecessary complexity.
4Ease of operation
If the media device has sophisticated data entry capabilities, then authentication can be completed on the device, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device serves as an intermediary that provides the sophisticated data entry interface. Users interact with the payment interface on their mobile device, which they are already familiar with and find convenient to use. The media device does not need to provide these sophisticated interfaces, maintaining its simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device, being a multi-functional device that users already possess, is utilized for data entry and authentication tasks. This eliminates the need for the media device to incorporate sophisticated data entry capabilities, as the mobile device's universal functionality is leveraged instead.
Data Source
AI summary
Mechanisms for presenting media content items using multiple devices are provided. In some embodiments, methods for presenting media content are provided that include: detecting an offer to initiate a purchase of a content item being presented using the media device, wherein the media device has not been authenticated with a content service that provides the content item; in response to detecting the offer to initiate the purchase of the content item when the media device has not been authenticated with the content service that provides the content item, causing the media device to be discoverable by one or more mobile devices that are connected to a same local area network as the media device; encoding offer data corresponding to the detected offer to initiate the purchase of the content item; in response to receiving a status request from a mobile device that is connected to the same local area network as the media device, transmitting the encoded offer data associated with the purchase of the content item to the mobile device, wherein the encoded offer data causes a payment user interface to be presented on the mobile device; receiving a cast request from the mobile device to cast the content item on the media device; and in response to the cast request, executing a receiver application on the media device that accepts the cast request from the mobile device and causes the content item to be presented using the media device.