Media Viewing Session Access via Network-Based Tier Association
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional digital content distribution models are rigid and do not adapt to dynamic environments, limiting user experiences by confining users to their subscription tiers, which may not leverage available infrastructure for enhanced viewing, and fail to provide establishments with mechanisms to offer elevated services.
Innovation Solution
Systems and methods that associate a first user account's access level with a second user account's capabilities, allowing temporary access to enhanced features such as higher streaming resolution, ad-free content, and additional features based on the second user account's subscription tier when accessing networks associated with establishments like hotels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users access content through their personal accounts on establishment networks, then users maintain control over their subscription preferences and access levels, but the available infrastructure capabilities (e.g., UHD resolution) cannot be leveraged
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts user access capabilities based on the network environment. When a user logs in through an establishment network with higher capability infrastructure, the system automatically associates the establishment's capability level with the user's account, enabling access to enhanced features like UHD streaming without requiring manual user configuration or account changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary mechanism (capability association layer) between the user account and the content delivery infrastructure. This intermediary dynamically links the user's personal account with the establishment's network capabilities, allowing the user to benefit from enhanced infrastructure while maintaining their original account identity and access methods.
2Adaptability or versatility
If establishments offer enhanced service levels to patrons, then user experience is elevated, but the system requires complex account association and capability management processes
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service automation where the capability association occurs automatically when a user logs in through an establishment network. The system autonomously detects the network environment, retrieves the establishment's capability level, associates it with the user's account, and configures the appropriate service level without requiring manual intervention from either the user or establishment staff.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing capability levels for different establishment networks and pre-configuring the association logic. When a user connects to an establishment network, the system has already prepared the capability data and association rules, enabling immediate service level enhancement without complex real-time processing or manual configuration.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a rigid subscription model is maintained, then account management is simple, but the system cannot adapt to dynamic environments or leverage available infrastructure
Solution Approach 1:
The system transforms the rigid subscription model into a dynamic access model. Instead of fixed capability assignments, the system continuously evaluates the network environment and automatically adjusts the user's access capabilities to match the available infrastructure. This maintains operational simplicity for users while enabling environmental adaptability.
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AI summary
The present disclosure describes methods and systems for managing a media viewing session, e.g., by associating a media content access level of a first user account with a subscription tier of a second user account. This process includes detecting a login event over a network associated with the second user account and adjusting the first account's access to media content based on the second account's subscription capabilities.