Vehicle Media Access via Server-Mediated Token Authorization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience and security risks when trying to access online media content on temporary or unfamiliar devices, as they often need to enter account information, which can be time-consuming and risky, especially in situations like transportation services where quick access is desired.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows users to access and control media content on devices without entering account or security information directly, by enabling media presentation systems in reserved vehicles or services to receive media content from a user's account through a server-mediated authorization process, using security tokens and account associations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users enter account information directly on temporary devices to access media content, then access is enabled, but security risks increase and user convenience decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between the user's mobile device and the media content provider. The server receives authentication information from the mobile device, obtains authorization tokens from the media content provider, and relays these tokens to the temporary device (e.g., vehicle media system). This eliminates the need for users to manually enter credentials on temporary devices, improving both security and convenience.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users manually authorize each device to access their media account, then device compatibility is achieved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs authorization actions in advance. When a user reserves a service (e.g., transportation), the server proactively obtains authorization from the media content provider using the user's account credentials stored securely. This preliminary authorization is then activated when the user accesses the service, eliminating the need for real-time manual pairing and reducing time consumption while maintaining broad device compatibility.
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AI summary
In response to a user reserving a vehicle via a first application on a user's mobile device, a first server authorizes a transportation service provider to access media items associated with the user's account for a media content provider. The authorizing includes receiving a first identifier generated by a second application on the mobile device, generating a second identifier if the first identifier is valid, and sending the second identifier to a second server associated with the transportation service provider. A request, initiated via the second application, is received to present a first media item at a media presentation system of the reserved vehicle. In response, a portion of the first media item is sent for presentation at the media presentation system if a device in communication with the media presentation system has received the second identifier.