Abstract: A system and method are provided for delegating entitlements to features of media services. The method includes storing, at an intermediary system operable between at least one service provider and a plurality of user devices, authorization data for a media service associated with a first user, the authorization data enabling the intermediary system to access one or more features of the media service from the service provider on behalf of the first user. The method also includes, after detecting a request to access the media service by a second user, using a set of stored associations to determine whether or not the second user has been delegated an entitlement to the features of the media service, by the first user.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 10, 2016
Date of Patent:
August 20, 2019
Assignee:
AMDOCS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
Inventors:
Sumit Parab, Gemini Waghmare, Jay Deen, Mohammad Soudkhah, Jingyu Wang