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Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 21, 2020
Applicant:

Telecom Italia S.p.a., Milan, IT;

Inventor:

Alberto Ciarniello, Rome, IT;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/6334 (2011.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/63345 (2013.01); G06F 21/1014 (2023.08);
Abstract

A method is disclosed for providing secure access to multimedia content to a user of a content service at a first user device configured to enable the user to consume the multimedia content. The method comprises: providing, from a second user device, a user identifier to a service provider of the content service, the second user device being provided with a subscriber identity module enabling the second user device to connect to a cellular communication network, the user identifier comprising an identifier of the subscriber identity module; at the second user device, receiving an access key from the service provider, through the cellular communication network, the access key being associated with the user identifier; providing the access key from the second user device to the first user device through a short-range connection, and at the first user device, using the access key to access the multimedia content.


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