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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Peter J. Hare, San Francisco, CA (US);
Vijay Sundaram, San Ramon, CA (US);
Sudhakar N. Mambakkam, San Jose, CA (US);
Venkatesh Venishetty, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Vamsi K. Kondadasula, Milpitas, CA (US);
Quenton D. Jones, Layton, UT (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A device implementing a system to associate a user account with a content output device includes at least one processor configured to receive an invitation to access content associated with a first user account on another device associated with a second user account, the other device being connected to a local area network. The at least one processor is further configured to send, to a server, a request for authorization to access the content associated with the first user account on the other device associated with the second user account, the request comprising information included with the invitation, and to receive, from the server, the authorization to access the content. The at least one processor is further configured to access, based at least in part on the authorization, the content associated with the first user account on the other device associated with the second user account.