Methods, systems, and media for authenticating a connection between a user device and a streaming media content device

A system for authenticating a connection between a user device and a streaming media content device, comprising:

• at least one hardware processor of the user device that:
• detects a collection of candidate streaming media content devices based on one or more beacons;
• in response to the detection, causes an interface to be presented on the user device indicating that the collection of candidate streaming media content devices has been detected during playback of media content on the user device;
• receives an interaction with the interface indicating that one of the candidate streaming media content devices is to be selected for connection to the user device;
• in response to receiving the interaction with the interface, determine which of the candidate streaming media content devices to select for connection with the user device by:
• transmitting instructions to each of the candidate streaming media content devices to broadcast an audio signal, wherein the audio signal broadcast by each of the candidate streaming media content devices contains an embedded value that identifies the streaming media content device from the collection of candidate streaming media content devices;
• updating the interface to indicate that the user device is listening for one or more audio signals from the candidate streaming media content devices;
• receiving the audio signal from a particular streaming media content device;
• processing the audio signal to extract the embedded value that identifies the particular streaming media content device;
• and
• selecting the particular streaming media content device from the collection of candidate streaming media content devices based on the extracted value;
• connects with the particular streaming media content device for playing back media content on the particular streaming media content device;
• and
• updates the interface to indicate that the connection has been established between the user device and the particular streaming media content device in which the user device and the particular streaming media content device have been authenticated to communicate with each other.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method of authenticating a connection between a user device and a streaming media content device, the method comprising:

• detecting a collection of candidate streaming media content devices based on one or more beacons;
• in response to the detection, causing an interface to be presented on the user device indicating that the collection of candidate streaming media content devices has been detected during playback of media content on the user device;
• receiving an interaction with the interface indicating that one of the candidate streaming media content devices is to be selected for connection to the user device;
• in response to receiving the interaction with the interface, determining which of the candidate streaming media content devices to select for connection with the user device by:
• transmitting instructions to each of the candidate streaming media content devices to broadcast an audio signal, wherein the audio signal broadcast by each of the candidate streaming media content devices contains an embedded value that identifies the streaming media content device from the collection of candidate streaming media content devices;
• updating the selectable interface to indicate that the user device is listening for one or more audio signals from the candidate streaming media content devices;
• receiving the audio signal from a particular streaming media content device;
• processing the audio signal to extract the embedded value that identifies the particular streaming media content device;
• and
• selecting the particular streaming media content device from the collection of candidate streaming media content devices based on the extracted value;
• connecting with the particular streaming media content device for playing back media content on the particular streaming media content device;
• and
• updating the interface to indicate that the connection has been established between the user device and the particular streaming media content device in which the user device and the particular streaming media content device have been authenticated to communicate with each other.