QR codes for guided service authorization

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method of accessing a digital rights management (DRM) protected service, the method comprising:

• receiving a selection of a television service included in a broadcast stream from a service provider that is communicatively coupled with an external device via a network by a user of a reception apparatus;
• receiving the broadcast stream that includes the television service selected by the user;
• determining whether the selected television service is the DRM protected service;
• and
• when the selected television service is determined to be the DRM protected service,
• generating a quick response (QR) code containing a uniform resource locator (URL) that includes an address of a website for subscribing to the selected television service and a unique identifier of the reception apparatus,
• displaying the QR code on a display while a preview of the DRM protected service is presented to the user in a portion of the display,
• wirelessly transmitting a part of the QR code to the external device, wherein the external device uses the transmitted part of the QR code for subscribing to the selected television service,
• monitoring the received broadcast stream for a DRM license that is associated with the unique identifier of the reception apparatus,
• acquiring the DRM license that is associated with the unique identifier of the reception apparatus from the received broadcast stream, and
• decrypting at least one media component of the selected television service using the acquired DRM license.

A method of a reception apparatus for accessing a digital rights management (DRM) protected service, the method comprising:

• receiving a selection of a television service included in a broadcast stream from a service provider that is communicatively coupled with an external device via a network by a user of the reception apparatus;
• receiving, by receiver circuitry of the reception apparatus, the broadcast stream that includes the television service selected by the user;
• determining whether the selected television service is the DRM protected service;
• and
• when the selected television service is determined to be the DRM protected service,
• generating, by processing circuitry of the reception apparatus, a quick response (QR) code containing a uniform resource locator (URL) that includes an address of a website for subscribing to the selected television service and a unique identifier of the reception apparatus,
• displaying the QR code on a display while a preview of the DRM protected service is presented to the user in a portion of the display,
• wirelessly transmitting a part of the QR code to the external device, wherein the external device uses the transmitted part of the QR code for subscribing to the selected television service,
• monitoring, by the processing circuitry, the received broadcast stream for a DRM license that is associated with the unique identifier of the reception apparatus,
• acquiring, by the processing circuitry, the DRM license that is associated with the unique identifier of the reception apparatus from the received broadcast stream, and
• decrypting at least one media component of the selected television service using the acquired DRM license.