Systems and methods for connecting a public device to a private device with pre-installed content management applications

A system for providing access to media content by connecting, to a public device, a private device that has an installed application associated with the media content, the system comprising:

• control circuitry configured to:
• receive a communication from a private device, implementing a private interface application, indicating that a user wishes to access content using a public device;
• request, from the private device, both user authorization information and an identifier for the private interface application;
• transmit to a content provider, at a location based on the identifier, a request for a public interface application corresponding to the private interface application;
• receive, at the public device, the public interface application, wherein the public interface application includes an interface for communicating with a content provider and a graphical user interface for display to the user on the public device, and wherein the private interface application is configured to control the graphical user interface on the public device while the private device is within a predetermined proximity to the public device;
• activate the public interface application on the public device;
• provide, via the public interface application, the user authorization information to a server of the content provider;
• receive a user request, issued from the private interface application, for a media asset from the content provider;
• request, at the public device, the media asset from the content provider;
• receive, at the public device, the media asset from the content provider;
• and
• generate, via the public interface application, the media asset for consumption in response to the user request.