System and method for delegating service entitlements across multiple media services

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions executed by a processor for performing a method for delegating entitlements to media services, the method comprising:

• obtaining, at an intermediary system operable between a service provider and a plurality of user devices from a first user of a first user device of the plurality of user devices, credentials of the first user that are known to the service provider for authorizing access to a media service of the service provider;
• in response to receiving the credentials from the first user, using, by the intermediary system, the credentials to obtain from the service provider an electronic token authorizing access to the media service of the service provider;
• storing, at the intermediary system the electronic token to enable the intermediary system to access the media service from the service provider on behalf of the first user;
• after detecting a request to access the media service by a second user, using, by the intermediary system, a set of stored associations to determine that the second user has been delegated an entitlement to the media service by the first user;
• and
• after determining that the second user has been delegated the entitlement, using, by the intermediary system, the electronic token stored at the intermediary system to access the media service from the service provider for use by the second user, via a communication interface between the intermediary system and the service provider.

An intermediary system operable between a service provider and a plurality of user devices, comprising:

• a memory storing instructions;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory for executing the instructions to perform a method comprising:
• obtaining, at the intermediary system from a first user of a first user device of the plurality of user devices, credentials of the first user that are known to the service provider for authorizing access to a media service of the service provider;
• in response to receiving the credentials from the first user, using, by the intermediary system, the credentials to obtain from the service provider an electronic token authorizing access to the media service of the service provider;
• storing, at the intermediary system the electronic token to enable the intermediary system to access the media service from the service provider on behalf of the first user;
• after detecting a request to access the media service by a second user, using, by the intermediary system, a set of stored associations to determine that the second user has been delegated an entitlement to the media service by the first user;
• and
• after determining that the second user has been delegated the entitlement, using, by the intermediary system, the electronic token stored at the intermediary system to access the media service from the service provider for use by the second user, via a communication interface between the intermediary system and the service provider.