Credential management systems and associated methods thereof for streaming content on a transportation vehicle

A method, comprising:

• linking, by a processor of an electronic device of a user, a frequent flyer (“FF”) account credential with a streaming service account credential of a streaming service, the FF account maintained by an airline and the streaming service account credential maintained by the streaming service to enable access to media content provided by the streaming service;
• storing, by an aircraft, an FF token with user data;
• pre-fetching, by an aircraft, a first portion of the media content from the streaming service based on user viewing history;
• receiving, by a seat device of the aircraft, the FF token from the electronic device for authentication during a first flight to access the media content, the seat device securely paired with the electronic device;
• authenticating, by the seat device, the FF token using the stored user data;
• presenting, by the seat device, the first portion of the media content and a second portion of the media content retrieved from a ground server, when the aircraft has an operational network connection with the ground server;
• and
• updating, by the seat device, the FF token with user viewing history of the media content indicating when presentation of the media content on the seat device was started and stopped.

A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions for performing a method, comprising machine executable code, which when executed by at least one machine, causes the machine to:

• link an electronic device of a user, a frequent flyer (“FF”) account credential with a streaming service account credential of a streaming service, the FF account maintained by an airline and the streaming service account credential maintained by the streaming service to enable access to media content provided by the streaming service;
• store, by an aircraft, an FF token with user data;
• pre-fetch, by an aircraft, a first portion of the media content from the streaming service based on user viewing history;
• receive, by a seat device of the aircraft, the FF token from the electronic device for authentication during a first flight to access the media content, the seat device securely paired with the electronic device;
• authenticate, by the seat device, the FF token using the stored user data;
• present, by the seat device, the first portion of the media content and a second portion of the media content retrieved from a ground server, when the aircraft has an operational network connection with the ground server;
• and
• update, by the seat device, the FF token with user viewing history of the media content indicating when presentation of the media content on the seat device was started and stopped.