System and method for authentication and login portability for multiscreen discovery and launch of first screen content

A method for receiving a launch request by an apparatus comprising:

• receiving the launch request in accordance with a discovery and launch (DIAL) protocol from a DIAL application of a second screen device to display a content on a display;
• generating a personal identification code (PIC) for launching the DIAL application in response to the launch request;
• causing image data corresponding to the PIC to be displayed at the display;
• receiving a user input;
• comparing the user input to the image data;
• generating a verification signal when the user input corresponds to the image data based on the comparison;
• and
• providing the content to the display based on the verification signal.

A non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, for use with a computer and being capable of instructing the computer to perform a method of receiving a launch request comprising:

• receiving the launch request in accordance with a discovery and launch (DIAL) protocol from a DIAL application of a second screen device to display a content on a display;
• generating a personal identification code (PIC) for launching the DIAL application in response to the launch request;
• causing image data corresponding to the PIC to be displayed at the display;
• receiving a user input;
• comparing the user input to the image data;
• generating a verification signal when the user input corresponds to the image data based on the comparison;
• and
• providing the content to the display based on the verification signal.