Method and Apparatus For Access to Media Content

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, perform operations, the operations comprising:

• sending to a hospitality television media processor, in a room of a rental accommodation provided by an accommodation provider, subscription information of a user, wherein the subscription information comprises an identification of a service subscription of the user with a service provider, wherein the subscription information is stored temporarily in a memory of the hospitality television media processor, wherein the subscription information enables the hospitality television media processor to present a personalized graphical user interface, wherein the personalized graphical user interface is temporarily presented in place of a default graphical user interface, wherein the personalized graphical user interface is based upon the subscription information, and wherein the personalized graphical user interface is essentially a same interface as a graphical user interface of a home television media processor of the user;
• determining, responsive to an obtaining of a request to view a media content item, whether a fee is required as part of the service subscription in order for the hospitality television media processor to have access to the media content item, wherein the request is obtained from the hospitality television media processor via the personalized graphical user interface;
• selecting, responsive to determining that the fee is required, either a first account to which the fee will be charged or a second account to which the fee will be charged, the first account being with the service provider and the second account being with the accommodation provider;
• responsive to the first account being selected, charging the fee to the first account;
• and
• responsive to the second account being selected, charging the fee to the second account.

A television media processor comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a first memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor perform operations, the operations comprising:
• presenting a default graphical user interface, wherein the television media processor is in a room of a rental accommodation provided by an accommodation provider;
• responsive to receiving log-in credentials from a user via the default graphical user interface, sending to a processing system an information request for subscription information of the user, wherein the information request comprises the log-in credentials;
• responsive to receiving the subscription information of the user from the processing system, temporarily storing the subscription information of the user in a second memory of the television media processor, wherein the storing results in stored subscription information, and wherein the stored subscription information comprises a first identification of a service subscription of the user with a service provider;
• presenting, responsive to the storing of the subscription information, a personalized graphical user interface, wherein the personalized graphical user interface is presented instead of the default graphical user interface, and wherein the personalized graphical user interface is based upon the stored subscription information;
• receiving, via the personalized graphical user interface, a first selection of a media content item to view, resulting in a selected media content item;
• receiving, via the personalized graphical user interface a second selection of one of a first account and a second account to charge for viewing of the selected media content item, resulting in a selected account, wherein the first account is with the service provider, and wherein the second account is with the accommodation provider;
• and
• sending to the processing system, via the personalized graphical user interface, a request to view the selected media content item, the request to view the selected media content item comprising a second identification of the selected media content item and a third identification of the selected account as one of the first and second accounts.