Consolidated data services apparatus and method

A method for providing consolidated data services comprising:

• receiving a user logon request at a user API using one or more user API methods, wherein the user logon request includes a required partner key parameter and a required signature parameter;
• determining whether required parameters are present in the user logon request;
• generating an error message if one or more required parameter is not present;
• determining whether a device associated with the user logon request is a registered device using a device method of the user API, wherein the device method includes a device id parameter, a partner key parameter and a signature parameter;
• registering the device using a device add method of the user API if the device is not a registered device, wherein the device add method includes a machine id parameter, a model id parameter, an installed device software version parameter, the partner key parameter and the signature parameter;
• receiving a content service selection for one of a plurality of content services using a type parameter and a key parameter;
• logging the user onto the selected content service using stored user logon data for the selected content service;
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• using a session method of the user API to retrieve a user session, the sessions method including a username parameter, an authorization token parameter, the partner key parameter and the signature parameter.

A method for providing consolidated data services comprising:

• receiving a user logon request at a user API using one or more user API methods, wherein the user logon request includes a required partner key parameter and a required signature parameter;
• determining whether required parameters are present in the user logon request;
• generating an error message if one or more required parameter is not present;
• determining whether a device associated with the user logon request is a registered device using a device method of the user API, wherein the device method includes a device id parameter, a partner key parameter and a signature parameter;
• registering the device using a device add method of the user API if the device is not a registered device, wherein the device add method includes a machine id parameter, a model id parameter, an installed device software version parameter, the partner key parameter and the signature parameter;
• receiving a content service selection for one of a plurality of content services using a type parameter and a key parameter;
• logging the user onto the selected content service using stored user logon data for the selected content service;
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• using a share method of the user API to share resources with a second user, the share method including a bookmark share id parameter, the partner key parameter and the signature parameter.