Method and system for authorizing user devices to communicate with a primary service provider using a limited number of streams

A system comprising:

• a user device attempting to access a restricted content stream through a universal resource locator, said restricted content stream hosted by an external server;
• said user device providing login credentials associated with a primary server;
• an external server comprising a first memory, the external server in communication with the user device, and the external server configured to:
• register with the primary server and receiving a unique identifier and a token;
• an identity provider authorizing the user device when the token and the unique identifier is valid;
• wherein the external server is configured to determine an access number corresponding to a number of active content streams associated with the user in response to the user device attempting to access restricted content;
• when the access number associated with the user exceeds a predetermined number of allowed content streams, electronically communicate a denial signal corresponding to exceeding the number of allowed content streams to the external server;
• and
• said external server including a second memory, the external server being different than the primary server, and the external server configured to deny access to the restricted content stream in response to the denial signal to allow the user device to access the restricted content stream when the access number associated with the user device does not exceed a predetermined number.

A method comprising:

• attempting to access, by a user device using a first request, a restricted content stream through a universal resource locator hosted by an external service provider;
• communicating the first request to the external service provider;
• when the external service provider does not have a primary service provider token, request a common domain cookie from an identity provider associated with the primary service provider to determine whether a user device is logged on by reading a common domain cookie from a header of the first request;
• when the user device is not logged on, providing login credentials associated with a primary service provider and providing an identity provider token to the external service provider;
• generating an authorization request associated with the user device by communicating the identity provider token, a station or content identifier associated with the restricted content stream to an identity providers;
• in response to the authorization request and the identity provider token being valid, electronically determining, by the primary service provider, an access number corresponding to a number of active content streams associated with a user;
• and
• when the access number associated with the user exceeds a predetermined number of allowed content streams, the primary service provider electronically communicating a denial signal corresponding to exceeding the number of allowed content streams to the external service provider, the external service provider being different than the primary service provider;
• and
• the external service provider electronically denying access to the restricted content stream in response to the denial signal, when the access number associated with the user device does not exceed a predetermined number, said external service provider providing access to the restricted content stream at the user device.