Mobile-assisted television sign-in using discovery and launch protocols

摘要

Implementations disclose methods and systems for facilitating automated user login to a first application hosted by a first screen device. The method comprises the steps of: detecting, by a second screen device, a message sent by the first screen device over a network; Determining, based on the message, that the first application hosted by the first screen device is requesting user authentication for automated user login; Presenting, via a second application hosted by the second screen device, a prompt for user input indicating user acceptance of an automated user login; Receiving a user input indicating user acceptance of an automated user login; And in response to the user input, sending an authentication code from the message to the server device to perform user authentication for automated user login to the first application.