OBTAINING A VERSION OF AN ITEM OF CONTENT

摘要

A method of facilitating a device to obtain a version of an item of content, wherein, for each of a plurality of sections of the item of content, a content distribution system is arranged to provide one or more versions of that section, wherein there is at least one section for which the content distribution system is arranged to provide a plurality of differently watermarked versions of that section, the method comprising: receiving, from the device, a request for a section of the item of content, wherein the request also comprises an identifier of the device; if the requested section is a section for which the content distribution system is arranged to provide a plurality of differently watermarked versions of that section: identifying, based on the identifier of the device, a particular version out of the plurality of differently watermarked versions of the requested section; and providing the device with a response to the request, wherein the response contains an indication of the particular version of the requested section, and wherein the response is arranged to cause the device to request the particular version of the requested section from a corresponding location on the content distribution system.

主权项

1. A method of facilitating a device to obtain a version of an item of content, wherein, for each of a plurality of sections of the item of content, a content distribution system is arranged to provide one or more versions of that section, wherein there is at least one section for which the content distribution system is arranged to provide a plurality of differently watermarked versions of that section, the method comprising:
receiving, from the device, a request for a section of the item of content, wherein the request also comprises an identifier of the device; if the requested section is a section for which the content distribution system is arranged to provide a plurality of differently watermarked versions of that section:
identifying, based on the identifier of the device, a particular version out of the plurality of differently watermarked versions of the requested section; andproviding the device with a response to the request, wherein the response contains an indication of the particular version of the requested section, and wherein the response is arranged to cause the device to request the particular version of the requested section from a corresponding location on the content distribution system.