System and Method for Conveying Session Information for Use in Forensic Watermarking

摘要

Methods for providing content session information using a content manager, streaming server, and one or more watermarking devices are disclosed. A content asset is also disclosed. The content asset may include content. In addition, the content asset may include a content data field having forensic watermark information, e.g. session or identifying information. In one aspect, the content asset is compressed and the compressed content asset has one or more pre-processed candidate watermark locations. In this aspect, the forensic watermark information may be extracted, e.g. by a watermarking device, from the content data field and included in the one or more pre-processed candidate watermark locations.

主权项

1. A method for providing content, comprising:
receiving a request to stream a content asset requested by a subscriber terminal, the request comprising identifying information indicative of a content session associated with the content asset; and inserting, by a processing device of a server, the identifying information in a content field of the content asset, the identifying information including information indicative of a unique subscriber account associated with authorized access to the content asset, wherein the identifying information from the content data field is to be inserted into a candidate watermark location of the content asset before the content asset is streamed to the subscriber terminal.