Patent ID: 9058645
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: G06T,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for watermarking media content at a network edge, said method comprising: under the control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions, receiving media content to a store of a service provider and receiving a set of instructions by the service provider; storing a copy of the media content in a server residing at a content delivery network (CDN) point-of-presence (POP); receiving a request for the media content at the CDN POP; identifying information contained in the request for the media content; determining to apply a watermark to the media content; generating a version of the watermark that is specific to the request based on the instructions received by the service provider, the watermark being generated based at least in part on the set of instructions received from the service provider, the watermark capable of being used to uniquely identify a copy of the media content issued in response to the request; determining a first format for transcoding the media content based at least upon the version of the watermark; applying the watermark to the copy of the media content at the CDN POP; and transmitting the copy of the media content having the watermark from the CDN POP in response to the request.