Patent ID: 8363882

Claim:
A method, comprising: processing signals using a processor to receive a request from a client to stream video content to the client; in response to the received request: processing signals using said processor to parse the video content into a plurality of segments, wherein each one of the plurality of segments is defined according to an amount of time or data, and wherein each one of the plurality of segments comprises a plurality of frames for the video content; processing signals using said processor to add watermark information to selected ones, but not all, of the plurality of segments in order to transform the selected ones of the plurality of segments, wherein the watermark information is based at least in part on information that identifies the client, and wherein the watermark information is discernible when the video content is displayed at the client; processing signals using said processor to concatenate the plurality of segments, including said transformed ones of the plurality of segments, to result in the video content containing the watermark information, wherein after said concatenating, the video content comprises some segments with the watermark information and other segments without the watermark information; and subsequent to said concatenating, processing signals using said processor to begin streaming the video content to the client.