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- the present application relates generally to data processing.
- content can be transmitted using a number of technologies.
- a server on the Internet can transmit a video clip to a plurality of users. Such a process is typically referred to as “streaming.”
- One challenge is content protection.
- the challenge of content protection relates to preventing illegal copying and distribution of premium content.
- Another challenge is bandwidth economics.
- the challenge of bandwidth economics relates to transmitting content within a limited bandwidth.
- Watermarking is a process of inserting unique information (“watermark”) into content in a non-removable manner. That is, an attempt to remove the watermark may cause loss of all or part of the original content.
- a watermark is a form of rubber-stamping, e.g., a frame of a motion picture, with a unique signature.
- the server must send content with a different watermark for each user.
- a disadvantage of the watermarking process alone is that each item of content must be uniquely watermarked for each user or entity to whom the content is to be distributed. If the number of users to receive the content is large, watermarking can be bandwidth intensive and very complex for the server.
- Another method for content protection is content encryption or scrambling.
- the content in order to prevent unauthorized copying of content, the content can be encrypted with one or more keys and decrypted by users with correct keys to access the content.
- the content is both compressed and encrypted.
- a disadvantage of encrypting content alone is that after decrypting and descrambling the content unauthorized copies of the content can still be made.
- a fingerprint or watermark can be added to content to indicate the content is copyright protected.
- a problem with adding a watermark to encrypted content is that it must be first decrypted before the watermark can be added. Consequently, if the content is encrypted, access to the content is not available.
- adding watermarks and decrypting content requires extensive processing capacity.
- Multicasting is the process of a single server sending content to multiple users at the same time. For example, a server on the Internet can send a video clip once (“multicast”) to many users. Thus, a single server can send content to many users without either the server or the network becoming too congested.
- a disadvantage of multicasting alone is that it is difficult to protect the content being multicasted. For instance, multicasting is incompatible with existing watermarking technology because multicasting relies on all users receiving exactly the same data. Watermarking, however, relies on all users receiving uniquely “stamped” data. As such, a number of problems exist with distributing content such as text, audio, and video data on the Internet that relate to providing content within bandwidth constraints and ensuring content is protected or identified.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary diagram of a network environment in which the present invention can be implemented
- FIG. 2 illustrates a diagram of encrypted content being combined according to one embodiment
- FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of a content server communicating encrypted content with a client according to one embodiment
- FIG. 4A illustrates a flow chart of an operation to provide encrypted content according to one embodiment
- FIG. 4B illustrates a flow chart of an operation to decrypt encrypted content according to one embodiment
- FIG. 5 illustrates a block diagram of a content server for unicasting keys and multicasting encrypted watermarked content according to one embodiment
- FIG. 6A illustrates a flow chart of an operation to create a single stream of data having encrypted content
- FIG. 6B illustrates a flow chart of an operation of distributing keys and the single stream of data of FIG. 6A ;
- FIG. 7 illustrates exemplary video frames to perform the operation of FIG. 6A .
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram of an exemplary digital processing or computing system in which the present invention can be implemented.
- a watermark refers to an identifier or signature.
- the identifier or signature can be used to indicate copyright protected data.
- the watermark can also be used to indicate the origin and authenticity of the data or the identity of clients/users/customers of the data.
- watermarking refers to a process of encrypting content in such a manner that it can be multicasted and still yield a unique version upon decryption.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary diagram of a network environment 100 in which example embodiments can be implemented.
- content server 104 can communicate with a plurality of clients 1 ( 101 - 1 ) through N ( 101 -N) via network 102 .
- network 102 is the Internet.
- the Internet is a worldwide system of interconnected networks that runs the Internet Protocol (IP) to transfer data (e.g., packets).
- IP Internet Protocol
- network 102 can be other types of networks such as, for example, a token ring network, local area network (LAN), or a wide area network (WAN).
- Network 102 can also be implemented in a wired or wireless environment.
- Content server 104 is a network device for communicating on network 102 .
- content server 104 is a general purpose computer such as a web server.
- content server 104 is a network device including a network router, switch, bridge, gateway, or other like network device, for communicating on network 102 .
- Content server 104 includes a media server module 108 coupled to content storage 106 .
- Content storage 106 is a storage device such as, for example, a hard disk, compact disk (CD), digital video disc (DVD), a random access memory (RAM), a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), or other like memory devices to store content for distribution.
- media server module 108 is a processing device to process instructions or code to perform the operations described herein. In other embodiments, media server module 108 is hardware and/or software modules to perform the same. Media server module 108 retrieves and processes content stored in content storage 106 and distributes the content to clients 1 through N.
- the content stored in content storage 106 can include video and/or audio data or other like types of data.
- the content can include Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) data.
- MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group
- media server module 108 operates according to the processing techniques as described with respect to FIGS. 2, 3 , 4 A and 4 B. In another embodiment, media server module 108 operates according to the processing techniques as described with respect to FIGS. 5, 6A , 6 B, and 7 .
- Clients 1 through N can be general purpose computers for receiving content from content server 104 via network 102 .
- clients 1 through N can be another content server such as content server 104 .
- clients 1 through N can be personal computers, workstations, laptop computers, or other like computing devices.
- Clients 1 through N can also be electronic portable devices such as, for example, a personal data assistant (PDA), wireless telephone, or other like devices, which can communicate with content server via network 102 over a wired or wireless medium.
- PDA personal data assistant
- Clients 1 through N can include applications to view and display content from content server 104 .
- clients 1 through N can include an application such as, for example, Real Player.TM. or QuickTime.TM. to play back video data.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a diagram 200 of encrypted content being combined according to one embodiment.
- the content is described as “movie content” but can easily be other types of content, e.g., an audio file of a record.
- content storage 106 includes three copies of movie content. Each copy stored in content storage 106 is encrypted in a suitable manner.
- a first copy 210 referred to as “neutral copy” is encrypted.
- a second copy 220 of the content is obtained by adding a watermark a first identifier, e.g., a sequence of “1” or a more complex binary sequence, to at least one part of the complete content. Thereafter, second copy 220 is encrypted in a suitable manner so that an encrypted copy watermarked with the first identifier is obtained.
- a third copy 230 is obtained by adding a watermark with a second identifier, e.g., a sequence of “0s” or a more complex binary sequence, to at least one part of the complete content. Thereafter, third copy 230 is encrypted in a suitable manner so that an encrypted copy watermarked with the second identifier is obtained. Second and third copies 220 and 230 can be watermarked with any unique identifiers.
- the watermarked copies 220 and 230 may include a percentage of the original movie content. For example, watermarked copies 220 and 230 may include 1% to 20% of the complete movie content. Nevertheless, the complete movie content can be watermarked with first and second identifiers, respectively. In an alternative embodiment, the neutral copy 210 can be omitted. Furthermore, copies 210 , 220 , and 230 can be stored on a separate storage device or on a separate server.
- media module server 108 if a client requests the movie content from content server 104 , media module server 108 will add a watermark unique to the client. That is, in the example of FIG. 2 , the watermark will be a unique identifier having unique sequences of ones (“1s”) and zeroes (“0s”). In accordance with this unique sequence of ones and zeros, media module server 108 combines encrypted parts of the neutral copy 210 , first copy 220 watermarked with ones, and second copy 230 watermarked with zeroes and forwards the combination to the requesting client. As such, the requesting client receives an encrypted copy with watermarks unique to the client.
- the watermarks are not necessary to decrypt and encrypt the content in the relatively insecure environment of content server 104 .
- the unique identification of ones and zeroes and associated client identification information can be stored in content storage 106 or in a separate storage device.
- Neutral copy 210 of scrambled content is used to reduce the amount of data that needs to be stored in content storage 106 .
- a scrambled copy of content can be provided with a watermark without using neutral copy 210 .
- FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram 300 of content server 104 communicating scrambled content with a client 100 according to one embodiment.
- Client 100 can be representative of clients 1 through N in FIG. 1 .
- content server 104 includes media server module 108 having a receiving module 302 coupled to encryption module 304 , which is coupled to key management module 306 .
- Each of these modules can be a separate processing device or hardware and/or software modules operating within content server 104 to process instructions or code for performing the operations described herein.
- Encryption module 304 encrypts content from receiving module 302 .
- receiving module 302 can receive content from content storage 106 .
- receiving module 302 receives content from network 102 or an external connection such as a cable or modem line.
- Encryption module 304 can encrypt content using keys in a standard encrypting process. For example, encryption module 204 can insert keys into a stream of video content as entitlement control messages (ECMs) to encrypt the stream of video content.
- ECMs entitlement control messages
- watermarking can be performed on the client side.
- client 100 can add watermarks during a decryption process for decrypting the encrypted content from content server 104 .
- Client 100 can decrypt the encrypted content from content server 104 in real time or at a later time by storing the encrypted content.
- receiving module 302 in client 100 receives encrypted content that represents a “movie,” which is to be broadcasted to client 100 .
- Other types of content can be used such as text or audio content that is commonly broadcasted.
- Receiving module 302 can be programmed to provide a plurality of double parts or so-called double illuminated parts for the movie. In one embodiment, if the movie is compressed, e.g., under the MPEG standard, I-frames or similar parts are double illuminated to keep bandwidth low. In one embodiment, receiving module 302 provides the double illuminated sections with a watermark.
- receiving module 302 can add a watermark of zeros (or a first identifier) and a watermark of ones (or a second identifier) to selective sections of each double illuminated part. Receiving module 302 then forwards a neutral section and the double illuminated sections to encryption module 304 .
- Encryption module 304 uses keys provided by key management module 306 .
- Key management module 306 can include one or more storage devices to store a number of keys to scramble content.
- encryption module 304 uses a first key (Key 1) to encrypt the neutral section to provide neutral copy 210 , a second key (Key 2) to encrypt watermarked sections with ones to provide second copy 220 , and a third key to encrypt watermarked sections with zeros to provide third copy 230 .
- Key management module 306 in content server 104 includes a key management application to allow client 100 to receive a unique copy of encrypted content by delivering client keys 2 and 3 in a predetermined manner. Key management module 306 also allows client 100 to decrypt the encrypted content from encryption module 304 . That is, key management module 100 provides the unique key information to client 100 via encryption module 304 to decrypt the encrypted content having a unique combination of encrypted sections watermarked with zeros (or first identifier) and sections watermarked with ones (or a second identifier). Furthermore, key management module 306 can store information related to which client received which unique combination. In this manner, client 100 can provide a clear content stream of the movie with a unique watermark or identification. Thus, the content stream can easily be identified to determine if the appropriate client is receiving and viewing the movie.
- Key management module 306 can, for example, provide entitlement control messages ECMs with Key 1, Key 2, or Key 3. During broadcasting of the encrypted content, key management module 306 provides ECMs to respective clients containing the keys to obtain the unique combinations of ones and zeros at the respective clients. In the example of FIG. 3 , key management module 306 can provide the ECMs to client 100 via encryption module 304 or directly using an external connection to network 102 .
- Client 100 includes a receiving module 308 to receive encrypted content from content server 104 .
- Receiving module 308 can also receive keys from key management module 306 within content server 104 .
- Receiving module 308 is coupled to decrypting module 310 , which is coupled to key management module 312 .
- Each of these modules can be a separate processing device or hardware and/or software modules to process instructions or code for performing the operations described herein.
- Client 100 uses decryption module 310 to decrypt the encrypted content from content server 104 .
- Receiving module 308 receives encrypted content from encryption module 304 and extracts ECMs from the encrypted content and forwards the ECMs to key management module 312 .
- Key management module 312 provides keys from the extracted ECMs to decryption module 310 .
- Receiving module 308 also provides the encrypted content from content server 104 to decryption module 310 .
- content server 104 provides ECMs with Key 1 and Key 2 or Key 3 unique to client 100 .
- key management module 312 of client 100 delivers the keys to decryption module 310 .
- Decryption module 310 uses the keys to obtain clear content with a unique combination of zeros and ones.
- watermarking the neutral copy 210 is controlled directly by content server 104 .
- key management programs or instructions can be downloaded or permanently stored in key management module 312 within client 100 .
- key management module 312 can include a smart card to provide security to downloaded programs or instructions.
- the smart card could receive an ECM including all three keys (Key 1 through Key 3) in which the keys are provided to decryption module 310 in a manner unique to the smart card.
- FIG. 4A illustrates a flow chart of an operation 400 to provide scrambled content according to one embodiment. Initially, operation 400 begins at operation 402 .
- a copy of at least parts of content watermarked with a first identifier (e.g., “0s”) is provided.
- receiving module 302 provides content watermarked with “0s” to encryption module.
- a copy of at least parts of content watermarked with a second identifier (e.g., “1s”) is provided.
- receiving module 302 provides content watermarked with “1s” to encryption module.
- encryption module 304 can encrypt the watermarked content into three parts such as neutral copy 210 with a unique Key 1, a first copy 220 of encrypted content watermarked with “1s” with a unique Key 2, and a second copy 230 of encrypted content watermarked with “0s” with a unique Key 3.
- parts of first copy 220 and second copy 230 are combined unique to an individual client. In one embodiment, parts of first copy 220 and second copy 230 are combined with neutral copy 210 . In an alternative embodiment, parts of first copy 220 and second 230 are combined without neutral copy 210 .
- Encryption module 304 can perform the above operation. Encryption module 304 or key management module 306 can send the unique keys (i.e., Keys 1 through 3) to a client to decrypt the content.
- FIG. 4B illustrates a flow chart of an operation 450 to decrypt encrypted content according to one embodiment. Initially, operation 450 begins at operation 452 .
- unique keys are received, which are used by content server 104 to encrypt content.
- receiving module 308 within client 100 can receive the unique keys.
- Receiving module 308 can forward the unique keys to key management module 312 or decryption 310 within client 100 .
- the encrypted content is received.
- the encrypted content is “double-illuminated” to refer that at least portions thereof are duplicated and watermarked with different identifiers.
- client 100 can receive the encrypted content of operation 400 via receiving module 308 .
- Encrypted content can be received before the unique keys are received in operation 452 .
- the encrypted content is decrypted.
- decryption module 310 can decrypt the encrypted content from content server 104 using the received unique keys.
- the following embodiments with respect to FIGS. 5, 6A , 6 B and 7 describe a method and system to identify uniquely multicast content with each of multiple recipients.
- the following embodiments describe a “waterplexing” process by encrypting, e.g., a single data-stream of video content, in a manner that allows numerous unlocking keys to be distributed to a plurality of recipients (“customers”). Each key can decrypt the content into a unique form.
- the content is encrypted once and then distributed to multiple clients.
- one or more unique keys are required to decrypt the content. That is, each unique key will cause the resulting decrypted content to be universally unique and viewable.
- FIG. 5 illustrates a block diagram 500 of content server 104 for unicasting keys and multicasting encrypted content according to one embodiment.
- content server 104 includes content storage 106 for storing content, which is coupled to server media module 108 .
- server media module 108 includes a watermarking module 506 coupled to content storage 106 and encryption module 507 , which is coupled to keys database 508 .
- Each of these modules can be a separate processing device or hardware and/or software modules to process instructions or code for performing the operations described herein.
- Content storage 106 stores content that is to be multicasted.
- content storage 106 can store text, audio, and video content.
- content storage 106 stores a stream of video data.
- Watermarking module 506 processes the stream of video data in content storage 106 .
- watermarking module 506 adds unique watermarks or stamps to redundant data (e.g., frames or packets within the stream of video data) for a waterplexing process. That is, redundant pieces (e.g., “frames”) of data are included in the stream of video data.
- the watermarks or stamps refer to any modification to one or more frames of video that result in detectable information being added to those frames.
- Watermarking module 506 forwards the watermarked frames to encrypting module 507 .
- Encrypting module 507 encrypts the watermarked frames. In one embodiment, because some frames are repeated in the video stream, encrypting module 507 can uniquely encrypt each frame of repeated frames. As such, unique encryption and decryption keys can be used and associated with each redundant frame. Keys database 508 can store such keys. Keys database 508 can include one or more tables of keys, which are mapped for unique clients/users/customers (“customers”), which will be described below. In one embodiment, encrypting module 507 unicasts unique keys from keys database 508 for individual customers. Encrypting module 507 can also multicast watermarked content, which has been encrypted, to all the customers requesting to receive the multicast. In an alternative embodiment, encrypting module 507 can multicast first and then unicast the keys.
- FIG. 6A illustrates a flow chart of an operation 600 to create a single stream of data having encrypted video frames. Initially, operation 600 begins at operation 602 .
- selected frames within the stream of video data stored in content storage 106 are watermarked.
- frames 715 represents original content of 5 frames.
- Watermarking module 506 can provide unique watermarks to the repeated frames. The amount of repetition that occurs is not relevant except that repetition does occur, which allows for part of the whole to be uniquely encrypted.
- visible letters are stamped onto the bottom right of the repeated frames as shown in frames 725 .
- the selected watermarked frames and remaining frames are encrypted with unique keys.
- the stamped frames are encrypted using unique keys that follow the uniqueness of the stamps. That is, if the stamp is unique then the key is unique.
- the remaining frames are encrypted using a common key. For example, the frames stamped with “ADA,” “LME,” “XRD,” and “QEW” are encrypted with unique keys.
- the non-stamped or watermarked frames are encrypted with the common key.
- the frames 735 are combined into a single data stream as shown in frames 745 of FIG. 7 .
- the single stream of data i.e., frames 745 can be multicasted to requesting customers.
- the common key is sent to all customers.
- the combination of the other keys set to a customer dictates which frames can be decrypted and thus which stamps will be in the customer's decrypted version.
- the decryption keys unique to each customer are unicasted to the customer.
- a two-dimensional array of key/stamp pairs can be constructed for any given item of content.
- the array has a width equal to the number of times a frame is selected for unique stamping, and has a depth equal to the number of times a frame is repeated.
- each frame in frames 725 was selected for watermarking of stamping.
- two watermarks or stamps are used thus requiring an array with a width of two.
- each frame is repeated twice, which requires a depth of 2.
- Table 1 a 2.times.2 array is shown mapping unique keys to individual stamps.
- video content can be encrypted in a manner that guarantees uniqueness of the decrypted version.
- This concept relies on the fact that no customer is given all of the keys required for an item of content, but is given a unique combination of keys just sufficient to decrypt the content to a viewable state.
- a waterplexing engine can be used in conjunction with a video compression engine to determine where key-frames occur in order to provide a compression solution.
- FIG. 6B illustrates a flow chart of an operation 650 of distributing keys and the single stream of data of FIG. 6A . Initially, operation 650 begins at operation 652 .
- the unique keys are unicasted.
- the keys in Tables 1 and 2 above are unicasted to one or more clients or customers.
- the single data stream having unique watermarks and encrypted with unique keys is multicasted.
- the frames 745 shown in FIG. 7 are multicasted to one or more clients or customers.
- the order of operation 652 and operation 654 can be reversed.
- FIGS. 6A and 6B show how to uniquely associate multicast content with each of multiple clients or customers.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram of an exemplary digital processing system 800 for a content server or a client.
- digital processing system 800 can represent content server 104 as described in FIGS. 1, 2 , and 5 .
- Digital processing system 800 may store a set of instructions for causing the system to perform any of the operations as explained above.
- Digital processing system 800 can also represent a client on a network or other types of network devices, which include a network router, a network switch, or a network bridge or gateway.
- Digital processing system 800 can also represent a client being a portable electronic device such as, for example, a personal data assistant, a mobile device, a web appliance, or any other type of machine capable of executing a sequence of instructions that specify actions to be taken by that machine.
- digital processing system 800 includes a bus 808 coupled to a central processing unit (CPU) 802 , main memory 804 , static memory 806 , network interface 822 , video display 810 , alpha-numeric input device 812 , cursor control device 814 , drive unit 816 , and signal generation device 820 .
- the devices coupled to bus 808 can use bus 808 to communicate information or data to each other.
- the devices of digital processing system 800 are exemplary in which one or more devices can be omitted or added.
- one or more memory devices can be used for digital processing system 800 .
- the CPU 802 can process instructions 826 or instructions 826 stored in main memory 804 or a machine-readable medium 824 within drive unit 816 via bus 808 .
- CPU 802 can process and execute instructions 826 to implement the operations as described in FIGS. 2A, 2B , 6 A, and 6 B.
- Bus 808 is a communication medium for communicating data or information for digital processing system 800 .
- Main memory 804 can be, e.g., a random access memory (RAM) or some other dynamic storage device. Main memory 804 stores instructions 826 , which can be used by CPU 802 . Main memory 804 may also store temporary variables or other intermediate information during execution of instructions by CPU 802 . Static memory 806 , can be, e.g., a read only memory (ROM) and/or other static storage devices, for storing information or instructions, which can also be used by CPU 802 .
- Drive unit 816 can be, e.g., a hard or floppy disk drive unit or optical disk drive unit, having a machine-readable medium 824 storing instructions 826 . The machine-readable medium 824 can also store other types of information or data.
- Video display 810 can be, e.g., a cathode ray tube (CRT) or liquid crystal display (LCD). Video display device 810 displays information or graphics to a user.
- Alpha-numeric input device 812 is an input device (e.g., a keyboard) for communicating information and command selections to digital processing system 800 .
- Cursor control device 814 can be, e.g., a mouse, a trackball, or cursor direction keys, for controlling movement of an object on video display 810 .
- Signal generation device 820 can be, e.g., a speaker or a microphone.
- Digital processing system 800 can be connected to a network 102 via a network interface device 822 .
- Network interface 822 can connect to a network such as, for example, a local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), token ring network, Internet, or other like networks.
- Network interface device 822 can also support varying network protocols such as, for example, hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), fiber distributed data interface (FDDI), frame relay, or other like protocols.
- HTTP hypertext transfer protocol
- ATM asynchronous transfer mode
- FDDI fiber distributed data interface
- frame relay or other like protocols.
Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed in which contact can be safely distributed and protected in a manner that is viable in terms of bandwidth economy and ensures that clients can be identified by the content received. Copies of encrypted content can be provided such that unique watermarks can be added to the copies. Content can also be both watermarked uniquely for multiple clients and multicasted to the clients. As such, content can be distributed using the bandwidth efficiency of multicasting while providing reliable content protection and watermarking.
Description
- This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/800,842 filed on Mar. 6, 2001 and is related to and claims priority to European Patent Application No. 00200793.8 entitled, “METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING COPIES OF SCRAMBLED CONTENT WITH UNIQUE WATERMARKS, AND SYSTEM FOR DESCRAMBLING SCRAMBLED CONTENT,” filed on Mar. 6, 2000, both of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference. This application is also related to and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/218,031 entitled, “METHOD AND SYSTEM TO UNIQUELY ASSOCIATE MULTICAST CONTENT WITH EACH OF MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS,” filed on Jul. 12, 2000, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
- The present application relates generally to data processing.
- Today, text, audio, and video content (“content”) can be transmitted using a number of technologies. For example, a server on the Internet can transmit a video clip to a plurality of users. Such a process is typically referred to as “streaming.” A number of challenges exist, however, for streaming content on the Internet. One challenge is content protection. The challenge of content protection relates to preventing illegal copying and distribution of premium content. Another challenge is bandwidth economics. The challenge of bandwidth economics relates to transmitting content within a limited bandwidth.
- One method for content protection is watermarking. Watermarking is a process of inserting unique information (“watermark”) into content in a non-removable manner. That is, an attempt to remove the watermark may cause loss of all or part of the original content. A watermark is a form of rubber-stamping, e.g., a frame of a motion picture, with a unique signature. Typically, for a server on the Internet to perform watermarking, the server must send content with a different watermark for each user. Thus, a disadvantage of the watermarking process alone is that each item of content must be uniquely watermarked for each user or entity to whom the content is to be distributed. If the number of users to receive the content is large, watermarking can be bandwidth intensive and very complex for the server.
- Another method for content protection is content encryption or scrambling. For example, in order to prevent unauthorized copying of content, the content can be encrypted with one or more keys and decrypted by users with correct keys to access the content. Generally, the content is both compressed and encrypted. A disadvantage of encrypting content alone is that after decrypting and descrambling the content unauthorized copies of the content can still be made. To locate the source of such unauthorized copying, a fingerprint or watermark can be added to content to indicate the content is copyright protected. A problem with adding a watermark to encrypted content is that it must be first decrypted before the watermark can be added. Consequently, if the content is encrypted, access to the content is not available. Moreover, adding watermarks and decrypting content requires extensive processing capacity.
- One method to address bandwidth constraints is multicasting. Multicasting is the process of a single server sending content to multiple users at the same time. For example, a server on the Internet can send a video clip once (“multicast”) to many users. Thus, a single server can send content to many users without either the server or the network becoming too congested. A disadvantage of multicasting alone is that it is difficult to protect the content being multicasted. For instance, multicasting is incompatible with existing watermarking technology because multicasting relies on all users receiving exactly the same data. Watermarking, however, relies on all users receiving uniquely “stamped” data. As such, a number of problems exist with distributing content such as text, audio, and video data on the Internet that relate to providing content within bandwidth constraints and ensuring content is protected or identified.
- The present invention is illustrated by way of example, and not limitation, by the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements and in which:
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FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary diagram of a network environment in which the present invention can be implemented; -
FIG. 2 illustrates a diagram of encrypted content being combined according to one embodiment; -
FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of a content server communicating encrypted content with a client according to one embodiment; -
FIG. 4A illustrates a flow chart of an operation to provide encrypted content according to one embodiment; -
FIG. 4B illustrates a flow chart of an operation to decrypt encrypted content according to one embodiment; -
FIG. 5 illustrates a block diagram of a content server for unicasting keys and multicasting encrypted watermarked content according to one embodiment; -
FIG. 6A illustrates a flow chart of an operation to create a single stream of data having encrypted content; -
FIG. 6B illustrates a flow chart of an operation of distributing keys and the single stream of data ofFIG. 6A ; -
FIG. 7 illustrates exemplary video frames to perform the operation ofFIG. 6A ; and -
FIG. 8 is a block diagram of an exemplary digital processing or computing system in which the present invention can be implemented. - Methods and systems are described in which content can be safely distributed and protected in a manner that is viable in terms of bandwidth economy and ensures that clients can be identified by the content received. In one embodiment, copies of encrypted content can be provided such that unique watermarks can be added to the copies. In another embodiment, content can be both watermarked uniquely for multiple clients and multicasted to the clients. As such, content can be distributed using the bandwidth efficiency of multicasting while providing reliable content protection of watermarking.
- In the following description, a watermark refers to an identifier or signature. For example, the identifier or signature can be used to indicate copyright protected data. The watermark can also be used to indicate the origin and authenticity of the data or the identity of clients/users/customers of the data. In addition, watermarking refers to a process of encrypting content in such a manner that it can be multicasted and still yield a unique version upon decryption. Furthermore, in the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be evident, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details.
- Exemplary Network Environment
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FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary diagram of anetwork environment 100 in which example embodiments can be implemented. Referring toFIG. 1 ,content server 104 can communicate with a plurality of clients 1 (101-1) through N (101-N) vianetwork 102. In one embodiment,network 102 is the Internet. The Internet is a worldwide system of interconnected networks that runs the Internet Protocol (IP) to transfer data (e.g., packets). In other embodiments,network 102 can be other types of networks such as, for example, a token ring network, local area network (LAN), or a wide area network (WAN).Network 102 can also be implemented in a wired or wireless environment. -
Content server 104 is a network device for communicating onnetwork 102. In one embodiment,content server 104 is a general purpose computer such as a web server. In other embodiments,content server 104 is a network device including a network router, switch, bridge, gateway, or other like network device, for communicating onnetwork 102.Content server 104 includes amedia server module 108 coupled tocontent storage 106.Content storage 106 is a storage device such as, for example, a hard disk, compact disk (CD), digital video disc (DVD), a random access memory (RAM), a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), or other like memory devices to store content for distribution. - In one embodiment,
media server module 108 is a processing device to process instructions or code to perform the operations described herein. In other embodiments,media server module 108 is hardware and/or software modules to perform the same.Media server module 108 retrieves and processes content stored incontent storage 106 and distributes the content toclients 1 through N. The content stored incontent storage 106 can include video and/or audio data or other like types of data. For example, the content can include Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) data. In one embodiment,media server module 108 operates according to the processing techniques as described with respect toFIGS. 2, 3 , 4A and 4B. In another embodiment,media server module 108 operates according to the processing techniques as described with respect toFIGS. 5, 6A , 6B, and 7. -
Clients 1 through N can be general purpose computers for receiving content fromcontent server 104 vianetwork 102. Alternatively,clients 1 through N can be another content server such ascontent server 104. For example,clients 1 through N can be personal computers, workstations, laptop computers, or other like computing devices.Clients 1 through N can also be electronic portable devices such as, for example, a personal data assistant (PDA), wireless telephone, or other like devices, which can communicate with content server vianetwork 102 over a wired or wireless medium.Clients 1 through N can include applications to view and display content fromcontent server 104. For example,clients 1 through N can include an application such as, for example, Real Player.™. or QuickTime.™. to play back video data. - Providing Copies of Encrypted Content with Unique Watermarks Example
- The following embodiments with respect to
FIGS. 2, 3 , 4A and 4B describe providing copies of encrypted content with unique watermarks for each of a plurality of clients and broadcasting the encrypted content to the clients.FIG. 2 illustrates a diagram 200 of encrypted content being combined according to one embodiment. For purposes of explanation, the content is described as “movie content” but can easily be other types of content, e.g., an audio file of a record. - In one embodiment,
content storage 106 includes three copies of movie content. Each copy stored incontent storage 106 is encrypted in a suitable manner. Afirst copy 210 referred to as “neutral copy” is encrypted. Asecond copy 220 of the content is obtained by adding a watermark a first identifier, e.g., a sequence of “1” or a more complex binary sequence, to at least one part of the complete content. Thereafter,second copy 220 is encrypted in a suitable manner so that an encrypted copy watermarked with the first identifier is obtained. Athird copy 230 is obtained by adding a watermark with a second identifier, e.g., a sequence of “0s” or a more complex binary sequence, to at least one part of the complete content. Thereafter,third copy 230 is encrypted in a suitable manner so that an encrypted copy watermarked with the second identifier is obtained. Second andthird copies - The watermarked
copies copies neutral copy 210 can be omitted. Furthermore,copies - In one embodiment, if a client requests the movie content from
content server 104,media module server 108 will add a watermark unique to the client. That is, in the example ofFIG. 2 , the watermark will be a unique identifier having unique sequences of ones (“1s”) and zeroes (“0s”). In accordance with this unique sequence of ones and zeros,media module server 108 combines encrypted parts of theneutral copy 210,first copy 220 watermarked with ones, andsecond copy 230 watermarked with zeroes and forwards the combination to the requesting client. As such, the requesting client receives an encrypted copy with watermarks unique to the client. - The watermarks, however, are not necessary to decrypt and encrypt the content in the relatively insecure environment of
content server 104. The unique identification of ones and zeroes and associated client identification information can be stored incontent storage 106 or in a separate storage device.Neutral copy 210 of scrambled content is used to reduce the amount of data that needs to be stored incontent storage 106. Alternatively, a scrambled copy of content can be provided with a watermark without usingneutral copy 210. -
FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram 300 ofcontent server 104 communicating scrambled content with aclient 100 according to one embodiment.Client 100 can be representative ofclients 1 through N inFIG. 1 . Referring toFIG. 3 ,content server 104 includesmedia server module 108 having a receivingmodule 302 coupled toencryption module 304, which is coupled tokey management module 306. Each of these modules can be a separate processing device or hardware and/or software modules operating withincontent server 104 to process instructions or code for performing the operations described herein. -
Encryption module 304 encrypts content from receivingmodule 302. In one embodiment, receivingmodule 302 can receive content fromcontent storage 106. In another embodiment, receivingmodule 302 receives content fromnetwork 102 or an external connection such as a cable or modem line.Encryption module 304 can encrypt content using keys in a standard encrypting process. For example, encryption module 204 can insert keys into a stream of video content as entitlement control messages (ECMs) to encrypt the stream of video content. - In one embodiment, watermarking can be performed on the client side. For example,
client 100 can add watermarks during a decryption process for decrypting the encrypted content fromcontent server 104.Client 100 can decrypt the encrypted content fromcontent server 104 in real time or at a later time by storing the encrypted content. - In the following description for purposes of explanation, receiving
module 302 inclient 100 receives encrypted content that represents a “movie,” which is to be broadcasted toclient 100. Other types of content can be used such as text or audio content that is commonly broadcasted. Receivingmodule 302 can be programmed to provide a plurality of double parts or so-called double illuminated parts for the movie. In one embodiment, if the movie is compressed, e.g., under the MPEG standard, I-frames or similar parts are double illuminated to keep bandwidth low. In one embodiment, receivingmodule 302 provides the double illuminated sections with a watermark. For example, receivingmodule 302 can add a watermark of zeros (or a first identifier) and a watermark of ones (or a second identifier) to selective sections of each double illuminated part. Receivingmodule 302 then forwards a neutral section and the double illuminated sections toencryption module 304. -
Encryption module 304 uses keys provided bykey management module 306.Key management module 306 can include one or more storage devices to store a number of keys to scramble content. In one embodiment,encryption module 304 uses a first key (Key 1) to encrypt the neutral section to provideneutral copy 210, a second key (Key 2) to encrypt watermarked sections with ones to providesecond copy 220, and a third key to encrypt watermarked sections with zeros to providethird copy 230. -
Key management module 306 incontent server 104 includes a key management application to allowclient 100 to receive a unique copy of encrypted content by deliveringclient keys Key management module 306 also allowsclient 100 to decrypt the encrypted content fromencryption module 304. That is,key management module 100 provides the unique key information toclient 100 viaencryption module 304 to decrypt the encrypted content having a unique combination of encrypted sections watermarked with zeros (or first identifier) and sections watermarked with ones (or a second identifier). Furthermore,key management module 306 can store information related to which client received which unique combination. In this manner,client 100 can provide a clear content stream of the movie with a unique watermark or identification. Thus, the content stream can easily be identified to determine if the appropriate client is receiving and viewing the movie. -
Key management module 306 can, for example, provide entitlement control messages ECMs withKey 1,Key 2, orKey 3. During broadcasting of the encrypted content,key management module 306 provides ECMs to respective clients containing the keys to obtain the unique combinations of ones and zeros at the respective clients. In the example ofFIG. 3 ,key management module 306 can provide the ECMs toclient 100 viaencryption module 304 or directly using an external connection tonetwork 102. -
Client 100 includes a receivingmodule 308 to receive encrypted content fromcontent server 104. Receivingmodule 308 can also receive keys fromkey management module 306 withincontent server 104. Receivingmodule 308 is coupled to decryptingmodule 310, which is coupled tokey management module 312. Each of these modules can be a separate processing device or hardware and/or software modules to process instructions or code for performing the operations described herein. -
Client 100 usesdecryption module 310 to decrypt the encrypted content fromcontent server 104. Receivingmodule 308 receives encrypted content fromencryption module 304 and extracts ECMs from the encrypted content and forwards the ECMs tokey management module 312.Key management module 312 provides keys from the extracted ECMs todecryption module 310. Receivingmodule 308 also provides the encrypted content fromcontent server 104 todecryption module 310. - In one embodiment,
content server 104 provides ECMs withKey 1 andKey 2 orKey 3 unique toclient 100. In particular,key management module 312 ofclient 100 delivers the keys todecryption module 310.Decryption module 310 uses the keys to obtain clear content with a unique combination of zeros and ones. In one embodiment, ifonly Key 2 is available, only the second watermark with ones can be decrypted whereas if only the third key is available only the section watermarked with ones can be decrypted. In this example, watermarking theneutral copy 210 is controlled directly bycontent server 104. - In an alternative embodiment, key management programs or instructions can be downloaded or permanently stored in
key management module 312 withinclient 100. For example,key management module 312 can include a smart card to provide security to downloaded programs or instructions. In particular, the smart card could receive an ECM including all three keys (Key 1 through Key 3) in which the keys are provided todecryption module 310 in a manner unique to the smart card. -
FIG. 4A illustrates a flow chart of anoperation 400 to provide scrambled content according to one embodiment. Initially,operation 400 begins atoperation 402. - At
operation 402, a copy of at least parts of content watermarked with a first identifier (e.g., “0s”) is provided. For example, receivingmodule 302 provides content watermarked with “0s” to encryption module. - At
operation 404, a copy of at least parts of content watermarked with a second identifier (e.g., “1s”) is provided. For example, receivingmodule 302 provides content watermarked with “1s” to encryption module. - At
operation 406, the copies of the watermarked content with “0s” and “1s” is encrypted. In one embodiment,encryption module 304 can encrypt the watermarked content into three parts such asneutral copy 210 with aunique Key 1, afirst copy 220 of encrypted content watermarked with “1s” with aunique Key 2, and asecond copy 230 of encrypted content watermarked with “0s” with aunique Key 3. - At
operation 408, parts offirst copy 220 andsecond copy 230 are combined unique to an individual client. In one embodiment, parts offirst copy 220 andsecond copy 230 are combined withneutral copy 210. In an alternative embodiment, parts offirst copy 220 and second 230 are combined withoutneutral copy 210.Encryption module 304 can perform the above operation.Encryption module 304 orkey management module 306 can send the unique keys (i.e.,Keys 1 through 3) to a client to decrypt the content. -
FIG. 4B illustrates a flow chart of anoperation 450 to decrypt encrypted content according to one embodiment. Initially,operation 450 begins atoperation 452. - At
operation 452, unique keys are received, which are used bycontent server 104 to encrypt content. For example, receivingmodule 308 withinclient 100 can receive the unique keys. Receivingmodule 308 can forward the unique keys tokey management module 312 ordecryption 310 withinclient 100. - At
operation 454, the encrypted content is received. The encrypted content is “double-illuminated” to refer that at least portions thereof are duplicated and watermarked with different identifiers. For example,client 100 can receive the encrypted content ofoperation 400 via receivingmodule 308. Encrypted content, however, can be received before the unique keys are received inoperation 452. - At
operation 456, the encrypted content is decrypted. For example,decryption module 310 can decrypt the encrypted content fromcontent server 104 using the received unique keys. - Waterplexing Example
- The following embodiments with respect to
FIGS. 5, 6A , 6B and 7 describe a method and system to identify uniquely multicast content with each of multiple recipients. The following embodiments describe a “waterplexing” process by encrypting, e.g., a single data-stream of video content, in a manner that allows numerous unlocking keys to be distributed to a plurality of recipients (“customers”). Each key can decrypt the content into a unique form. In one embodiment, the content is encrypted once and then distributed to multiple clients. In order for the content to be unlocked and viewed, one or more unique keys are required to decrypt the content. That is, each unique key will cause the resulting decrypted content to be universally unique and viewable. -
FIG. 5 illustrates a block diagram 500 ofcontent server 104 for unicasting keys and multicasting encrypted content according to one embodiment. Referring toFIG. 5 ,content server 104 includescontent storage 106 for storing content, which is coupled toserver media module 108. In one embodiment,server media module 108 includes awatermarking module 506 coupled tocontent storage 106 andencryption module 507, which is coupled tokeys database 508. Each of these modules can be a separate processing device or hardware and/or software modules to process instructions or code for performing the operations described herein. -
Content storage 106 stores content that is to be multicasted. For example,content storage 106 can store text, audio, and video content. In the following embodiments,content storage 106 stores a stream of video data.Watermarking module 506 processes the stream of video data incontent storage 106. In one embodiment,watermarking module 506 adds unique watermarks or stamps to redundant data (e.g., frames or packets within the stream of video data) for a waterplexing process. That is, redundant pieces (e.g., “frames”) of data are included in the stream of video data. The watermarks or stamps refer to any modification to one or more frames of video that result in detectable information being added to those frames.Watermarking module 506 forwards the watermarked frames to encryptingmodule 507. - Encrypting
module 507 encrypts the watermarked frames. In one embodiment, because some frames are repeated in the video stream, encryptingmodule 507 can uniquely encrypt each frame of repeated frames. As such, unique encryption and decryption keys can be used and associated with each redundant frame.Keys database 508 can store such keys.Keys database 508 can include one or more tables of keys, which are mapped for unique clients/users/customers (“customers”), which will be described below. In one embodiment, encryptingmodule 507 unicasts unique keys fromkeys database 508 for individual customers. Encryptingmodule 507 can also multicast watermarked content, which has been encrypted, to all the customers requesting to receive the multicast. In an alternative embodiment, encryptingmodule 507 can multicast first and then unicast the keys. -
FIG. 6A illustrates a flow chart of anoperation 600 to create a single stream of data having encrypted video frames. Initially,operation 600 begins atoperation 602. - At
operation 602, selected frames within the stream of video data stored incontent storage 106 are watermarked. For example, as shown inFIG. 7 , frames 715 represents original content of 5 frames.Watermarking module 506 can provide unique watermarks to the repeated frames. The amount of repetition that occurs is not relevant except that repetition does occur, which allows for part of the whole to be uniquely encrypted. In the example ofFIG. 7 , visible letters are stamped onto the bottom right of the repeated frames as shown inframes 725. - At
operation 604, the selected watermarked frames and remaining frames are encrypted with unique keys. As shown inframes 735 ofFIG. 7 , the stamped frames are encrypted using unique keys that follow the uniqueness of the stamps. That is, if the stamp is unique then the key is unique. The remaining frames are encrypted using a common key. For example, the frames stamped with “ADA,” “LME,” “XRD,” and “QEW” are encrypted with unique keys. The non-stamped or watermarked frames are encrypted with the common key. - At
operation 606, theframes 735 are combined into a single data stream as shown inframes 745 ofFIG. 7 . The single stream of data, i.e., frames 745 can be multicasted to requesting customers. In one embodiment, the common key is sent to all customers. The combination of the other keys set to a customer dictates which frames can be decrypted and thus which stamps will be in the customer's decrypted version. In one embodiment, the decryption keys unique to each customer are unicasted to the customer. - Since frames can be repeated and uniquely stamped and uniquely encrypted, a two-dimensional array of key/stamp pairs can be constructed for any given item of content. The array has a width equal to the number of times a frame is selected for unique stamping, and has a depth equal to the number of times a frame is repeated.
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FIG. 7 , individual frames inframes 725 were selected for watermarking of stamping. Here, two watermarks or stamps are used thus requiring an array with a width of two. Within each stamping selection, each frame is repeated twice, which requires a depth of 2. As shown in Table 1 below, a 2.times.2 array is shown mapping unique keys to individual stamps. - 1 TABLE 1
Frames 2 & 3 Frame 5 Key1=ADA Key3=LME Key2=XRD Key4=QEW - By choosing which keys to send to any given customer, it can be determined as to which stamps will be present in the content once decrypted. For example, the above array has four potential combinations. Thus, four uniquely identifiable versions could exist after decryption. An exemplary Table 2 is shown below associating individual customers with which keys are to be received based on the stamps in the content.
- 2 TABLE 2 Consumer Keys received Stamps in
content Michael Key 1,Key 3 ADA,LME Donald Key 2, Key 4 XRD,QEW Jane Key 1, Key 4 ADA,QEW Mary Key 2,Key 3 ZRD, LME - With repetition of parts of a video-stream, video content can be encrypted in a manner that guarantees uniqueness of the decrypted version. This concept relies on the fact that no customer is given all of the keys required for an item of content, but is given a unique combination of keys just sufficient to decrypt the content to a viewable state.
- Most popular video compression techniques involve using key frames (or I frames) to begin a sequence of animation, which is then followed by data that describes how the remaining frames sequentially differ from each other. In one embodiment, since the waterplexing example described above relies on repetition of video frames, a waterplexing engine can be used in conjunction with a video compression engine to determine where key-frames occur in order to provide a compression solution.
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FIG. 6B illustrates a flow chart of anoperation 650 of distributing keys and the single stream of data ofFIG. 6A . Initially,operation 650 begins atoperation 652. - At
operation 652, the unique keys are unicasted. For example, the keys in Tables 1 and 2 above are unicasted to one or more clients or customers. - At
operation 654, the single data stream having unique watermarks and encrypted with unique keys is multicasted. For example, theframes 745 shown inFIG. 7 are multicasted to one or more clients or customers. In other embodiments, the order ofoperation 652 andoperation 654 can be reversed. - Thus, the above operations described in
FIGS. 6A and 6B show how to uniquely associate multicast content with each of multiple clients or customers. - Exemplary Digital Processing or Computing System
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FIG. 8 is a block diagram of an exemplarydigital processing system 800 for a content server or a client. For example,digital processing system 800 can representcontent server 104 as described inFIGS. 1, 2 , and 5.Digital processing system 800 may store a set of instructions for causing the system to perform any of the operations as explained above.Digital processing system 800 can also represent a client on a network or other types of network devices, which include a network router, a network switch, or a network bridge or gateway.Digital processing system 800 can also represent a client being a portable electronic device such as, for example, a personal data assistant, a mobile device, a web appliance, or any other type of machine capable of executing a sequence of instructions that specify actions to be taken by that machine. - Referring to
FIG. 8 ,digital processing system 800 includes abus 808 coupled to a central processing unit (CPU) 802,main memory 804,static memory 806,network interface 822,video display 810, alpha-numeric input device 812,cursor control device 814,drive unit 816, and signalgeneration device 820. The devices coupled tobus 808 can usebus 808 to communicate information or data to each other. Furthermore, the devices ofdigital processing system 800 are exemplary in which one or more devices can be omitted or added. For example, one or more memory devices can be used fordigital processing system 800. - The
CPU 802 can processinstructions 826 orinstructions 826 stored inmain memory 804 or a machine-readable medium 824 withindrive unit 816 viabus 808. For one embodiment,CPU 802 can process and executeinstructions 826 to implement the operations as described inFIGS. 2A, 2B , 6A, and 6B.Bus 808 is a communication medium for communicating data or information fordigital processing system 800. -
Main memory 804 can be, e.g., a random access memory (RAM) or some other dynamic storage device.Main memory 804stores instructions 826, which can be used byCPU 802.Main memory 804 may also store temporary variables or other intermediate information during execution of instructions byCPU 802.Static memory 806, can be, e.g., a read only memory (ROM) and/or other static storage devices, for storing information or instructions, which can also be used byCPU 802.Drive unit 816 can be, e.g., a hard or floppy disk drive unit or optical disk drive unit, having a machine-readable medium 824 storinginstructions 826. The machine-readable medium 824 can also store other types of information or data. -
Video display 810 can be, e.g., a cathode ray tube (CRT) or liquid crystal display (LCD).Video display device 810 displays information or graphics to a user. Alpha-numeric input device 812 is an input device (e.g., a keyboard) for communicating information and command selections todigital processing system 800.Cursor control device 814 can be, e.g., a mouse, a trackball, or cursor direction keys, for controlling movement of an object onvideo display 810.Signal generation device 820 can be, e.g., a speaker or a microphone. -
Digital processing system 800 can be connected to anetwork 102 via anetwork interface device 822.Network interface 822 can connect to a network such as, for example, a local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), token ring network, Internet, or other like networks.Network interface device 822 can also support varying network protocols such as, for example, hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), fiber distributed data interface (FDDI), frame relay, or other like protocols. - In the foregoing specification, the invention has been described with reference to specific exemplary embodiments thereof. It will, however, be evident that various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from broader spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. The specification and drawings are, accordingly, to be regarded in an illustrative sense rather than a restrictive sense.
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1. A method comprising:
obtaining a copy of a content section with a first watermark;
obtaining a copy of a content section with a second watermark; and
providing a copy of the content to a client of a plurality of clients by combining, in a combination that is unique to the client, the copy of the content section with the first watermark, the copy of the content section with the second watermark, and a neutral content section.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first watermark includes “0s” and the second watermark includes “1s.”
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
distributing uniquely combined content sections to one or more clients on a network.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
encrypting the unique combination of content sections.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
scrambling the unique combination of content sections.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second watermark each include one or more unique identifiers.
7. A server comprising:
a module
to combine parts of a first copy of the content with the first watermark and parts of a second copy of the content with the second watermark in a manner unique for an individual client, and
to provide a plurality of copies of the content, each having a unique combination of sections with the first watermark and sections with the second watermark.
8. The server of claim 7 , wherein the first watermark includes “0s” and the second watermark includes “1s.”
9. The server of claim 7 , wherein the server is to distribute the combined parts to one or more clients on a network.
10. The server of claim 7 , wherein the server includes a media server module to provide content.
11. The server of claim 7 , wherein the server includes a storage device to store content.
12. The server of claim 7 , wherein the module is to receive a neutral copy of the content and to combine parts of the neutral copy, parts of the first copy with the first watermark, and parts of the second copy with the second watermark in a manner unique for an individual client.
13. A computing system comprising:
means for receiving content from a content source;
means for combining parts of a first copy of the content with the first watermark and parts of the second copy with the second watermark in a manner unique for an individual client; and
means for providing a plurality of the copies of the content, each having a unique combination of sections marked with the first watermark and sections marked with the second watermark.
14. The computing system of claim 13 , wherein the first watermark includes “0s” and the second watermark includes “1s.”
15. The computing system of claim 13 , further comprising:
means for distributing the combined parts to one or more clients on a network.
16. The computing system of claim 13 , further comprising:
means for scrambling a neutral part of the content; and
means for combining parts of neutral copy, parts of the copy with the first watermark, and parts of the copy with the second watermark in a manner unique for an individual client.
17. A machine-readable medium providing instructions, which if executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform an operation comprising:
scrambling a copy of at least one part of content having a first watermark;
scrambling a copy of at least one part of content having a second watermark; and
providing scrambled copies for each of a plurality of clients by combining parts of the scrambled copy with the first watermark and parts of the scrambled copy with the second watermark in a manner unique for an individual client, such that the scrambled copies have a unique combination of sections marked with the first watermark and sections marked with the second watermark.
18. A digital processing system comprising:
a first module to provide content having a plurality of double parts, a first part watermarked with a first identifier and a second part watermarked with a second identifier;
a second module coupled to the first module, the second module to scramble the content with a first key, to scramble the first part watermarked with the first identifier with a second key, and to scramble the second part watermarked with the second identifier with a third key; and
a key management module to manage the keys as to allow one or more clients to unscramble the scramble content with a combination of scrambled first and second parts watermarked with the first identifier and second identifier, respectively, unique to each client.
19. The digital processing system of claim 18 , wherein the first identifier includes “0s” and the second identifier includes “1s.”
20. The digital processing system of claim 18 , wherein the second module is to provide entitlement control messages (ECMs) using the first key, second key, and third key, wherein the second and third key are alternated to obtain a unique combinations of “0s” and “1s” unique to each client.
21. The digital processing system of claim 18 , wherein the system includes a storage device to store a client identification and a corresponding unique combination of watermarked copies for the client.
22. A key management module comprising:
a first component to manage a plurality of keys as to allow one or more clients to decrypt encrypted content with a combination of encrypted first and second parts watermarked with a first identifier and second identifier, respectively, unique to each client; and
a second component to communicate key management information to at least one other module.
23. A machine-readable medium providing instructions, which if executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform an operation comprising:
watermarking redundant parts of content with one or more unique watermarks;
encrypting the watermarked redundant parts using a unique key for each unique watermark; and
combining encrypted parts and nonencrypted parts of the content into a single stream of data.
24. A method of distributing content, the method comprising:
watermarking first and second duplicates of a content portion with first and second signatures respectively;
encrypting each of the first and second duplicates of the content portion with at least first and second keys respectively;
supplying both the first and second duplicates of the content portion to first and second users; and
supplying at least the first key to the first user and the second key to the second user, so that the first user is enabled to decrypt the first duplicate of the content portion watermarked with the first signature, and so that the second user is enabled to decrypt the second duplicate of the content portion watermarked with the signature.
25. The method of claim 24 , wherein the content includes text, audio, or video content.
26. The method of claim 24 , wherein the supplying of the first and second duplicates and keys includes supplying the first and second duplicates and keys via a network.
27. An apparatus comprising:
watermarking means for watermarking first and second duplicates of a content portion with first and second signatures respectively;
encrypting means for encrypting each of the first and second duplicates of the content portion with at least first and second keys respectively;
supplying means for supplying both the first and second duplicates of the content portion to first and second users; and
supplying means for supplying at least the first key to the first user and the second key to the second user, so that the first user is enabled to decrypt the first duplicate of the content portion watermarked with the first signature, and so that the second user is enabled to decrypt the second duplicate of the content portion watermarked with the second signature.
28. The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the content includes text, audio, or video content.
29. The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the supplying means for the first and second duplicates and keys include supplying means for supplying the first and second duplicates and keys via a network.
30. A machine-readable medium providing instructions, which if executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform an operation comprising:
prior to communication of an encrypted copy of content,
watermarking first and second duplicates of a content portion with first and second signatures respectively;
encrypting each of the first and second duplicates of the content portion with at least first and second keys respectively;
after the watermarking and the encrypting,
supplying both the first and second duplicates of the content portion to first and second users; and
supplying at least the first key to the first user and the second key to the second user, so that the first user is enabled to decrypt the first duplicate of the content portion watermarked with the first signature, and so that the second user is enabled to decrypt the second duplicate of the content portion watermarked with the second signature.
31. A method of distributing content, the method comprising:
watermarking multiple sets of duplicated content portions with multiple sets of signatures, each signature of each set being unique to a specific duplicated content portion;
encrypting each duplicated content portion within each set with a respective key of a plurality of keys;
supplying the multiple sets of duplicated content portions to multiple users; and
supplying a unique set of keys, selected from the plurality of keys, to each of the multiple users so that each of the multiple users is enabled to decrypt the multiple sets of duplicated content portions to generate content embodying a unique sequence of signatures.
32. The method of claim 31 , wherein the supplying of the multiple sets of duplicated content portions includes multicasting the multiple sets of duplicated content portions to the multiple users on an Internet network.
33. The method of claim 32 , wherein the supplying of the unique sets of keys to each of the multiple users includes unicasting the unique set of keys to each of the multiple users on the Internet network.
34. The method of claim 31 , wherein the content portions include text, audio, or video content portions.
35. An apparatus comprising:
prior to communication of an encrypted copy of content
watermarking means for watermarking multiple sets of duplicated content portions with multiple sets of signatures, each signature of each set being unique to a specific duplicated content portion;
encrypting means for encrypting each duplicated content portion within each set with a respective key of a plurality of keys;
supplying means for supplying the multiple sets of duplicated content portions to multiple users after the watermarking and the encrypting; and
supplying means for supplying a unique set of keys, selected from the plurality of keys, to each of the multiple users so that each of the multiple users is enabled to decrypt the multiple sets of duplicated content portions to generate content embodying a unique sequence of signatures.
36. The apparatus of claim 35 , wherein the supplying means for supplying of the multiple sets of duplicated content portions includes multicasting means for multicasting the multiple sets of duplicated content portions to the multiple users on an Internet network.
37. The apparatus of claim 35 , wherein the supplying means for supplying of the unique sets of keys to each of the multiple users includes unicasting means for unicasting the unique set of keys to each of the multiple users on the Internet network.
38. The apparatus of claim 35 , wherein the content portions include text, audio. or video content portions.
39. A machine-readable medium providing instructions, which if executed by a processors, causes the processor to perform an operation comprising:
prior to communication of an encrypted copy of content,
watermarking multiple sets of duplicated content portions with multiple sets of signatures, each signature of each set being unique to a specific duplicated content portion;
encrypting each duplicated content portion within each set with a respective key of a plurality of keys;
supplying the multiple sets of duplicated content portions to multiple users after the watermarking and encrypting; and
supplying a unique set of keys, selected from the plurality of keys, to each of the multiple users so that each of the multiple users is enabled to decrypt the multiple sets of duplicated content portions to generate content embodying a unique sequence of signatures.
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