Method and system for providing watermark to subscribers

• US 10,567,470 B2
• Filed: 02/24/2017
• Issued: 02/18/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Perftech Inc. (Perftech Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Perftech Inc. (Perftech Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Donzis, Lewis T., Donzis, Henry M., Baron, Peter W., Murphy, John A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Joo, Joshua
• Application Number:
  US15/442,391
• Publication Number:
  US 20170163713A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,089 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00209 Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00217 only involving computer data transmission protocols, e.g. SMTP, WAP or HTTP communication protocol aspects and techniques in packet data networks H04L69/00; network-specific arrangements or communication protocols supporting networked applications H04L67/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00344 with a management, maintenance, service or repair apparatus monitoring H04N1/00002
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00464 using browsers, i.e. interfaces based on mark-up languages
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32144 embedded in the image data, i.e. enclosed or integrated in the image, e.g. watermark, super-imposed logo or stamp
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32352 Controlling detectability or arrangements to facilitate detection or retrieval of the embedded information, e.g. using markers for decoding, detection or retrieval operations H04N1/32149 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3233 of authentication information, e.g. digital signature, watermark
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3249 data relating to a linked page or object, e.g. hyperlink

Abstract

A method for providing watermark to subscribers is provided. The method comprises observing a request for a first content from a subscriber, determining if the subscriber can receive a watermark, generating a second content comprising the watermark if the subscriber can receive a watermark, causing the subscriber to fetch the first content, and causing the subscriber to fetch the second content comprising the watermark overlaying the first content.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

detecting a request for content comprising an originally requested webpage;

determining that a webpage redirect can be issued to a web browser of a subscriber;

retrieving a watermark delivery policy from a management device, wherein the watermark delivery policy is defined based on an Internet Protocol address of the subscriber;

when it is determined that the subscriber can receive a watermark based on the watermark delivery policy associated with the Internet Protocol address of the subscriber, generating additional content comprising the watermark in a second frame;

overlaying the second frame comprising the watermark over the content of the originally requested webpage in a first frame to create a composite webpage prior to providing the composite webpage to the web browser of the subscriber; and

loading the composite webpage on the web browser with the watermark displayed in a portion of the composite webpage.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein overlaying the watermark over the content comprising the originally requested webpage comprises merging the watermark into a same frame as the content comprising the originally requested webpage.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the watermark is transparent.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the content comprising the originally requested webpage is displayed through the watermark in the additional content comprising the watermark.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the watermark comprises a hyperlink redirecting the subscriber to another content upon the subscriber clicking on the hyperlink.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the watermark is positioned at a portion of the content comprising the watermark, wherein the portion is one of a top, bottom, left, right, and center portion.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the watermark remains in a same position between the content comprising the originally requested webpage and the additional content comprising the watermark.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the content comprising the originally requested webpage becomes active in the additional content comprising the watermark upon the subscriber clicking on the watermark.

9. A method, comprising:

detecting a request for an originally requested webpage;

retrieving a watermark delivery policy from a management device, wherein the watermark delivery policy is defined based on an Internet Protocol address of the subscriber;

retrieving first content from a destination server, the first content comprising the originally requested webpage in a first frame when it is determined that a webpage redirect can be issued to a subscriber'"'"'s web browser; and

overlaying a watermark stored in a second frame as a second content over the first content to form a composite webpage, when it is determined that the subscriber can receive a watermark based on the watermark delivery policy associated with the Internet Protocol address of the subscriber, and prior to providing the composite webpage to the web browser of the subscriber; and

loading the composite webpage on the web browser with the watermark displayed in a portion of the composite webpage.

10. The method of claim 9, comprising connecting to the destination server via an Internet Protocol-based connection.

11. The method of claim 9 comprising generating the second content comprising the watermark in the second frame if the subscriber can receive the watermark.

12. The method of claim 9 comprising sending the second content to the subscriber.

13. A system, comprising:

a data processing system utilized by a subscriber of an Internet service, the data processing system comprises a web browser that initiates a request for an originally requested webpage; and

a proxy server communicably coupled to the data processing system, the proxy server comprising a composite webpage comprising a watermark and the originally requested webpage, wherein the proxy server is operable to;

detect a request for the originally requested webpage;

retrieve a watermark delivery policy from a management device, wherein the watermark delivery policy is defined based on an Internet Protocol address of the subscriber;

retrieve a first content comprising the originally requested webpage in a first frame when it is determined a webpage redirect can be issued to the subscribers web browser;

overlay the watermark stored in a second frame as a second content over the first content to form the composite webpage, when it is determined that the subscriber can receive a watermark based on the watermark delivery policy associated with the Internet Protocol address of the subscriber, and prior to providing the composite webpage to the web browser of the subscriber; and

load the composite webpage on the web browser with the watermark displayed in a portion of the composite webpage.