Shared Resource Watermarking and Management

• US 20130268677A1
• Filed: 06/02/2013
• Published: 10/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Omnissa, LLC
• Original Assignee: Skysocket LLC
• Inventors: Marshall, John, DeWeese, William
• Granted Patent: US 9,900,261 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/16 Program or content traceability, e.g. by watermarking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2151 Time stamp
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/06 Generation of reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 Admission control; Resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/762 triggered by the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/185 by embedding added-value information into content, e.g. geo-tagging

Abstract

A method, system and non-transitory computer-readable medium product are provided for shared resource watermarking and management. In the context of a method, a method is provided that includes identifying requests to share resources from a device and identifying a watermark template. The method further includes associating the watermark template with the resources, and authorizing the request to share the resources from the device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying at least one request to share at least one resource from a device;

identifying a watermark template;

associating said watermark template with said at least one resource; and

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authorizing said at least one request to share said at least one resource from said device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one request to share said at least one resource comprises at least one request to transmit said at least one resource via at least one of the following:

an email, an instant message, a text message, an upload, and a transmission.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one request to share at least one resource comprises at least one request to transmit said at least one resource to at least one of the following:

a different storage location on said device, a different application on said device, a second device, and a remote server.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein associating said watermark template with said at least one resource comprises overlaying said watermark template onto said at least one resource.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein associating said watermark template with said at least one resource comprises adding said watermark template to said at least one resource in a plurality of locations within said at least one resource.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein associating said watermark template with said at least one resource comprises permanently associating said watermark template with said at least one resource.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said watermark template is associated with at least one of the following:

said at least one resource, said device, and a user of said device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said watermark template comprises at least one of the following:

a property associated with said at least one resource, a property associated with said device, a user identifier, a source identifier, a timestamp, and a location.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said property associated with said at least one resource comprises at least one of the following:

a prior action performed on said at least one resource, a sensitivity level associated with said at least one resource, and a security requirement associated with said at least one resource.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein said property associated with said device comprises at least one of the following:

a device identifier, a device hardware feature, a device software feature, a device application, a current time associated with said device, a current location associated with said device, and a home location associated with said device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said action comprises at least one of the following:

creating said at least one resource, accessing said at least one resource, modifying said at least one resource, storing said at least one resource, and transmitting said at least one resource.

12. A system comprising:

at least one memory storage; and

at least one processor coupled to said memory storage, wherein said processor is configured to;

identifying at least one request to share at least one resource from a device;

identifying a watermark template;

associating said watermark template with said at least one resource; and

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authorizing said at least one request to share said at least one resource from said device.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to create an event log associated with said association of said watermark template with said at least one resource.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to create an event log associated with said authorization of said request to share said at least one resource.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium which stores a set of instructions that when executed performs a method executed by the set of instructions comprising:

identifying at least one request to share at least one resource from a device;

identifying a watermark template;

associating said watermark template with said at least one resource; and

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authorizing said at least one request to share said at least one resource from said device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising:

determining whether said device is authorized to share said at least one resource.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein said determination of whether said device is authorized to share said at least one resource is based at least in part on a plurality of compliance rules.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising:

creating an event log associated with said association of said watermark template with said at least one resource.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising:

creating an event log associated with said authorization of said request to share said at least one resource.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising:

transmitting an event log to a remote server communicatively coupled to said device, wherein said event log associated with said association of said watermark template with said at least one resource, and an event log associated with said authorization of said request to share said at least one resource.