Patents by Inventor Vered Anikster
Vered Anikster has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11824946Abstract: A system for multimedia content delivery includes one or more processors; and a storage medium storing instructions. When executed, the instructions may configure the one or more processors to perform operations including: delivering to a set of client devices a manifest including fake segment URLs; receiving, from a client device, a segment request including a client ID and a requested URL. The method may also include selecting content for the at least one of the client devices based on the client ID when determining the requested URL is unavailable; redirecting the segment request to a content address associated with the selected content; and providing the selected content to the at least one of the client devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: SYNAMEDIA LIMITEDInventors: David Livshits, Vered Anikster
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Publication number: 20230353582Abstract: Anti-piracy techniques described herein are performed on a server that includes one or more processors and a non-transitory memory. The server enters a state to accumulate a portion of a bitstream extracted from parts of a clip obtained from a pirate service. The server then identifies a set of suspected piracy devices for the piracy service based on a confidence score of suspected piracy calculated for each client using the accumulated portion of the bitstream exceeding a threshold set relative to the state. The server additionally determines whether or not the set of suspected piracy devices for the pirate service satisfies a stable collusion state criterion corresponding to the state. The server enters a next state to iteratively perform the accumulating and the identifying upon determining the set of suspected piracy devices for the pirate service not satisfying the stable collusion state criterion corresponding to the state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Lev Reitblat, Steven Jason Epstein, Assaf Yoself Tamir, Vered Anikster, Atara Reichman
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Publication number: 20230113594Abstract: Techniques for embedding secure feature selection at content delivery network (CDN) edge are described. In accordance with various embodiments, server(s) in a cloud receive from a client device a request for a media URL associated with a media asset. The server(s) identify feature state(s) associated with the client device and the media asset on a CDN edge node hosting the media asset. The server(s) then selectively generate a unique token or a common token specifying the feature state(s) before sending the media URL including the unique token or the common token to the client device. Upon receiving the media URL, the CDN edge node in an edge node with features deployed, determines whether the media URL causes a cache miss. Upon determining that the media URL causes the cache miss, the CDN edge node changes a feature state of a feature, applies the feature, and provides the media asset.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Assaf Yosef Tamir, Vered Anikster, Steven Jason Epstein, Itai Ephraim Zilbershtein
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Publication number: 20230109439Abstract: Techniques for embedding watermarks are described. In accordance with various embodiments, a server (e.g., a cloud in a core network) generates a profile for an encoded media content item and packages the profile as corresponding watermark metadata. The server then transmits the encoded media content item and the corresponding watermark metadata to at least one edge node in an edge cloud. A respective edge node in the edge cloud, upon receiving a request from a client device for the encoded media content item, where the request includes a client identifier associated with the client device, obtains a first portion of the encoded media content item and the corresponding watermark metadata. A watermark embedder of the edge node then embeds the client identifier in the embedded media content item according to the watermark metadata and transmits the watermark embedded media content item to the client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2021Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Assaf Yosef Tamir, Vered Anikster, Steven Jason Epstein, Gwenaël Jacques Doërr
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Patent number: 11570192Abstract: Techniques for detection over-the-top piracy are described. In some embodiments, a piracy detection method is performed at a server by a piracy detector. The piracy detector obtains records associated with requests for access from a plurality of client devices. The piracy detector further distributes the records to a plurality of nodes according to distribution keys extracted from the records, where each of the plurality of nodes receives a respective set of records associated with a respective distribution key and generates a set of respective watch session records based on the respective set of records. The piracy detector also generates watch session records associated with the distribution keys by aggregating the respective watch session records from the plurality of nodes. The piracy detector additionally identifies one or more pirated client devices among the plurality of client devices based on clusters established from the watch session records.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Synamedia LimitedInventors: Itai Ephraim Zilbershtein, Assaf Yosef Tamir, Imri Paran, Itzchak Bak, Vered Anikster
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Patent number: 11540029Abstract: Techniques for reducing piracy of media content are described. In some embodiments, a collusion resistant method is performed at a device, where the device receives a first request for a base copy of a media content item. In response, the device determines a first transformation based on a statistical performance criterion and a viewing performance criterion. The device further generates a first copy of the media content item by replicating and applying a first transformation to the base copy, where the first copy of the media content item satisfies the viewing performance criterion, and the first copy of the media content item is statistically different from the base copy or other copies in accordance with the statistical performance criterion. The device then causes transmission of the first copy of the media content item in combination with a first watermark for the base copy of the media content item.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Synamedia LimitedInventors: Golda Weyl Kilstein, David Livshits, Vered Anikster, Michal Irit Devir, Samie Beheydt
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Publication number: 20220345474Abstract: Techniques for detection over-the-top piracy are described. In some embodiments, a piracy detection method is performed at a server by a piracy detector. The piracy detector obtains records associated with requests for access from a plurality of client devices. The piracy detector further distributes the records to a plurality of nodes according to distribution keys extracted from the records, where each of the plurality of nodes receives a respective set of records associated with a respective distribution key and generates a set of respective watch session records based on the respective set of records. The piracy detector also generates watch session records associated with the distribution keys by aggregating the respective watch session records from the plurality of nodes. The piracy detector additionally identifies one or more pirated client devices among the plurality of client devices based on clusters established from the watch session records.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Itai Ephraim Zilbershtein, Assaf Yosef Tamir, Imri Paran, Itzchak Bak, Vered Anikster
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Publication number: 20210352381Abstract: Techniques for reducing piracy of media content are described. In some embodiments, a collusion resistant method is performed at a device, where the device receives a first request for a base copy of a media content item. In response, the device determines a first transformation based on a statistical performance criterion and a viewing performance criterion. The device further generates a first copy of the media content item by replicating and applying a first transformation to the base copy, where the first copy of the media content item satisfies the viewing performance criterion, and the first copy of the media content item is statistically different from the base copy or other copies in accordance with the statistical performance criterion. The device then causes transmission of the first copy of the media content item in combination with a first watermark for the base copy of the media content item.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Golda Weyl Kilstein, David Livshits, Vered Anikster, Michal Irit Devir, Samie Beheydt
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Publication number: 20210160329Abstract: A system for multimedia content delivery includes one or more processors; and a storage medium storing instructions. When executed, the instructions may configure the one or more processors to perform operations including: delivering to a set of client devices a manifest including fake segment URLs; receiving, from a client device, a segment request including a client ID and a requested URL. The method may also include selecting content for the at least one of the client devices based on the client ID when determining the requested URL is unavailable; redirecting the segment request to a content address associated with the selected content; and providing the selected content to the at least one of the client devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2021Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: Synamedia LimitedInventors: David LIVSHITS, Vered ANIKSTER
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Patent number: 10958737Abstract: A system for multimedia content delivery includes one or more processors; and a storage medium storing instructions. When executed, the instructions may configure the one or more processors to perform operations including: delivering to a set of client devices a manifest including fake segment URLs; receiving, from a client device, a segment request including a client ID and a requested URL. The method may also include selecting content for the at least one of the client devices based on the client ID when determining the requested URL is unavailable; redirecting the segment request to a content address associated with the selected content; and providing the selected content to the at least one of the client devices.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: SYNAMEDIA LIMITEDInventors: David Livshits, Vered Anikster
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Patent number: 10839053Abstract: A watermark in Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) content may be provided. First, a cache miss may be determined in response to receiving a request that includes an address that points to a fake media segment. Next, in response to determining the cache miss, a pull request may be sent to an origin server. The pull request may include an identifier corresponding to a client device. Then, in response to sending the pull request, a redirect response may be received from the origin server. The redirect response may include an address of a real media segment with an embedded watermark.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Vered Anikster, David Livshits, Nadav Ramati
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Publication number: 20200344307Abstract: A system for multimedia content delivery includes one or more processors; and a storage medium storing instructions. When executed, the instructions may configure the one or more processors to perform operations including: delivering to a set of client devices a manifest including fake segment URLs; receiving, from a client device, a segment request including a client ID and a requested URL. The method may also include selecting content for the at least one of the client devices based on the client ID when determining the requested URL is unavailable; redirecting the segment request to a content address associated with the selected content; and providing the selected content to the at least one of the client devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2019Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: Synamedia LimitedInventors: David LIVSHITS, Vered ANIKSTER
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Patent number: 10637872Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an access request for a video service from a client device, authorizing the client device to access the video service when the client device is initiating connection to the video service via a home Internet access point in a home associated with an authorized account for the video service, determining a time restriction for access to at least part of the video service when the client device is initiating connection to the video service via a non-home Internet access point located outside the home, a duration of the time restriction being dependent upon a usage behavior of the client device, and authorizing the client device to access the at least part of the video service subject to the time restriction when the client device is initiating connection to the video service via the non-home Internet access point.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: SYNAMEDIA LIMITEDInventors: Hillel Solow, Vered Anikster, David Wachtfogel
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Publication number: 20190220577Abstract: A watermark in Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) content may be provided. First, a cache miss may be determined in response to receiving a request that includes an address that points to a fake media segment. Next, in response to determining the cache miss, a pull request may be sent to an origin server. The pull request may include an identifier corresponding to a client device. Then, in response to sending the pull request, a redirect response may be received from the origin server. The redirect response may include an address of a real media segment with an embedded watermark.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Vered Anikster, David Livshits, Nadav Ramati
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Publication number: 20180241759Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an access request for a video service from a client device, authorizing the client device to access the video service when the client device is initiating connection to the video service via a home Internet access point in a home associated with an authorized account for the video service, determining a time restriction for access to at least part of the video service when the client device is initiating connection to the video service via a non-home Internet access point located outside the home, a duration of the time restriction being dependent upon a usage behavior of the client device, and authorizing the client device to access the at least part of the video service subject to the time restriction when the client device is initiating connection to the video service via the non-home Internet access point.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2017Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Hillel Solow, Vered Anikster, David Wachtfogel