Secure content augmentation systems and methods
The disclosure relates to, among other things, systems and methods for augmenting and/or otherwise supplementing content using watermarks. Consistent with embodiments disclosed herein, a user device such as a smartphone may be used to retrieve watermark information encoded in a watermark. The watermark information may comprise content that supplements an associated content item, link and/or location information that may be used to retrieve supplemental content, and/or the like. In some embodiments, the watermark information may comprise cryptographic and/or other access token information used to decrypt and/or otherwise access supplemental content.
1. A method for managing access to supplemental electronic content associated with a content item performed by a user device comprising a processor and a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the user device to perform the method, the method comprising:
capturing, using a sensor system of the user device, an image of a watermark associated with the content item;
retrieving, from the image of the watermark, first watermark information encoded in the image;
extracting, from the first watermark information, a first cryptographic key;
retrieving, from the image of the watermark, second watermark information encoded in the image, the second watermark information comprising information used to retrieve encrypted supplemental electronic content from a service system;
sending a request to the service system based on the second watermark information for the encrypted supplemental electronic content;
receiving, from the service system in response to the request, the encrypted supplemental electronic content;
decrypting the encrypted supplemental electronic content using the first cryptographic key; and
displaying the decrypted supplemental electronic content on a display of the user device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second watermark information identifies the service system.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second watermark information identifies the encrypted supplemental electronic content.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first watermark information comprises the first cryptographic key in clear text.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first watermark information comprises the first cryptographic key in an encrypted form.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein extracting the first cryptographic key comprises decrypting the first cryptographic key using a second cryptographic key.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second cryptographic key is associated with a user of the device.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second cryptographic key is associated with the device.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second cryptographic key is provisioned to the device from the service system.
10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second cryptographic key is provisioned to the device from a service separate from the service system.
11. The method of claim 6 , wherein extracting the first cryptographic key further comprises receiving, by the user device, the second cryptographic key from a wireless communication component associated with the content item.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the wireless communication component comprises a proximity-based wireless communication component.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the proximity-based wireless communication component comprises at least one of a near field communication chip and a radio-frequency identification chip.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content item comprises an identification card.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content item comprises a photograph.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the supplemental electronic content comprises at least one of metadata information, image information, text information, personal information, virtual reality information, and augmented reality information.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensor system of the user device comprises a camera system.