Supplemental content insertion using differential media presentation descriptions for video streaming

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions, that when executed, control a computer system to be configured for:

• receiving a request from a client including first status information, wherein the status information was included in a first instance of a media presentation description for a first set of segments of a stream of a media presentation and identified a break from the stream of the media presentation for insertion of supplemental content;
• using the first status information to identify supplemental content for the client;
• and
• sending a second instance of the media presentation description for at least a portion of the supplemental content, wherein the second instance of the media presentation description includes second status information that reverts the client back to the stream of the media presentation after insertion of the supplemental content.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a computing device, a first instance of a media presentation description for a first set of segments of a stream of a media presentation including first status information, wherein the first status information identifies a break from the stream of the media presentation for insertion of supplemental content;
• sending, by the computing device, a first request with the first status information;
• receiving, by the computing device, a second instance of the media presentation description for at least a portion of the supplemental content, wherein the second instance of the media presentation description includes second status information that reverts back to the stream of the media presentation after insertion of the supplemental content;
• sending, by the computing device, a second request with the second status information;
• and
• receiving, by the computing device, a third instance of the media presentation description for a second set of segments of the stream of the media presentation.