Systems and methods for reducing download requirements

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a content server from a client device connected to a first network, responsive to the client device determining that the client device is connected to the first network having a first network type that satisfies a network type condition, a request for content including a first plurality of candidate identifiers of pre-cached media files stored on the client device;
• transmitting, by the content server to a content provider, a request for candidate identifiers of candidate media files based on the request for content;
• receiving, by the content server from the content provider responsive to the request for the candidate identifiers, a second plurality of candidate identifiers identifying media files;
• identifying, by the content server, a matching identifier included in both the first plurality of candidate identifiers and the second plurality of candidate identifiers;
• assigning, by the content server, a first weight to the matching identifier based on the matching identifier being included in both the first plurality of candidate identifiers and the second plurality of candidate identifiers, and based on a pre-cached media file corresponding to the matching identifier satisfying additional content selection criteria;
• selecting, by the content server, based on the first network type satisfying the network type condition, from the second plurality of candidate identifiers, the matching identifier based on the first weight;
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• transmitting, by the content server to the client device, a response comprising the matching identifier to cause the client device to display a media file identified by the matching identifier.

A system, comprising:

• a processor of a client device configured to execute non-transitory processor-executable instructions;
• and
• a data store storing non-transitory processor-executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• determine that the client device is connected, at a first time, to a first network having a first network type;
• download, responsive to the first network type satisfying a first network type condition, while connected to the first network, a plurality of media files;
• store the plurality of media files as a plurality of pre-cached media files;
• determine, at a second time after the first time, that the client device is connected to a second network different from the first network, the second network having a second network type different from the first network type;
• generate, responsive to the second network type satisfying a network type condition, a request for content that includes identifiers of the plurality of pre-cached media files stored on the client device;
• transmit, to a content server, responsive to generating the request for content, the request for content including the identifiers of the plurality of pre-cached media files stored on the client device, the transmission being carried out whilst the client device is connected to the second network having the second network type;
• receive, from the content server, an identifier of a pre-cached media file of the plurality of pre-cached media files, the identifier of the pre-cached media file selected by the content server based on a weight assigned to the identifier of the pre-cached media file based on (i) a presence of the identifier of the pre-cached media file in the request for content and (ii) the pre-cached media file satisfying additional content selection criteria;
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• display the pre-cached media file of the plurality of pre-cached media files that corresponds to the identifier of the pre-cached media file selected by the content server.