Optimizing media fingerprint retention to improve system resource utilization

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including:
• receiving initial cue data, wherein the initial cue data includes a plurality of initial pixel data samples associated with first pixel data of an initial frame;
• and
• receiving updated new cue data, the updated new cue data including new cue data determined from a new frame including second pixel data that is different from the first pixel data, the new cue data including a plurality of new pixel data samples associated with the second pixel data of the new frame, wherein a pixel value difference between at least one initial pixel data sample from the initial frame and at least one new pixel data sample from the new cue data is within a pixel value range, and wherein the new cue data is updated to generate the updated new cue data by removing the at least one new pixel data sample from the new cue data in response to the pixel value difference being within the pixel value range.