Methods and apparatus of identification of streaming activity and source for cached media on streaming devices

A non-transitory machine readable storage medium comprising instructions, that, when executed cause a machine to at least:

• cause first content identification information of a first media presentation to be stored in a content identification information library, wherein the first media presentation is a streamed media presentation;
• in response to determining an absence of network activity associated with a second media presentation, determine if a media identifier of the second media presentation is stored in the content identification information library;
• and
• in response to determining the media streaming device identifier and the media identifier of the second media presentation are not stored in the content identification information library, generate a second media credit for the second media presentation.

A method for processing cached content, the method comprising:

• causing, via at least one processor, first content identification information of a first media presentation to be stored in a content identification information library, wherein the first media presentation is a streamed media presentation;
• in response to determining an absence of network activity associated with a second media presentation, determining, via at least one processor, if a media identifier of the second media presentation is stored in the content identification information library;
• and
• in response to determining the media streaming device identifier and the media identifier of the second media presentation are not stored in the content identification information library, generating, via at least one processor, a second media credit for the second media presentation.