Systems and methods for efficient management of resources for streaming interactive multimedia content

A system for reducing bandwidth requirements for streaming content for an interactive multimedia presentation, the system comprising:

• a network interface configured to allow communications between one or more servers and one or more client devices;
• and
• at least one server comprising control circuitry configured to:
• stream, to a client device, via the network interface and using a first streaming protocol configured for low-latency real time streaming, interactive content for the interactive multimedia presentation;
• determine that non-interactive content is to be inserted into the interactive multimedia presentation;
• and
• in response to determining that non-interactive content is to be inserted into the interactive multimedia presentation:
• stream, via the network interface, the non-interactive content to the client device using a second streaming protocol configured for adaptive bitrate streaming;
• and
• upon receiving an indication that streaming of the non-interactive content to the client device has ended, resume streaming, via the network interface, of the interactive content for the interactive multimedia presentation to the client device using the first streaming protocol.

A system for reducing bandwidth requirements for streaming content for an interactive multimedia presentation, the system comprising:

• a network interface;
• and
• a first server comprising control circuitry configured to:
• stream, via the network interface, to a client device, interactive content for the interactive multimedia presentation a first streaming protocol configured for low-latency real time streaming;
• detect, via the network interface, an indication that non-interactive content is to be inserted into the interactive multimedia presentation;
• and
• in response to detecting the indication that non-interactive content is to be inserted into the interactive multimedia presentation:
• notify the client device to request the non-interactive content from a second server;
• pause the streaming of the interactive content to the client device while the non-interactive content is streamed from the second server to the client device using a second streaming protocol configured for adaptive bitrate streaming;
• and
• upon receiving an indication that streaming of the non-interactive content to the client device has ended, resume streaming, via the network interface, of the interactive video game content to the client device using the first streaming protocol.

A system for reducing bandwidth requirements for streaming content for an interactive multimedia presentation, the system comprising:

• a network interface;
• and
• a second server comprising control circuitry configured to:
• receive, via the network interface, while interactive content for the interactive multimedia presentation is streamed from a first server to a client device using a first streaming protocol, a request to stream non-interactive content to the client device;
• and
• in response to receiving the request:
• instruct transmission, to the client device, of a manifest file associated with the non-interactive content;
• receive, via the network interface, one or more requests from the client device, based on the manifest file, for at least a portion of the non-interactive content;
• and
• stream, via the network interface, to the client device, in response to the one or more requests, the at least a portion of the non-interactive content using a second streaming protocol configured for adaptive bitrate streaming.