Systems and methods to improve timestamp transition resolution

A computer-implemented method executed by a processor comprising:

• decoding a first watermark having a first timestamp indicative of a first minute;
• decoding a set of second watermarks having a second timestamp indicative of a second minute, the set of second watermarks comprising a second watermark and a third watermark;
• determining, based on the first watermark and the second watermark, a first estimated transition window from the first minute to the second minute;
• decoding a fourth watermark having a third timestamp indicative of a third minute;
• determining, based on the third watermark and the fourth watermark, a second estimated transition window from the second minute to the third minute;
• narrowing the second estimated transition window based on the first estimated transition window;
• and establishing, as a time transition between the second minute and the third minute, a position within the narrowed second estimated transition window.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a set of operations comprising:

• decoding a first watermark having a first timestamp indicative of a first minute;
• decoding a set of second watermarks having a second timestamp indicative of a second minute, the set of second watermarks comprising a second watermark and a third watermark;
• determining, based on the first watermark and the second watermark, a first estimated transition window from the first minute to the second minute;
• decoding a fourth watermark having a third timestamp indicative of a third minute;
• determining, based on the third watermark and the fourth watermark, a second estimated transition window from the second minute to the third minute;
• narrowing the second estimated transition window based on the first estimated transition window;
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• establishing, as a time transition between the second minute and the third minute, a position within the narrowed second estimated transition window.