System and method for streaming session data management

A system comprising:

• a manifest server in communication with a user device;
• and
• a storage device in communication with the manifest server, wherein
• the manifest server is configured to:
• receive a request for streaming a content item in a streaming session initiated on a user device;
• obtain a content playlist including a plurality of content segments associated with the content item;
• send a request for advertisement (Ad) to be played in an Ad break session within the streaming session to an Ad provider;
• obtain an Ad response from the Ad provider, the Ad response including an Ad playlist of a plurality of Ad segments associated with the Ad;
• send the Ad response to the storage device;
• generate a variant manifest file including the content playlist and the Ad segments of the Ad playlist inserted in the content playlist;
• send the variant manifest file to the user device configured to initiate playback of the content segments and the Ad segments specified in the variant manifest file by the user device;
• obtain real-time user state data indicating a current playback status of the streaming session;
• and
• in response to receiving, from the user device, a first notification that playback of the Ad segments in the Ad break session has been completed, automatically generate a second notification to the storage device to cause the storage device to execute a first cache clearing process to remove the Ad response from the storage device based on an elapsed duration after completion of the Ad break session;
• the storage device is configured to:
• store the Ad response received from the manifest server in the storage device;
• and
• automatically execute the first cache clearing process to remove the Ad response from the storage device based on the elapsed duration after completion of the Ad break session, in response to receiving the second notification.

One or more non-transitory, machine-readable media having machine-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause a system to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a request for streaming a content item in a streaming session initiated on a user device;
• obtaining a content playlist including a plurality of content segments associated with the content item;
• sending a request for advertisement (Ad) to be played in an Ad break session within the streaming session to an Ad provider;
• obtaining an Ad response from the Ad provider, the Ad response including an Ad playlist of a plurality of Ad segments associated with the Ad;
• sending the Ad response to a storage device configured to store the Ad response by the storage device;
• generating a variant manifest file including the content playlist and the Ad segments of the Ad playlist inserted in the content playlist;
• sending the variant manifest file to the user device configured to initiate playback of the content segments and the Ad segments specified in the variant manifest file by the user device;
• obtaining real-time user state data indicating a current playback status of the streaming session;
• and
• in response to receiving, from the user device, a first notification that playback of the Ad segments in the Ad break session has been completed, automatically generating a second notification to the storage device to cause the storage device to execute a first cache clearing process to remove the Ad response from the storage device based on an elapsed duration after completion of the Ad break session.