Methods and Apparatus of Identification of Streaming Activity and Source for Cached Media on Streaming Devices

A method to process cached content, the method comprising:

• storing, via instructions executed with a processor, first content identification information of a first media presentation, wherein the first media presentation is a streamed media presentation;
• inspecting, via a network activity meter, a network connection of a media streaming device for network activity associated with a second media presentation;
• determining, via instructions executed with the processor, in response to an absence of the network activity, the second media presentation is a cached media presentation;
• inferring, via instructions executed with the processor, a streaming source of the second media presentation by matching second content identification information of the second media presentation with the first content identification information of the first media presentation;
• and
• generating, via instructions executed with the processor, a second media credit for the second media presentation that includes an inferred streaming source identifier.

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

• store first content identification information of a first media presentation, wherein the first media presentation is a streamed media presentation;
• inspect a network connection of a media streaming device for network activity associated with a second media presentation;
• determine, in response to an absence of the network activity, the second media presentation is a cached media presentation;
• infer a streaming source of the second media presentation by matching second content identification information of the second media presentation with the first content identification information of the first media presentation;
• and
• generate a second media credit for the second media presentation that includes an inferred streaming source identifier.