Systems and methods for video cache indexing

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium on which is stored a set of instructions, which when executed, provides a method comprising:

• receiving a content request from a user Internet-connected device;
• requesting, from a web server, a portion of content associated with the received content request;
• identifying at least one characterization data for content associated with the received content request, wherein the at least one characterization data comprises the portion of content associated with the received content request;
• and
• generating an index corresponding to content associated with the received content request by inputting the at least one identified characterization data into a hash function, wherein the generated index is used for identifying, in a cache data structure, an entry associated with the content by comparing the generated index to one or more index fields associated with one or more entries within the cache data structure.

A system for indexing content, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory, wherein the memory is encoded with instructions that, when executed, perform steps comprising:
• receiving a content request from a user Internet-connected device;
• requesting, from a web server, a portion of content associated with the received content request;
• identifying at least one characterization data for content associated with the received content request, wherein the at least one characterization data comprises the portion of content associated with the received content request;
• and
• generating an index corresponding to content associated with the received content request by inputting the at least one identified characterization data into a hash function, wherein the generated index is used for identifying, in a cache data structure, an entry associated with the content by comparing the generated index to one or more index fields associated with one or more entries within the cache data structure.