CPC H04N 21/8456 (2013.01) [H04L 65/612 (2022.05); H04N 21/23439 (2013.01); H04N 21/26258 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/8586 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method performed by a manifest manipulator and for tracking client playback events when playing an asset specified in a manifest for streaming adaptive bit rate (ABR) content, the method comprising:
generating a manifest that includes (i) an asset Uniform Resource Locator (URL) inserted at a marker in a content manifest requested by a client, the asset URL specifying a link to a file that includes an asset and (ii) one or more callback URLs for tracking playback events to be returned by the client when a specified playback event is performed by the client;
sending the manifest to the client;
receiving at least one of the callback URLs indicating that the client has performed the playback event specified by the at least one callback URL;
responsive to the receipt of the at least one callback event, obtaining, with a tracking URL to be sent to at least one asset decision system participating in an asset decision process that resulted in providing the asset URL to the manifest manipulator; and
sending the tracking URL to the at least one asset decision system.
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