Patent ID: 9645796
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A computer system to design a custom media player, the computer system comprising a processor and a memory with computer code instructions stored thereon, the processor and the memory, with the computer code instructions being configured to cause the system to implement: a media player designer tool configured to enable a user to alter characteristics of a subject custom media player, the player designer configured to provide the following player attributes for selection, by the user, to enable the user to alter characteristics of the subject custom media player: (i) player window block, (ii) player block components, and (iii) player parameter assets, wherein the player block components communicate indirectly as class objects via changes made to the player parameter assets, such that the player block components are configured to collaborate to adapt to changes and enable real-time modification of the custom media player without requiring custom reprogramming of a markup language player file; the media player designer tool arranged to enable the user to configure the subject custom media player to prevent other systems from overriding one or more of the selected player attributes; a compiler configured to generate a custom script wrapper and the markup language player file to call any of the selected attributes by the user; and the compiler configured to compile the custom script wrapper, the markup language player file, and the selected attributes into the custom media player, the custom media player hosted at a file system of a server with a logical directory of player asset identifications that are linked to a corresponding player identification in the file system, the linking facilitating dynamic retrieval of data related to the custom media player.