Patent ID: 9130799
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for effectuating playlist seeking with respect to digital media content from a network node, comprising: receiving, at a media player engine executing on a digital media device, a set of playlist-related control attributes associated with a playlist indicating an order for playback of a group of media clips via at least one of a Session Description Protocol (SDP) file and a Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) Uniform Resource Locator (URL); providing an RTSP message to a server stream module associated with said network node by the media player engine, said RTSP message containing selected ones of said set of the playlist-related control attributes in a URL query string associated with said RTSP message with respect to said playlist, said selected ones of said playlist-related control attributes including a clip index identifying a particular media clip within the group of media clips forming the playlist and an offset identifying a position within said particular media clip; and commencing a streaming session of said playlist identified in said RTSP message starting at said offset of said particular media clip within said playlist based on said selected ones of said set of the playlist-related control attributes being associated with said playlist and continuing with remaining media clips within said playlist based on said order being indicated by said set of playlist-related control attributes being associated with said playlist.