Patent ID: 8352500

Claim:
A method comprising: creating a playlist in a single document, the playlist including a plurality of items, each of the items specifying an access parameter to a multimedia file and a play parameter, wherein the play parameter includes at least one of a frequency, a date, and a time, wherein creating the playlist includes: editing an item on the playlist specifying the access parameter and the play parameter for the multimedia file, the access parameter including at least a file path, a location type, a name, and a content type; storing the playlist in a central location; and retrieving or accessing the multimedia file as pointed to by the playlist in the central location using the access parameter in the playlist to play the multimedia file according to the play parameter, wherein retrieving or accessing the multimedia file includes: compiling the playlist to determine the access parameter, the play parameter, and a plug-in associated with the multimedia file; scheduling the playlist according to the play parameter; accessing the multimedia file via the file path in the access parameter; and invoking the plug-in to play the multimedia file according to the schedule.