Patent ID: 7941458

Claim:
A method for rendering a media presentation using a media processing unit, comprising: identifying a configuration file associated with the media presentation, the configuration file comprising a plurality of data structures, including a first data structure storing items of first data, a particular item of first data comprising a virtual resource identifier, the virtual resource identifier representing a resource usable in connection with rendering of the media presentation, and a second data structure associated with the first data structure, the second data structure storing items of second data, a particular item of second data representing a virtual location identifier, the virtual location identifier representing a location at which a particular resource represented by a particular item of first data is stored; prior to or during rendering of the media presentation or both, identifying a particular resource usable in connection with rendering the media presentation; identifying the item of first data representing the particular resource; using the configuration file to identify, based on the item of first data, an item of second data representing a virtual location identifier for the particular resource; via the virtual location identifier, indirectly accessing the particular resource; and arranging for the media processing unit to use the particular resource to render the media presentation.