System and method for retrieving digital multimedia content from a network node
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1. A method for retrieving digital multimedia content from a network node, comprising:
- generating a Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) SET_PARAMETER message to said network node by a client application executing on a digital multimedia device, said message containing at least one of a playlist identifier, a media clip index and a clip offset as well as an indication of an activation time; and
transferring digital multimedia content to said digital multimedia device by said network node from a particular content source identified by at least one of said playlist identifier and said media clip index, said transferring commencing at a time determined responsive to said indication of said activation time.
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Abstract
A scheme for retrieving digital multimedia content from a network node. An RTSP SET_PARAMETER message is provided to the network node by a client application executing on a digital multimedia device, wherein the message contains at least one of a playlist identifier, a media clip index and an indication of an activation time. Responsive to the message, content from a particular content source identified by the playlist indentifier, the media clip index, or both, is streamed to the digitial multimedia device at a time determined responsive to the activation time.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for retrieving digital multimedia content from a network node, comprising:
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generating a Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) SET_PARAMETER message to said network node by a client application executing on a digital multimedia device, said message containing at least one of a playlist identifier, a media clip index and a clip offset as well as an indication of an activation time; and
transferring digital multimedia content to said digital multimedia device by said network node from a particular content source identified by at least one of said playlist identifier and said media clip index, said transferring commencing at a time determined responsive to said indication of said activation time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for retrieving digital multimedia content from a network node, comprising:
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means associated with a client application executing on a digital multimedia device for generating a Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) SET_PARAMETER message to said network node, said message containing at least one of a playlist identifier, a media clip index and a clip offset as well as an indication of an activation time; and
means for transferring digital multimedia content to said digital multimedia device by said network node from a particular content source identified by at least one of said playlist identifier and said media clip index, said transferring commencing at a time determined responsive to said indication of said activation time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A digital multimedia device operable to retrieve digital multimedia content from a network node, comprising:
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logic for generating a Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) SET_PARAMETER message to said network node by a client application executing on said digital multimedia device, said message containing at least one of a playlist identifier, a media clip index and a clip offset as well as an indication of an activation time; and
a player engine operable to play back streaming content from a particular content source identified by at least one of said playlist identifier and said media clip index, said streaming content commencing at a time determined responsive to said indication of said activation time. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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