Configuring media player

• US 8,438,375 B1
• Filed: 03/15/2012
• Issued: 05/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Woodward, Don
• Primary Examiner(s): Cao, Chun
• Application Number:
  US13/420,748
• Time in Patent Office: 418 Days
• Field of Search: 713/1, 713/100
• US Class Current: 713/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45504 Abstract machines for programme code execution, e.g. Java virtual machine [JVM], interpreters, emulators
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence

Abstract

A media player is executed on an electronic device by implementing a runtime of a media player in a modular framework on the electronic device. The modular framework is configured to have each of multiple types of media player runtimes implemented therein and to host modules that configure any of the types of media player runtimes for respective device types. The runtime is configured for the electronic device using a module hosted by the modular framework. The module abstracts at least one resource in the electronic device available to the media player. The electronic device is prepared for execution of the media player on the electronic device, and the media player uses the resource during the execution based on configuration according to the module.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

implementing a runtime of a media player in a modular framework on an electronic device, the modular framework being configured to have each of multiple types of media player runtimes implemented therein and to host modules that configure any of the types of media player runtimes for respective device types;

configuring the runtime for the electronic device using a module of the modular framework, the module masking the runtime for the electronic device from the electronic device; and

preparing the media player for execution.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein one or more resources in the electronic device are enabled based on the configuration using the module.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the module abstracts at least one of the resources in the electronic device that is available to the media player.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein masking the runtime comprises determining that at least one of the resources is incompatible with the media player, and supplementing at least one compatible resource based at least in part on the media player.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the modules are created using code that is object oriented according to object-oriented programming, and wherein the modular framework is not object oriented.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device includes at least one hardware resource selected from:

an audio decoder;

a video decoder;

an image decoder;

a graphics scaler;

a video scaler;

a display compositor;

a 2D, 3D or video graphics accelerator;

an input and output connector; and

combinations thereof.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein configuring the runtime using the module makes the electronic device independent of version of the media player.

8. A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable medium and comprising instructions that when executed by a processor perform a method comprising:

implementing a runtime of a media player in a modular framework on an electronic device, the modular framework being configured to have each of multiple types of media player runtimes implemented therein and to host modules that configure any of the types of media player runtimes for respective device types;

configuring the runtime for the electronic device using a module of the modular framework, the module masking the runtime for the electronic device from the electronic device; and

preparing the media player for execution.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein one or more resources in the electronic device are enabled based on the configuration using the module.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the module abstracts at least one of the resources in the electronic device that is available to the media player.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein masking the runtime comprises determining that at least one of the resources is incompatible with the media player, and supplementing at least one compatible resource based at least in part on the media player.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the modules are created using code that is object oriented according to object-oriented programming, and wherein the modular framework is not object oriented.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the electronic device includes at least one hardware resource selected from:

an audio decoder;

a video decoder;

an image decoder;

a graphics scaler;

a video scaler;

a display compositor;

a 2D, 3D or video graphics accelerator;

an input and output connector; and

combinations thereof.

14. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein configuring the runtime using the module makes the electronic device independent of version of the media player.

15. A system comprising:

an electronic device configured to present media output to a user; and

a computer-readable medium accessible to the electronic device and comprising;

a modular framework configured for having each of multiple types of media player runtimes implemented therein and for hosting modules that configure any of the multiple types of media player runtimes for respective device types; and

a runtime of a media player implemented in the modular framework, the runtime configured for the electronic device by a module hosted by the modular framework, the module masking the runtime for the electronic device from the electronic device.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein one or more resources in the electronic device are enabled based on the configuration using the module.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the module abstracts at least one of the resources in the electronic device that is available to the media player.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein masking the runtime comprises determining that at least one of the resources is incompatible with the media player, and supplementing at least one compatible resource based at least in part on the media player.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the modules are created using code that is object oriented according to object-oriented programming, and wherein the modular framework is not object oriented.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the electronic device includes at least one hardware resource selected from:

an audio decoder;

a video decoder;

an image decoder;

a graphics scaler;

a video scaler;

a display compositor;

a 2D, 3D or video graphics accelerator;

an input and output connector; and

combinations thereof.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein configuring the runtime using the module makes the electronic device independent of version of the media player.