METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTENT DELIVERY

摘要

A method and system for providing video content on a data network connected device having a display and a device display controller including a player. The method comprises the steps of a data network connected device, accesses a reference file including a plurality of player control parameter values and linking data for one or more content sources. Play control commands are provided to the player based on the play control parameter values. Content data is acquired by the player from one or more content sources via the data network using the linking data, and the content acquired from each source played on the display in accordance with the player control commands. The reference file may be a pre-existing reference file or a reference file created in response to a request to play the video content data. A reference file compiler is provided for generating the reference file.

主权项

1. A method of receiving video content, the method comprising:
accessing a reference file using a data network-connected device including a native player; executing the reference file with the data network-connected device and forming a video content container file configured to be compatible with and executable by the native player, the reference file also including a plurality of player control parameter values and linking data linking to at least a portion of content data within a content data file at a designated content source, the content data at least comprising video data mapped to the content data file; actuating the play control parameter values from the reference file, via associated play control commands on the data network-connected device, and directing the native player to execute the video content container file to acquire the at least a portion of content data from the designated content source over a data network in accordance with the linking data; and playing the at least a portion of the content data acquired from the designated content source, via the native player executing the video content container file, as directed by the play control commands, wherein accessing the reference file includes accessing, if a format of the content data file is incompatible with the native player, the reference file generated to have a translated video structure compatible with the native player, wherein the linking data is linked to codec-encoded data of the content data file and compatible with the translated video structure.