System and method for enabling playlist navigation of digital multimedia content

摘要

A multimedia device (160) enables playlist navigation of digital multimedia content using a media player engine (250) and a media application (240). The media player engine (250) establishes a streaming media session with a content source via a standard control channel (255) over a network (150), and receives, from the content source, streaming digital multimedia content representative of a current media clip (130) within a playlist (140) during the streaming media session. The media application (240) is in communication with the content source via an external interface (245) over the network (150) and outside the standard control channel (255) between the media player engine (250) and the content source. The media application (240) generates a playlist navigation message (350) to the content source to navigate the playlist (140) and control the streaming digital multimedia content via the external interface (245).