Multimedia system for mobile client platforms

A multimedia player comprising:

• computer executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium which when executed by a processor:
• requests transmission of multimedia objects;
• receives audio and video segments encoded in a digital encoding format and with an encoding rate;
• wherein, said audio and video segments are associated object parameters and supplied host and path identification to form multimedia objects;
• and wherein said multimedia objects are located using http and received by said multimedia player from servers using a wireless connection;
• plays back received multimedia objects in a sequence such that fluidity, video quality and audio quality are maintained by selecting a plurality of said multimedia objects that reflect available network bandwidth, autonomously adjusting said selection and playback according to the multimedia object parameters and supplied host path identification, and by utilizing optimized decoding processes to maintain quality playback.

A system comprising

• at least one centralized content server transmitting multimedia objects;
• said multimedia objects including segmented audio and video, and parameters and supplied host path identification;
• at least one multimedia player configured to:
• request transmission of multimedia objects;
• receive audio and video segments encoded in a digital encoding format and with an encoding rate;
• wherein, said audio and video segments are associated object parameters and supplied host and path identification to form multimedia objects;
• and wherein said multimedia objects are located using http and received by said multimedia player from servers using a wireless connection;
• play back received multimedia objects in a sequence such that fluidity, video quality and audio quality are maintained by selecting a plurality of said multimedia objects that reflect available network bandwidth, autonomously adjusting said selection and playback according to the multimedia object parameters and supplied host path identification, and by utilizing optimized decoding processes to maintain quality playback.