Media Transport Protocol Extensions for System Information Exchange, and Applications Thereof

A method for exchanging media player information between an initiator and a responder operating under a Media Transport Protocol (MTP), comprising:

• opening a session between an initiator and a responder;
• exchanging one or more of device and system information;
• and
• sending one of an operation or event based on media player application features;
• wherein said operation includes one or more of a dataset, response code, operation parameter and response parameter.

A method for efficiently managing sessions between an initiator and a responder operating under a data transfer protocol, comprising:

• a) opening a session between an initiator and a responder;
• and
• b) sending one or more of initiator system information and media player application information to the responder;
• c) requesting one or more of device information, system information, digital rights management information from the responder;
• d) requesting responder to perform one or more of system integrity check and an object integrity check;
• and
• e) conducting multiple transaction with the responder without repeating steps a)-d) at the start of each transaction;
• wherein each transaction comprises one of an operation or an event;
• and
• wherein said operation includes one or more of a dataset, response code, operation parameter and response parameter.