System and method for content rendering control

A system for remote media player control comprising:

• a media player detection module operable to detect an active media player application;
• a command receiving module operable to receive a media player control command from a display device which originated from a remote control device;
• a command translation module operable to translate said media player control command to a control command for said active media player application;
• and
• a media player signaling module operable to send said control command to said active media player application for execution thereof.

A computer readable media comprising instructions that when executed by an electronic system implement a method of remote control of content rendering, said method comprising:

• detecting, within a display device, a content signal received on a predetermined input and sourced from a computer system;
• receiving a content rendering control command from a remote control device;
• translating said content rendering control command to a media player control command recognizable by a media playback application of the computer system;
• and
• sending said media player command to the computer system over a network to alter said content signal.