Patent ID: 9591367
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A method for providing information related to content being displayed on a primary display device on at least one secondary display device, comprising: tracking content being displayed on the primary display device; searching for information accessible via the Internet related to the content being displayed on the primary display device and, responsive to the information not being found, using a multi-level search by performing a first narrow search directed to a specific episode of a video program series represented by the content being displayed and, responsive to information related to the episode not being found, following the first narrow search by progressively wider searches if necessary to find information relevant to the content being displayed, wherein the progressively wider searches include a second search broader than the first search and directed to the video program series, and a third search broader than the second search and directed to a content provider that provides the episode; and providing, on the at least one secondary display device, access to the information found as a result of said search.