Patent ID: 8527525
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for providing content items and related dynamic context objects for delivery to a remote device over a network, the method comprising the steps of: collecting statistics pertaining to a community of users of the service, the statistics including identity of a content item and associated consumption by the community of users; collecting information that is specific to a user, the information comprising one of social graph of the user, user profile, media content collected on the remote device, or preferences of the user; logically surrounding a content item with a halo comprising a plurality of dynamic context objects using the collected statistics and information, the content item representing an item of video or audio entertainment, the dynamic context objects being contextually related to the content item and representing at least one of media content, information, data, or an interactive experience for a user of the device, the dynamic context objects being displayable on a display screen on the remote device, each of the dynamic context objects being configured to transform, upon selection by a user, into an additional content item having an additional halo comprising a plurality of dynamic context objects, and wherein the plurality of dynamic context objects comprise only dynamic content objects associated with locally stored media content when the remote device is in a disconnect state from on-line or cloud-based media content delivery services; delivering the content items and related dynamic context objects for transfer to the remote device such that user manipulation of one of the media content items causes a virtual back surface of the content item to be exposed as a dynamic context object; and predicting and pre-fetching additional dynamic context objects associated with the stored media content items based on prior user interaction with the media player when the remote device is operatively connected to an on-line or cloud-based media content delivery service.