Patent ID: 8938465
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for providing access to content, comprising: receiving contextual information that includes information related to accessed content; obtaining metadata information related to the accessed content; determining a current application state of an application through which the accessed content is rendered; in response to a request for additional content related to the accessed content, determining one or more suggested topics of interest based on the contextual information, the metadata information and the current application state; querying at least one widget in a widget platform having multiple widgets for content related to the one or more suggested topics of interest by passing one or more keywords associated with the one or more suggested topics of interest to the at least one widget, wherein each widget is a portable, interactive package of graphics and script code that may be overlaid on a display to provide information; indicating content related to the one or more suggested topics of interest available from at least one widget in the widget platform; automatically invoking each widget in the widget platform that indicates available content related to the one or more suggested topics of interest; and displaying content related to the one or more suggested topics of interest on a display of an electronic device; wherein each widget in the widget platform is associated with a corresponding description identifying a type of information of interest the widget is configured to provide, such that the widget is invoked only when the type of information of interest corresponds to the one or more suggested topics of interest; wherein the contextual information further includes one or more of: information of user interest, user context, device context, content context; and wherein the contextual information is received from a contextual recommendation system that seeks to provide user access to additional content related to the contextual information.