Patent ID: 7127473
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for supplementing content, the method comprising: receiving a request for a portal page from a user; receiving primary content, including primary discussion objects, from an information source, the primary discussion objects being a portion of content that is displayed to the user; generating a primary media asset, the primary media asset including the primary content and primary content metadata, the primary content metadata including the primary discussion objects and characterizing the primary discussion objects; determining criteria for selecting supplemental content based on at least one of a frequency of particular primary discussion objects or an importance level of the primary content; selecting supplemental content, including supplemental discussion objects, that satisfies the criteria, the supplemental discussion objects being a portion of content that is displayed to the user; generating a supplemental media asset, including the supplemental content and supplemental content metadata, the supplemental content metadata including the supplemental discussion objects and characterizing the supplemental discussion objects; and displaying the primary media asset and the supplemental media asset in a portion of the portal page based on a category to which the primary discussion objects and the supplemental discussion objects belong, respectively, and a capacity of a device accessible to the user.