Patent ID: 8793731

Claim:
A method of providing enhanced content, the method performed by a set top box including a controller with an internet interface, the method comprising: a. receiving, by the controller, electronic program guide data; b. identifying at least one characteristic identifying a program being displayed on a primary display device coupled to the set top box, the at least one characteristic being from within the electronic program guide; c. searching at least one external content source using the internet interface for information related to the program based on the at least one characteristic; d. storing the information related to the program obtained during the search into a memory within the set top box; e. organizing, by the controller, the information related to the program into a first list of data items enabling user access to content corresponding to the information related to the program and a second list of data items including data derived from the content, the second list of data items enabling initiation of a further search for further related information using the data derived from content; and f. displaying, via a user interface display processor, the first list of data items and second list of data items stored in the memory and related to the program on a separate device having a second display, the separate device having the second display having a browser pointed to a webserver of the internet interface for accessing additional information via links within the first list of data items and second list of data items displayed on the second display.