Patent ID: 8631351

Claim:
A method for organizing media content and related contextual information and experiences, the method comprising the steps of: logically surrounding a first content item with a first halo comprising a plurality of context objects, the first content item representing an item of entertainment, the context objects being contextually related to the first content item and representing at least one of media content, information, data, or an interactive experience for a user of the device, the context objects being displayable on a display screen on the device; supporting one or more user controls for interacting with the context objects in the first halo so that manipulating the one or more controls enables navigation between the first content item and the context objects in the first halo, wherein the manipulating comprises pulling a context object into focus, the context object being simultaneously displayed with the first content item and stacked on top of the first content item; and enabling interaction with a context object by the user to facilitate control over a user experience supported by the device, wherein a selection of a context object in the first halo causes the selected context object to morph into a second content item, and also causes a further step of dynamically generating a second halo surrounding the second content item and comprising a plurality of context objects, the context objects in the second halo being contextually related to the second content item, and further wherein a user's interactions with the device are tracked, stored and used to determine context objects likely to be accessed by the user, wherein such determined context objects are generated in at least one of the first halo and second halo.