Method and system for providing information using a supplementary device

• US 20080208839A1
• Filed: 06/26/2007
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Messer, Alan, Kunjithapatham, Anugeetha, Gibbs, Simon J., Sheshagiri, Mithun
• Granted Patent: US 8,195,650 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/738 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/7844 using original textual content or text extracted from visual content or transcript of audio data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/7867 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, title and artist information, manually generated time, location and usage information, user ratings
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/907 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

A method and system for providing access to information via a supplementary device is provided. User access to primary information via a primary device is monitored. Key information related to the primary content is obtained by extracting and analyzing metadata sources for the primary information. Then, supplementary information related to the primary information is obtained based on the key information. The supplementary information is provided for user access via the supplementary device.

Claims

1. A method for providing access to information, comprising the steps of:

monitoring user access to primary information via a primary device;

extracting and analyzing data from metadata sources for the primary information, to obtain key information;

obtaining supplementary information related to the primary information based on the key information; and

providing the supplementary information via a supplementary device for user access.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the supplementary device comprises a consumer electronics (CE) device.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein obtaining supplementary information includes:

providing the user with one or more key information related to the primary information; and

upon user selection of one or more key information, obtaining supplementary information related to the selected key information.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein obtaining the supplementary information related to the selected key information includes searching external sources for result information related to the selected key information.

5. The method of claim 4 further including the step of receiving a user selection for a search application, wherein searching the external sources includes searching the external sources using the selected search application using the selected key information.

6. The method of claim 4 further including the step of displaying the result information on a display of the supplementary device.

7. The method of claim 4 further including the step of generating a user interface including the result information for display.

8. The method of claim 7 further including the step of displaying the user interface on the supplementary device.

9. The method of claim 7 further including the step of displaying the user interface on the primary device under the control of the supplementary device.

10. The method of claim 3 wherein providing the user with one or more key information related to the primary information, includes displaying the keywords on the supplementary device for selection.

11. The method of claim 3 wherein providing the user with one or more key information related to the primary information, includes displaying the keywords on the primary device for selection.

12. The method of claim 3 wherein providing the user with one or more key information related to the primary information, includes displaying the keywords on the primary device, and the supplementary device, for selection.

13. A system for providing access to information, comprising:

an extraction module configured for extracting and analyzing data from metadata sources for primary information accessed by a user via a primary device, to obtain key information;

an application module configured for obtaining supplementary information related to the primary information based on the key information; and

a user interface module configured for providing the supplementary information via a supplementary device for user access.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the supplementary device comprises a consumer electronics (CE) device.

15. The system of claim 13 wherein the application module is further configured for obtaining supplementary information by providing the user with one or more key information related to the primary information, and upon user selection of one or more key information, obtaining supplementary information related to the selected key information.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the application module is further configured for obtaining the supplementary information related to the selected key information by searching external sources for result information related to the selected key information.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein the user interface module is further configured for receiving a user selection for a search application, wherein searching the external sources includes searching the external sources using the selected search application using the selected key information.

18. The system of claim 16 wherein the user interface module is further configured for displaying the result information on a display of the supplementary device.

19. The system of claim 16 wherein the user interface module is further configured for generating a user interface including the result information for display.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the user interface module is further configured for displaying the user interface on the supplementary device.

21. The system of claim 19 wherein the user interface module is further configured for displaying the user interface on the primary device under the control of the supplementary device.

22. The system of claim 15 wherein the application module is further configured for providing the user with one or more key information related to the primary information by causing the user interface module to display the keywords on the supplementary device for selection.

23. The system of claim 15 wherein the application module is further configured for providing the user with one or more key information related to the primary information by causing the user interface module to display the keywords on the primary device for selection.

24. The system of claim 15 wherein the application module is further configured for providing the user with one or more key information related to the primary information by causing the user interface module to display the keywords on the primary device, and the supplementary device, for selection.

25. The system of claim 13 wherein the primary device and the supplementary device are connected via a communication link.

26. The system of claim 25 wherein the primary device and the supplementary device are connected via a local area network.