Displaying on-screen information

A method for providing details about a person or object depicted in media content while media content is being played, the method comprising:

• identifying one or more persons or objects of interest depicted in the media asset;
• generating for display annotations related to the identified one or more persons or objects of interest, wherein the annotations are displayed within a first overlay region on a display screen using icons, avoiding areas that obscure a view of the identified one or more persons or objects while the media continues to play, wherein the icons indicate that details related to the one or more persons or objects are available;
• receiving a request from a user for the details;
• accessing the details while the media content continues to play;
• determining a second overlay region for a display of the details on the display screen, wherein the second overlay region excludes the areas that obscure the view of a the identified one or more persons or objects;
• and
• displaying the details in the determined second overlay region on the display screen while the media content continues to play.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by one or more processors for performing a method for providing details about a person or object depicted in media content while media content is being played, the method comprising:

• identifying one or more persons or objects of interest depicted in the media asset;
• generating for display annotations related to the identified one or more persons or objects of interest, wherein the annotations are displayed within a first overlay region on a display screen using icons, avoiding areas that obscure a view of the identified one or more persons or objects while the media continues to play, wherein the icons indicate that details related to the one or more persons or objects are available;
• receiving a request from a user for the details;
• accessing the details while the media content continues to play;
• determining a second overlay region for a display of the details on the display screen, wherein the second overlay region excludes the areas that obscure the view of the identified one or more persons or objects;
• and
• displaying the details in the determined second overlay region on the display screen while the media content continues to play.