Method and system for providing relevant information to a user of a device in a local network

An apparatus for providing information to a user on a local network, comprising:

• a first information gatherer configured to obtain information about current user activity on the local network, and to obtain contextual information about current user activity on the local network;
• a second information gatherer configured to obtain additional information interrelated to the contextual information and the user activity information;
• a correlation module configured to identify correlations between the additional information, the contextual information and the user activity information;
• and
• a query module configured to utilize the correlations in forming a query to search for information related to the current user activity.

A method of providing information to a user of a device on a local network, comprising the steps of:

• obtaining information about current user activity on the local network;
• obtaining additional information interrelated to the user activity information;
• identifying correlations between the additional information and the user activity information;
• and
• using the correlations in forming a query to search for information related to the current user activity.

An apparatus for providing information to a user on a local network, comprising:

• a first information gatherer configured to obtain information about current user activity on the local network;
• a second information gatherer configured to obtain additional information interrelated to the user activity information;
• a correlation module configured to identify correlations between the additional information and the user activity information;
• and
• a query module configured to utilize the correlations in forming a query to search for information related to the current user activity.