System and method for displaying media interactively on a video display device

A method for identifying and retrieving one or more media items for the purpose of presenting said media items upon an output device, comprising the steps of:

• displaying a GUI comprising an electronic geographic map upon the output device;
• determining whether a position indicator is located proximate to a first location on the electronic map, the location associated with at least one of the media items;
• if so, retrieving a media item associated with the first location into a memory storage device;
• determining whether the position indicator is proximate to at least one additional location on the electronic map, the location associated with one of the media items;
• if so, identifying all locations proximate to the position indicator;
• assigning each identified location to status categories consisting as follows:
• category 1:
• no media items associated with the location have been retrieved;
• and
• category 2:
• at least one media item associated with the location has been retrieved;
• retrieving at least one of the media items for each location in category 1;
• retrieving at least one of the media items for each location in category 2;
• reassigning each identified location to the appropriate category upon retrieving each media item associated therewith;
• and
• restarting the steps of identifying and assigning locations and retrieving the media items upon determining that the position indicator is proximate a new location on the electronic map.

A method for interactively presenting one or more graphical media items providing supplemental content for a graphical user interface (GUI) that supports the presentation of primary content, comprising the steps of:

• determining whether a position indicator is located proximate to a location, the location associated with a plurality of the media items;
• if the position indicator is located proximate to the location associated with the plurality of media items, then displaying a plurality of graphical media indicators for the plurality of media items associated with the location of the position indicator by cycling through a visual presentation of the plurality of graphical media indicators, each graphical media indicator providing an indication that supplemental content supported by each media item is available for presentation in connection with the location;
• determining whether at least one of the plurality of graphical media indicators has been selected in response to receipt of an input signal;
• and
• if at least one of the plurality of graphical media indicators has been selected, then presenting the supplemental content for the media item corresponding to each selected graphical media indicator.