A system and method for automatically generating an extra data layer

A system is disclosed for automatically generating and outputting selected associated information in the form a an extra data layer for a set of at least one media object, comprising - a means for parsing the set of media objects for meta-data (2); - a means for searching for associated information relating to the meta-data (4) in a database (5); - a human-machine interfacing device (7); characterised in that it further comprises - means for generating the extra data layer (9), based on a set of constraint rules (12), the means being adapted for selecting information from the associated information, respecting the available output capacity for said human-machine interfacing device; - means for outputting the selected associated information (11) to the human-machine interfacing device (7). Also corresponding methods and modules have been disclosed.