Abstract: Systems and methods for providing an assistive communication layer includes receiving a communication and/or data input from one or more users and/or one or more non-users; establishing an interaction session between the one or more users and/or one or more non-users and the assistive communication layer based on the communication and/or data input from the one or more users and/or one or more non-users; analyzing the communication and/or data input from the one or more users and/or one or more non-users; and responsive to the analysis of the communication and/or data input, (i) referencing a knowledge database for data relevant to the analysis and (ii) identifying one of a plurality of operational protocols to execute.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for presenting media content. Media content items are presented in a media ticker or a client application having a graphical user interface. Each presented item is displayed at one end of the ticker and then scrolls or moves toward the other end where it is removed. A content item may be manipulated in the ticker, to obtain a larger view of the item, open an application to access (e.g., play) the item, save the item, transmit it to another user, etc. Visual content items may be represented in the ticker by thumbnails or other versions of the content; other types of content (e.g., audio, document, multimedia) items may be represented by icons indicating the type of content. Content items belong to content channels to which a user may subscribe or which other users may be invited to subscribe to.