Clarifying audible verbal information in video content
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
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receiving from a first client device a user request to clarify audible verbal information of a media content item playing on a second client device in proximity to the first client device,wherein the user request includes an audio sample of the media content item and a user query issued to the first client device by a user, the user query regarding a subset, not all, of audio content of the media content item; and
in response to the user request;
identifying the media content item based on the audio sample;
identifying a portion of the media content containing the subset of audio content based on the audio sample and content of the user query;
in accordance with the identity of the media content item, obtaining textual information responsive to the user query for the portion of the media content item; and
transmitting to the first client device at least a portion of the textual information for presentation at the first client device.
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Abstract
A method at a server includes: receiving a user request to clarify audible verbal information associated with a media content item playing in proximity to a client device, where the user request includes an audio sample of the media content item and a user query, and the audio sample corresponds to a portion of the media content item proximate in time to issuance of the user query; in response to the user request: identifying the media content item and a first playback position in the media content corresponding to the audio sample; in accordance with the first playback position and identity of the media content item, obtaining textual information corresponding to the user query for a respective portion of the media content item; and transmitting to the client device at least a portion of the textual information.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
at a server; receiving from a first client device a user request to clarify audible verbal information of a media content item playing on a second client device in proximity to the first client device, wherein the user request includes an audio sample of the media content item and a user query issued to the first client device by a user, the user query regarding a subset, not all, of audio content of the media content item; and in response to the user request; identifying the media content item based on the audio sample; identifying a portion of the media content containing the subset of audio content based on the audio sample and content of the user query; in accordance with the identity of the media content item, obtaining textual information responsive to the user query for the portion of the media content item; and transmitting to the first client device at least a portion of the textual information for presentation at the first client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A server system, comprising:
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memory; one or more processors; and one or more programs stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for; receiving from a first client device a user request to clarify audible verbal information of a media content item playing on a second client device in proximity to the first client device, wherein the user request includes an audio sample of the media content item and a user query issued to the first client device by a user, the user query regarding a subset, not all, of audio content of the media content item; and in response to the user request; identifying the media content item based on the audio sample; identifying a portion of the media content containing the subset of audio content based on the audio sample and content of the user query; in accordance with the identity of the media content item, obtaining textual information responsive to the user query for the portion of the media content item; and transmitting to the first client device at least a portion of the textual information for presentation at the first client device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs to be executed by a computer system with memory and one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising:
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instructions for receiving from a first client device a user request to clarify audible verbal information of a media content item playing on a second client device in proximity to the first client device, wherein the user request includes an audio sample of the media content item and a user query issued to the first client device by a user, the user query regarding a subset, not all, of audio content of the media content item; and in response to the user request; instructions for identifying the media content item based on the audio sample; instructions for identifying a portion of the media content containing the subset of audio content based on the audio sample and content of the user query; instructions for, in accordance with the identity of the media content item, obtaining textual information responsive to the user query for the portion of the media content item; and instructions for transmitting to the first client device at least a portion of the textual information for presentation at the first client device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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