Clarifying Audible Verbal Information in Video Content

摘要

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.