Methods and systems for displaying contextually relevant information from a plurality of users in real-time regarding a media asset
View Patent ↗Methods and systems are described herein for quickly and easily displaying supplemental information about an event occurring in a media asset. In some embodiments, a media application may use a content-recognition module to determine the context of an event and distribute itemized tasks to multiple entities in order to generate the supplemental information about the event.
1. A method for providing supplemental content associated with media assets, the method comprising:
transmitting, to a plurality of users over a communication link, a request for information used to determine a factual basis of a statement in a media asset in response to a user request;
receiving, by control circuitry, messages from the plurality of users in response to the request, wherein each of the messages includes information related to the factual basis of the statement;
comparing, by the control circuitry, the information included in each of the messages to determine the factual basis of the statement;
generating, by the control circuitry, supplemental information associated with the statement based on the comparison; and
generating for display the supplemental information on a user device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request for information concerns a context of an event shown in the media asset.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the messages verify the factual basis of the statement.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the comparison of the messages does or does not verify the factual basis of the statement.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the supplemental information indicates an accuracy of the statement.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the supplemental information verifies the factual basis of the statement.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a context of the statement.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining an event associated with the statement.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying the statement based on subtitle data associated with the media asset.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying the statement based on a keyword associated with the media asset.
11. A system for providing supplemental content associated with media assets, the system comprising control circuitry configured to:
transmit, to a plurality of users over a communication link, a request for information used to determine a factual basis of a statement in a media asset in response to a user request;
receive messages from the plurality of users in response to the request, wherein each of the messages includes information related to the factual basis of the statement;
comparing the information included in each of the messages to determine the factual basis of the statement in the media asset;
generate supplemental information associated with the statement based on the comparison; and
generate for display the supplemental information on a user device.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the request for information concerns a context of an event shown in the media asset.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the messages verify the factual basis of the statement.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the comparison of the messages does or does not verify the factual basis of the statement.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the supplemental information indicates an accuracy of the statement.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the supplemental information indicates the factual basis of the statement.
17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to determine a context of the statement.
18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to determine an event associated with the statement.
19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to identify the statement based on subtitle data associated with the media asset.
20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to identify the statement based on a keyword associated with the media asset.