SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUESTION ANSWERING
A method and a system for providing an answer to a query from a user, for example about video content. The system receives a query, generates a video clip that corresponds to the question, and provides the video clip for presentation to the user. The question can for example be about an event in a TV series or a film, or about an activity recorded by a video surveillance system.
1 . A method performed by at least one processor and comprising:
receiving, during provision of a video content, the video content being an episode of a TV show, a question relating to a previous episode of the TV show, the question originating from a user;
generating a video clip that corresponds to an answer to the question; and
providing the video clip for presentation to the user.
2 . (canceled)
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the question is about at least one event in the previous episode of the TV show.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the video clip is generated from the previous episode of the TV show.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the video clip is generated from at least one video segment of the previous episode of the TV show.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the answer to the question is obtained by analyzing the previous episode of the TV show.
7 - 9 . (canceled)
10 . The method of claim 5 , wherein generating the video clip comprises at least one of editing and combining the at least one video segment.
11 . (canceled)
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the video clip and the video content are provided simultaneously to the user.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the video clip and the video content are provided using picture-in-picture technology.
14 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing, to the user, a text answer to the question.
15 . A system comprising:
an interface configured to receive, during provision of a video content, the video content being an episode of a TV show, a question relating to a previous episode of the TV show, the question originating from a user; and
a processor configured to:
generate a video clip that corresponds to an answer to the question; and
provide the video clip for presentation to the user.
16 . (canceled)
17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the question is about at least one event in the previous episode of the TV show.
18 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to generate the video clip from the previous episode of the TV show.
19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the processor is configured to generate the video clip from at least one video segment of the previous episode of the TV show.
20 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to obtain the answer to the query by analyzing the previous episode of the TV show.
21 - 23 . (canceled)
24 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the processor is configured to generate the video clip by at least one of editing and combining the at least one video segment.
25 . (canceled)
26 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to provide the video clip and the video content simultaneously to the user.
27 . The system of claim 26 , wherein the processor is further configured to provide the video clip and the video content using picture-in-picture technology.
28 - 29 . (canceled)
30 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause at least one hardware processor perform the method of claim 1 .
31 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the video content is provided on a first screen and the video clip is provided on a second screen.
32 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the video content is provided on a first screen and the video clip is provided on a second screen.